report in The News, Jan 1, 2021BANNU: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Thursday announced that it had changed the venue for the upcoming public meeting and rally and now it will be held at Ziad Akram Khan Durrani Sports Complex, Bannu, on January 6. Member National Assembly Zahid Akram Khan Durrani, who belongs to the host party — Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam — said that they had earlier decided to hold the PDM public meeting and…
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Report in Dawn, January 1st, 2021ISLAMABAD: Only a day after his removal as head of the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneebur Rehman on Thursday announced launching of a campaign against the government under aegis of the newly-established Tehreek Tahaffuz-i-Masajid-o-Madaris over a legislation related to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) that was passed in a joint sitting of the parliament in September. The announcement was made by Mufti Muneeb himself at a conference that had been…
by Amin Ahmed in Dawn, January 1st, 2021ISLAMABAD: China will provide $100 million as grant assistance for rehabilitation of four sections of N5 National Highway between Hala and Moro in Sindh, which will lead to an improvement in road infrastructure and augmentation in north-south connectivity. An agreement to this effect was signed here on Thursday during a meeting between Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong and federal Minister for Economic Affairs Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar. Bilateral economic relations…
by Zia Ur Rehman in The News, Jan 1, 2021Karachi: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman will address an anti-Israel rally in Karachi on January 21. This decision was taken at a JUI-F provincial meeting, which was held at Jamia Madania Islamia, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, and headed by provincial secretary general Maulana Rashid Soomro. After consultation with the leaders of the party and sister organiations, including the Jamiat-e-Talaba Islam and the Jamiat Bussiness Forum, the party decided…
report in Dawn, January 1st, 2021KOHAT: Women took out a rally and blocked Rawalpindi road here to denounce frequent suspensions of gas and electricity. They criticised the lawmakers for making false promises for two months and announced to give votes to the PML-N in next elections. They chanted slogans against state minister Shehryar Afridi while repenting they had wasted their votes by supporting PTI. They said they twice voted for PTI in the hope it…
Report in Dawn, January 1st, 2021KARACHI: Pakistan Navy fleet’s annual efficiency competition parade was held at the Pakistan Navy Dockyard here on Thursday. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, chief guest on the occasion, expressed complete satisfaction over the operational readiness of the Pakistan Navy fleet and lauded the dedication and professionalism of the officers and men for successfully achieving significant operational objectives and milestones. The admiral commended PN fleet’s efforts…
Report in Dawn, January 1st, 2021SUKKUR: Prisoners observed hunger strike against jail administration in district prison in Jacobabad early on Thursday morning in protest against lack of facilities and illegal deductions from all the permissible items their relatives brought them. The jail administration with the help of police tightened security inside and outside the prison in the wake of the protest and immediately informed higher authorities about the inmates’ protest. When the jail administration locked…
Report in Dawn, January 1st, 2021NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Activists of rights organisations and nationalist parties took out rallies and staged demonstrations in a number of Sindh towns on Thursday to condemn Ubauro police’s action against participants in ‘Sindh Sabha’ caravan that was marching to Rawalpindi, demanding recovery of missing persons of Sindh. Members of nationalist parties and civil society staged a demonstration and token hunger strike outside Moro Press Club in protest against Ubauro police’s arresting…
Report in Dawn, January 1st, 2021KARACHI: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen along with two sitting lawmakers from Waziristan and a number of local leaders have been charge-sheeted by the police for allegedly committing sedition and using provocative language against state institutions during a rally in Karachi. Police arrested MNA Ali Wazir, Noorullah Tareen, Sher Ayub Khan, Ahsanullah, Basirullah and Mohammad Sher Khan and booked them for allegedly using defamatory, provocative and undesirable language…
by Baqir Sajjad Syed in Dawn, January 1st, 2021ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Thursday decided to deepen their cooperation and work together for peace and stability in the region. This was agreed between the two countries during a telephone conversation between Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, which continued for an hour. The conversation, the Foreign Office said, was arranged to “reaffirm the depth and breadth” of bilateral ‘All-Weather Strategic…
by Atika Rehman in Dawn, Jan 1st, 2021LONDON: The Pakistan High Commission in London this week became embroiled in a controversy between a Washington-based asset recovery firm that is owed money by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). According to reports, a high court in the United Kingdom has ordered a debit of $28.7 million from the accounts of the Pakistan High Commission in London over non-payment of penalty by NAB to the foreign firm. High…