The differences between the opposition and the government appear to be deepening. Maryam Nawaz who has apparently received resignations from Lahore MNAs and MPAs during her visit to the city on Thursday, has said it will not be possible for the government to hold an election in a situation where 500 PDM members resign from the national and provincial assemblies. This is going to be an issue that comes up only if the resignations do…
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By Afzal Ali Shigri in Dawn, Dec 19, 2020The writer is former IGP Sindh and convener of the Police Reforms Committee, Law and Justice Commission.AT the time of elections and during their tenure, political parties vehemently profess their commitment to police reform. It is educative to read the manifestos of the three leading major political parties of Pakistan as a way of evaluating their intentions about reforming the police. In their manifesto, the PPP deals…
The writer is a member of the Sindh Assembly.Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s assassination had left the whole nation in tears and even the global community in shock. Her legacy left a deep footprint in the landscape of Pakistani politics as countless miss SMBB in these times of political chaos, national disunity and also while we are in dire pursuit of a true leader. She continues to motivate women, especially the marginalized. Today, with the leadership…
by Huzaima Bukhari in Daily Times, Dec 19, 2020The writer, lawyer and author, is an Adjunct Faculty at Lahore University of Management Sciences ( LUMS )………Another important fact to remember is the general attitude of the public whose confidence in the political and administrative process of the country is so splintered that having someone close in either of these sectors has become top priority and in some instances, a compulsion. Resultantly, families force their sons…
By Aamir Shafaat Khan in Dawn, December 19th 2020KARACHI: Egg prices all over the country have risen to the hightest-ever peak of Rs200-240 per dozen with surging demand due to harsh winters. Talking to Dawn, consumers said the government has utterly failed in checking the egg price hike, leaving them at the mercy of poultry farmers and retailers who in turn blame costly chicken feed for sharp jump in rates. Egg price in Quetta, the…
by Fahd Husain in Dawn, Updated 19 Dec 2020The writer is Dawn’s resident editor in Islamabad.Six weeks separate the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) from its planned long march to Islamabad. What was once considered a symbolic event aimed at creating political noise is today an organisational and logistical mega project requiring quasi-military precision and planning. So when PDM embarks on its long march, it will need to have figured out to the last…
by Hanif Samoon in Daily Times .Dec 19, 2020Farmers and growers associated with various farmers’ organizations of Sindh came to the roads in large number towns of southern and central parts of Sindh on Friday to register their protest against the import of tomatoes, onions and other products from Iran and other countries. The leaders requested the Imran Khan led-PTI government to stop importing tomatoes. They said that crops of tomatoes in various districts of…
report in Daily Times, Dec 19, 2020A team of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrived at Kot Lakhpat Jail on Friday to interrogate PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif in Rs 25 billion money laundering case. The team quizzed the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly about his alleged role in the money laundering. A day earlier, it had interrogated his son Hamza Shahbaz in the case. The FIA had registered the alleged money laundering…
by Amjad Mahmood in Dawn, Dec 19th, 2020LAHORE: The PPP is planning to instill young blood into the party ranks beginning with induction of Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari as chairperson of its youth wing. The younger daughter of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has already exhibited her political abilities in her first formal public appearance at the Multan rally of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) last month. She is being prepared for playing a more active role…
The inquiry commission set up to investigate the petroleum crisis of June this year has recommended that the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) be dissolved. Other recommendations include departmental proceedings against top officials of the Petroleum Division and halting the operations of petroleum company Byco. The commission’s report estimated that oil worth over Rs250 billion is smuggled in from Iran and that several operations in the oil sector were going on illegally, with no…
Audit report reveals loss of Rs700m in subsidised Ghee procurement
by Zahid Gishkori in The News, Dec 19, 2020ISLAMABAD: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC), a subsidiary organisation of the Ministry of Industries, has met losses worth Rs700 million in procurement of subsidised ghee and cooking oil just in three-month period (Jan 2020 to Mar 2020). The loss, according to USC’s own internal findings, occurred during procurement of ghee/cooking oil and fixing new price agreement with vendors and it is feared by auditors that this loss…