by Mumtaz Alvi in The News, Sept 10, 2018 ISLAMABAD: The overseas Pakistanis have so far shown little interest in getting themselves registered for first-ever I-voting in the upcoming by-election in 37 constituencies and so far just 6,000 have got themselves registered for their voting right. Sources in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said there are estimated 0.520 million expats, who could exercise their voting right with regard to these constituencies. But hitherto, just…
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report in The Nation, September 10, 2018 ISLAMABAD – The law-enforcement agencies (LEAs) have arrested 16,022 persons on charges of their involvement in terrorist activities in the country during last five years, of which 2525 were convicted and awarded punishment. The year-wise data of persons arrested on charges of terrorism, issued by Interior Division, showed on Sunday that in Punjab 10,993 were nabbed during last five years, out of which 1,419 persons were arrested in…
by Rehmat Mehsud in Daily Times, September 8th 2018 Pamphlets attributed to a little known Taliban militia called Shura Waziristan appeared in North Waziristan tribal district on Friday, threatening elders and other civilians to cut ties with security forces and intelligence agencies. The pamphlets, a copy of which is available with Daily Times, said that the security forces and the Taliban who have surrendered to the authorities should leave the area. It warned tribal residents…
by Shafqat Ali in The Nation, Sept 5, 2018 ISLAMABAD – A tense Pakistan-US dialogue is likely today (September 5) as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford land in Islamabad with some ‘serious messages’ for the Pakistani leadership. The duo is expected to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Sources told The Nation that PM…
By Kamran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, September 5th, 2018 ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to visit Pakistan today (Wednesday) for crucial but tense talks with the new government against the backdrop of fast deterioration in ties between the two ostensible allies. Pompeo, who would be accompanied by US Joint Chief of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford, would meet Prime Minister Imran Khan as well as Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.…
by Sohail Khan in the News,Sept 4, 2018 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan was informed on Monday that Pakistani nationals own up to $150 billion in assets and money in bank accounts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). During the hearing, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Tariq Bajwa informed the court that London authorities had provided information about properties of 225 individuals to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).The apex court sought list…
by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, September 4th, 2018 WASHINGTON: A day before an expected meeting with the new Pakistani government, the Pentagon on Monday dispelled the impression that the United States had cancelled its assistance to Pakistan. In a statement, Pentagon spokesperson Lt Col Koné Faulkner explained that the suspension of security assistance to Pakistan was announced in January 2018 and on Saturday the Pentagon asked Congress to ‘reprogramme’ a suspended amount of about $300…
US aid cut : edit in Dawn, September 3rd, 2018 The US has delivered an object lesson in how not to conduct diplomacy.Mere days ahead of a short visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Pakistan, the US Department of Defence has announced a permanent aid cut to Pakistan of $300m. The move has surely been coordinated across the Trump administration and now what remains to be seen is if Secretary Pompeo will…
by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, September 3rd, 2018 WASHINGTON: As the United States and the new Pakistani government prepare for their first face-to-face talks in Islamabad on Wednesday, the Trump administration has made it clear that Pakistan will have to back the US strategy in Afghanistan if it wants good relations with Washington. The strategy — as defined by both the State Department and the Pentagon this week — is to use a combination of…
Report in The Nation, Sept 2, 2018 Washington – The US on Saturday slapped sanctions on two Pakistani companies by placing them on the export entities list for activities related to nuclear and missile The two companies – Technology Links Pvt Ltd and Techcare Services FZ – have been placed under the Entity List by the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). In a federal notification, the US Department of Commerce said that the entities added to…
Pakistan’s share in global Islamic banking assets just 1%
By Salman Siddiqui in The Express Tribune, September 4th, 2018 KARACHI: The share of Pakistan-based Islamic banks in global Shariah-compliant banking assets stands at a meagre 1%, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday. Islamic banks in Pakistan own assets worth Rs2.48 trillion ($19.93 billion) as of June 2018, which comes close to 1% of the global Islamic banks’ assets of $2.05 trillion by the end of 2017, the SBP said. The…