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Report in Dawn, Dec 17th, 2020PESHAWAR: Awami National Party has said that terrorists are regrouping in different parts of the country, urging the government to implement National Action Plan in real sense to restore lasting peace. ANP president Asfandyar Wali Khan in a statement here on Wednesday said that government failed to enforce all points of NAP and anti-state elements were regrouping in many areas including Buner, Dir, Swat, Bajaur and Quetta. He stressed said…

report in The Express Tribune, Dec 16, 2020LAHORE: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday advised PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari not to adopt a “hardline” stance by submitting resignations of the party’ lawmakers and instead opt for dialogue with the government. The PPP chairperson held a meeting with the PML-N president at Kot Lakhpat jail where Shehbaz has been imprisoned over corruption charges. Both the leaders agreed to implement the decisions taken by the PDM…

report in The News, Dec 16, 2020ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to hold the Senate elections in February instead of March 2021, sources told Geo News.The decision was taken on Tuesday during a federal cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The government has decided to use “open voting” for the elections, added the sources. Addressing a post-cabinet meeting press conference, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government…

Report in Dawn, 16 Dec 2020ISLAMABAD: The life of a party spokesperson may be enriched by the glare of media attention but within the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) it presents a unique challenge: you are one WhatsApp message away from Prime Minister Imran Khan. Those from within the party entrusted informally with the responsibility of pushing the government’s narrative form a semi-official group of spokespersons who have a regular debriefing session with the prime minister…

by Azfar-ul-Ashfaque in Dawn,16 Dec 2020KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and local Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leadership on Tuesday conveyed to Sindh Governor Imran Ismail their unhappiness over “ignoring” them in the appointment of the new Karachi administrator. It was Governor Ismail who in September while ignoring the MQM-P protest had declared that appointment of senior bureaucrat Iftikhar Shallwani as city’s administrator was a consensus decision of all stakeholders. However, it appears that no consultations took place…

report in The News, Dec 16, 2020MANSEHRA: The people of Upper Kohistan on Tuesday staged a sit-in outside the deputy commissioner and Wapda offices to demand the expulsion of the non-locals appointed in the 4300 megawatts Dasu Hydropower Project. “We have earlier given a deadline to the district administration and Wapda to expel the non-locals appointed on the non-technical and labourers positions but to no avail. And now our sit-in will continue until all our…

report in The News, Dec 16, 2020GHALLANAI: The transporters and labourers working in the marble quarries in Mohmand tribal district on Tuesday threatened to stage protest demonstration outside the provincial assembly building in Peshawar if the government did not withdraw taxes and restore power supply. The protesters, including transporters and mining workers, earlier staged sit-in on the Bajaur-Peshawar road and blocked it for vehicular traffic for some time. However, Member National Assembly Sajid Khan Mohmand…

by Shakeel Ahmad | Waseem Ashraf Butt in Dawn,16 Dec 2020GUJRAT/MULTAN: The Sargodha district and sessions judge and Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abdullah Nayyar Sheikh on Tuesday visited Sahiwal tehsil to inquire into the fiasco between an assistant commissioner (AC) and a civil judge. A protest demonstration and sit-in by the clerical staff of the district administration continued for the second consecutive day on Tuesday in various parts of Punjab, while deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners, tehsildars…

by Tariq Butt in The News, Dec 16, 2020ISLAMABAD: The rules governing the National Assembly stipulate that numerous steps would have to be taken and conditions met before the resignation of an MP is accepted and his seat declared vacant. However, there is no timeframe given for the conclusion of this process. A close reading of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly reveals the prerequisites for the approval of…

by Amir Wasim in Dawn,16 Dec 2020ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has rejected the ultimatum given by the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down by Jan 31, terming the demand “undemocratic, immoral and unconstitutional”. “I want to convey the PTI’s stance in categorical terms and without wasting time to the PDM leadership that we reject your ultimatum. You say the prime minister should resign by Jan 31.…