report in Dawn, January 4th, 2021LARKANA: Police claimed to have killed a “dacoit” in an encounter on Arija Road on Sunday but the deceased’s family rejected the police claim and said the father of eight was picked up in Karachi and later killed in a staged shootout. A press release issued by the SSP office said that SHO of Waleed led the encounter and killed the dacoit identified as Abdul Qadir aka Qadiro Tunio, a…
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by Salis Bin Perwaiz in The News, Jan 4, 2021Karachi: Sindh’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) made notable achievements during 2020 by dismantling terrorists’ networks as well as choking terror financing, even though this wing of the provincial police force had little resources to boast of. Talking to The News, CTD Sindh chief DIG Omar Shahid Hamid expressed hope that during the new year his department will further improve its capabilities for pulling apart the networks…
Report in Dawn, January 4th, 2021LAHORE: The Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has threatened to relaunch its protest if the government does not fulfill its promise of expelling the French ambassador by Feb 17 on the issue of blasphemy of Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW). “We’re bound to honour the agreement till Feb 17. A war for (protecting) the honour of the Prophet (SAW) has been waged. If someone has some misunderstanding, it must be removed as we…
MANSEHRA: The differences in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have deepened as the acting president of the party district chapter annulled the five tehsils bodies notifications issued by the general secretary. Dr Ashfaq, the acting president, through a notification, annulled the earlier notifications of the tehsil and Mansehra city’s bodies. “As the notifications issued by the general secretary are against the party’s constitution, hence I cancel them with an immediate effect and launch a disciplinary proceeding against him,”…
Report in Dawn, January 4th, 2021LAHORE: Participants of a conference unanimously called for uniting all left-wing parties on a single platform to bring about economic democracy for solving problems of the masses. The Social Democratic Progressive Forum Pakistan (SDPF) and Anjuman Taraqi Pasand Pakistan jointly oragnised a conference on ‘Ba-Ikhtiar Awam and Khushal Pakistan’ on Sunday. Laal the Band performed various revolutionary songs, while a poetic symposium was also conducted. Discussing Pakistani politics and its…
report in The News, Jan 4, 2021SUKKUR: The Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, has taken notice of alleged police violence and arbitrary arrest of citizens in Obaro, and ordered to constitute a probe committee to investigate the issue and hold people responsible. While talking to media persons after visiting Arbab Wazir at Daro Town, the chief minister pledged to give Daro Town taluka status soon, and in this regard, he would issue a…
By Arshad Aziz Malik in The News, Jan 4, 2021PESHAWAR: As many as 13 colleges in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have less than 100 students which are costing each student more than private educational institutions. The annual cost per student in Government Degree College Ghiljo, Orakzai and Government Girls Degree College Kotha, Swabi is 1,350,733 and Rs800,764, respectively. Many educational institutions have been with fewer students and more staff. Four colleges are non-functional in which not…
by Murtaza Ali Shah in The News, Jan 4, 2021LONDON: The UK High Court of Justice has issued an order against the attachment of four Avenfield Apartments owned by the Sharif family in relation to the case Broadsheet vs Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the NAB. In its application before the High Court here, the Broadsheet had prayed for attachment of the four apartments, arguing that since the confiscation of the Avenfield Apartments was ordered…
report in The Frontier Post / January 4, 2021KARACHI (NNI): Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Sunday has announced to hold protesting rally in Karachi on January 10. According to details, the PSP leader has criticized the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and said that the incumbent government has failed to perform well. He said that his party will take every possible step to improve the results of census regarding Karachi population. PSP chief…
report in The Express Tribune, Jan 4, 2021Difficulties seem to be mounting for Maulana Fazlur Rehman as ousted JUI-F leader Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani has started approaching the party old guard in Punjab. The JUI-F disciplinary committee on December 25 took action and expelled four senior party leaders Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, Maulana Gul Naseeb Khan and Maulana Shujaul Mulk for “deviating from the party policy” and “creating party within the party”.…
by Amjad Mahmood in Dawn, January 4th, 2021LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) stands divided on whether to take part in the forthcoming Senate polls or not as one group supports the Pakistan Peoples Party’s stance that the field must not be left open to the ruling party, while the other advocates boycotting the contest seeing meagre benefit for the party. The N League has so far been calling for tendering resignations from all elected…