by Khaleeq Kiani in Dawn, December 25th, 2020ISLAMABAD: Putting country’s fiscal deficit at 1.7 per cent of GDP (Rs753 billion) in first four months of current fiscal year, the government on Thursday said continued economic recovery in recent months could be affected by the resurgence of new Covid-19 cases. “With the resurgence of new cases of coronavirus, still there is a risk of slower economic performance mainly due to halted activities in services,” the Economic…
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report in The Express Tribune, Dec 24, 2020PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) launched the second phase of its anti-government campaign by holding a rally in Mardan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, with its leaders pledging that they would not rest until Prime Minister Imran Khan remained in power. The leaders of the 11-party alliance, in their addresses, lampooned Prime Minister Imran Khan over his “unprepared government” remarks, and insisted that the opposition was not “unprepared” to dislodge the…
report in the News, dec 24, 2020ISLAMABAD: Difference of opinion has surfaced over the issue of resignations from the assemblies among the main opposition leaders as Maryam Nawaz says the opposition lawmakers will throw their resignations on the face of government, Asif Zardari believes resignations must not be tendered before the Senate elections, and Nawaz Sharif says Senate election would be difficult if opposition members resign. On the other hand, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi…
by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Dec 24th, 2020LAHORE: Not all PML-N members of the Punjab Assembly could meet Wednesday’s deadline given to them by the leadership to submit their resignations from the provincial house. PML-N deputy secretary general Attaullah Tarar told Dawn that 149 of the 160 MPAs submitted their resignations to the party leadership by Wednesday. “The remaining will submit the same by Thursday,” he said. Asked whether the 11 who could not meet…
by Asim Yasin in the News, dec 24, 2020ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan people’s Party (PPP) on Wednesday rejected the Cabinet decision of the federal government regarding the Census 2017, saying that it was unfortunate that the Federal Cabinet had opted to bypass the agreement of the parliamentary leaders of the Senate for correcting the highly controversial Census 2017 results through recount of population in 5% randomly selected population blocks. “Agreement of the parliamentary leaders, which also…
by Azfar-ul-Ashfaque in Dawn, Dec 24th, 2020KARACHI: A day after the federal cabinet approved the sixth population census held in the country three years ago, Pak Sarzameen Party chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal has rejected what he termed the controversial decision, saying the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and its coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan have “sacrificed” the people of Karachi for their vested political interests. Only on Tuesday, the federal cabinet approved the national exercise that took place…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 24, 2020Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Awaran district, killing a terrorist while apprehending another, according to the military’s media wing on Wednesday. Cache of arms, ammunition and communication equipment recovered from hideout in Awaran’s Silak Kaur area, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. “During intense exchange of fire with terrorists Havaldar Shoaib embraced martyrdom,” the statement said. On Sunday, a Pakistan Army soldier was martyred…
by Khalid Qayyum in The Express Tribune, Dec 24th, 2020.LAHORE: A group of 15 members of Punjab Assembly belonging to the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has raised concerns over being neglected in the provincial cabinet expansion and also demanded a seat in the coming Senate elections. The demand was made at a meeting of the PTI Humkhayal (like-minded) group at the residence of Punjab Assembly Member Taimur Lali on Tuesday. The group demanded that the…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 24, 2020QUETTA: The residence of Sibi Executive Engineer (XEN) Building & Roads department was severely damaged in a grenade attack on Wednesday. Unknown assailants lobed a hand made grenade at his house on late Wednesday evening but no casualty was reported. According to police, the grenade landed inside the house premises and a loud bang was heard throughout the area.Sibi Deputy Commissioner along-with BDS rushed to the site. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2277203/sibi-engineers-home-attacked-with-grenade
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 24, 2020NUSHKI: The Balochistan National Party (BNP) carried out a protest rally in front of the press club on Wednesday under the leadership of district president Mir Ataullah. Many BNP members including Mir Khurshid Jamaldini, former district president Nazeer Baloch, Eliyas Baloch, Mir Pasand Khan Mandai and others attended it. They alleged that the federal government was involved in conspiracies to turn the local Baloch into a minority by…
Report in Dawn, Dec 24th, 2020KHYBER: Hundreds of families in different parts of Bara tehsil face acute shortage of drinking water due to closure of two irrigation canals from Spera Dam and closure of a number of tubewells due to power loadshedding. The residents of Jansi, Dora Gandaw, Tendi and Spera localities said that the right and left link canals from Spera Dam were closed by irrigation department almost two months ago for desilting. They…