report in Dawn, 22 Dec 2020KARACHI: Police’s Counter-Terrorism Department on Monday claimed to have arrested a suspected militant, said to be associated with a banned outfit, for his alleged involvement in targeted killings of seven members of a sectarian group after the 2012 Abbas Town bomb blast. Acting on a tip-off, the CTD conducted a raid near the Fatah family park in North Nazimabad and arrested Ammad Ali alias Hammad and recovered a .30-bore pistol…
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REPORT in the Nation, Dec 22, 2020Islamabad – Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan Vice Admiral (retired) Mohan Wijewickrama called on Naval Chief Amjad Khan Niazi in Islamabad on Monday. The two sides exchanged views on matters of mutual interest and promotion of bilateral cooperation in maritime domain. They also discussed maritime security situation in the region. https://nation.com.pk/22-Dec-2020/naval-chief-sri-lankan-hc-discuss-maritime-security
report in The News, 22 Dec 2020RAWALPINDI: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong called on Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the GHQ on Monday. Matters of mutual interest, bilateral defence cooperation and regional security situation, including CPEC, were discussed during the meeting. Referring to the recent visit of Chinese defence minister to Pakistan, the COAS said that it would strengthen our time-tested relations with our ‘Iron Brother’. The visiting…
by Tahir Khan in Daily Times, Dec 22,2020An Afghan delegation has arrived in Islamabad for a 4-day Pakistan-Afghanistan track-II dialogue, beginning on Tuesday amid signs of improvement between the two countries, organizers say.Members of Pakistani and Afghan parliament, retired military officials, ambassadors, traders, members of civil society and media persons from the two countries will discuss the role of track-II dialogue in improvement of relations.The Track-II/1.5 Beyond Boundaries dialogue has been organised by the Islamabad-based…
report in The News, 22 Dec 2020Karachi: An anti-terrorism court on Monday sentenced banned terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s hitman Ishaq alias Bobby to death for murdering a lawyer affiliated with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in a targeted attack on a sectarian basis. Pronouncing the verdict, the ATC-XVI judge ordered Ishaq to pay a compensation of Rs200,000 to the legal heirs of the victim, Advocate Waqar Nadeem Shah, and a fine of Rs50,000 to the state. The…
by Amir Wasim in Dawn, 22 Dec 2020ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has disclosed that there are “serious threats to life” to the country’s 20 politicians, including Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, and the government has already issued “high alerts” to all of them. Talking to reporters after his maiden visit to the National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) headquarters on Monday, the minister said all those politicians facing threats had been asked to…
by Kalbe Ali in Dawn, 22 Dec 2020ISLAMABAD: Two federal ministers on Monday slammed Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman, accusing him of being hypocrite and corrupt. They also blamed him for using the name of Islam for his personal gains and politics. Addressing a joint press conference, Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur and Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda accused the JUI-F chief of being involved in corruption. Mr…
report in The News, Dec 22, 2020ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The JUI-F’s top leadership is expected to hold a meeting after a senior party leader accused Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman of being “selected” — a title that the latter and the opposition parties use for Prime Minister Imran Khan. Sources informed Geo News that the JUI-F’s top officials have convened a high-level emergency meeting on December 24 in Islamabad after Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani…
by Amjad Mahmood in Dawn, 22 Dec 2020LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has reiterated his stance that time for a dialogue is over and now it’s time for a long march on Islamabad to get the resignation of ‘puppet’ Prime Minister Imran Khan. He was talking to the media here on Monday evening after condoling with the family of local PPP leader Dilawar Butt, who passed away a few days ago. He paid…
report on The Express Tribune, Dec 22, 2020In a poll conducted by The Express Tribune, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz came out on top among the opposition leaders who attract crowds at political rallies. The poll, which was coducted on Twitter, also gave voters the option of fellow Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rehman. The scion of the Nawaz political dynasty amassed 50.1 per cent of the votes,…
report in Daily Times, Dec 22, 2020 PM directs PTI leaders to bring before public the amendments proposed by opposition to NAB Act Slams opposition for adopting double standards on Senate elections Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday told his party leaders to ‘expose’ PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman at every forum. “Fazlur Rehman has acquired assets beyond means hence he must give an account for it and surrender before NAB,”…