report in The News, Dec 29, 2020WANA: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday said that the government merged the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in haste. Talking to reporters here, he said the government had not honoured a single pledge made with the tribal people at the time of the merger. He believed the ones who were in favour of merging the former tribal areas with KP…
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By Tariq Butt in The News, Dec 29, 2020ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, who has given one week’s notice to oil smugglers to end the practice or face strict punitive action, has at hand a well-documented inquiry report to base his action on. The report has concluded that in just one year, the national exchequer suffered a whopping loss of over Rs240 bn due to this illegal activity. “This is an important political decision…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 29th, 2020.ISLAMABAD: Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has received all-time highest bid at 32.48% of Brent to secure cargoes for the month of February. Pakistan has to purchase the costliest liquefied natural gas (LNG) in February 2021 at 32.48% of Brent with a 31-day gap between tender opening and advertisement. PLL invited bids from international suppliers for the supply of two LNG cargoes on delivered ex-ship (DES) basis at Port…
report in The News, Dec 29, 2020Karachi; Showing their anger over the federal cabinet’s approval of the sixth population census held across the country in 2017, Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s disgruntled leader Dr Farooq Sattar and Pak Sarzameen Party chief Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday said the population of Karachi along with other urban parts of Sindh was intentionally shown less in the census. In their talks held separately, both leaders were in agreement that Karachi’s…
by Azfar-ul-Ashfaque in Dawn, 29 Dec 2020KARACHI: Senior politician and disgruntled Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Dr Farooq Sattar on Monday alleged that the MQM-P chose federal ministries over the people of Karachi and became part of a cabinet decision that approved controversial National Census-2017. Speaking at a press conference, Dr Sattar urged MQM-P convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui to quit the ministries and take to the streets against the controversial decision and he, as well…
Report in The Nation, Dec 29, 2020TANK – Chief Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (F) and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) president Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman on Monday said that he had not received any questionnaire from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and termed it his media trail. Talking to media after party workers’ convention, Maulana said that a media campaign had been launched against him despite the fact that he had not received any notice or questionnaire from NAB. “If…
Report in Dawn, 29 Dec 2020ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has held the government responsible for the ongoing volatile political situation in the country. A meeting of the council presided over by PBC vice chairman Abid Saqi here on Monday adopted a resolution expressing serious concern over alleged government moves to hinder political activities just to cover its “bad governance and incompetence to handle public issues”. The PBC will elect its new body on…
by Maqbool Malik in The Nation, Dec 29, 2020ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said politicians pointing fingers at the state institutions could never be considered as flag-bearers of democracy. Talking to his Advisor on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan, the Prime Minister said all pillars of state, within their own jurisdiction, were working for development of the country, PM office said. The Prime Minister said strengthening of state institutions was vital for…
by Rizwan Ghilzai in Times of India, Dec 29, 2020ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the leaders of opposition parties are very well aware of the fact that he will not give an NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) to them, which is why they are putting pressure on Pakistan Army. The prime minister was referring to the Pakistan Democratic Movement – an alliance of 11 opposition parties formed to oust the ruling PTI from…
report in The Express Tribune, December 29th, 2020RAWALPINDI: The police and district administration of the garrison city have decided to come down hard on the shenanigans of arms dealers who use the cover of legal business to sell illegal arms to personal contacts and VIPs. Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anwarul Haq and City Police Officer (CPO) Ahsan Younus have taken an important decision to force licenced arms dealers to strictly follow laws and regulations. In…
Report in Dawn, 29 Dec 2020LAHORE: Hearing a petition against the government’s failure to remove blasphemous material from internet, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Monday asked a federal law officer if the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has the jurisdiction to lodge a case against search engine Google. Several FIA officials were present in the court in compliance with the chief justice’s directives issued during the previous hearing. To a court query,…