by Zafar Bhutta in The Express Tribune, December 15, 2020ISLAMABAD:The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Ministry of Interior (MoI) — including the cabinet members –have opposed transferring powers from federal to provincial governments to grant permission for the import of arms and ammunitions. The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) noted that during an inter-ministerial meeting on May 7, 2020 attended by the representatives of Ministries of Commerce and Interior, FBR and Nadra, it was proposed…
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Report in Dawn, Dec 15th, 2020ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday vowed to provide all resources to Pakistan Navy for dealing with imminent challenges as he expressed confidence in its ability to defend the country’s maritime frontiers. Mr Khan said this during his visit to the Naval Headquarters where he was briefed on maritime security challenges and Pakistan Navy’s perspective on development of the maritime sector. “The prime minister greatly appreciated the professionalism and…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 14, 2020LAHORE: An adamant opposition held its final showdown at Lahore’s Minar-e-Pakistan on Sunday as the ‘first phase’ of its anti-government campaign, under the 11-party alliance named the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), came to a close….. Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, while addressing the PDM rally via video-link from London, ….. said only PM Imran was not only responsible for the country’s prevailing woes but also those who brought…
Report in Dawn, 14 Dec 2020KARACHI: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a suspect, said to be associated with a banned militant outfit, and recovered a grenade and a pistol from his possession. “The Steel Town police arrested Muqeem alias Shah as he was involved in targeted killings, extortion and other heinous crimes,” a police spokesperson said. The held suspect belonged to a banned religious outfit, but the police did not name the outfit.…
by Mohammad Asghar in Dawn, 14 Dec 2020RAWALPINDI: In a second blast in the garrison city of Rawalpindi this month, over two dozen people including women and children were injured in the busy Ganj Mandi area on Sunday. The explosion, which took place at around 2pm just a few hundred metres from the Ganj Mandi police station and close to a water filtration plant, also damaged a car. Shortly after the explosion, police, rescue services…
by Mehtab Haider in The News, Dec 14, 2020ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is all set to pay back another $1 billion to Saudi Arabia during this week. Meanwhile, Beijing has agreed to extend $1 to $1.5 billion to compensate for bridging this gap. Top official sources confirmed to The News on Sunday that Pakistan was going to pay back $1 billion in shape of SAFE deposit to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia tomorrow (Tuesday). Islamabad had obtained confirmation…
Report in Times of India online, Dec 14, 2020 at 04.10 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Pakistan recently cleared a bill in Parliament that will virtually give the powerful army sweeping control over the $60 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects while diminishing the role of the civilian government. The proposed law has caused discomfort in the opposition ranks and sparked concerns over the possible implications of establishing a “parallel government”. Here’s what the proposed law…
Report in Dawn, 14 Dec 2020LARKANA: Relatives and supporters of a victim, who was stripped naked and subjected to torture in public for plucking flowers in an influential person’s guesthouse, took out a procession and staged a demonstration outside local press club on Sunday in protest against police failure to arrest the remaining two tormentors nominated in FIR of the incident. Amir Bakhsh Kandhiro, father of the victim Rustam Kandhiro, who led the protest, said…
by Nasir Iqbal in Dawn, 14 Dec 2020ISLAMABAD: Though the nomination of prominent lawyers Babar Sattar and Tariq Jahangiri for the office of additional judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) sailed through the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) smoothly on Dec 3, the bi-partisan parliamentary committee may witness a stormy session over the issue when it meets on Dec 17. Certain quarters are not happy with the nominations and it is expected that objections…
by Ali Raza & Faizan Bangash in The News, Dec 13, 2020LAHORE: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leadership Saturday said today’s (Sunday) public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan would convey a loud and clear message to the government that people did not want it anymore. They discussed and fine-tuned the strategy to make the rally at Minar-e-Pakistan a big success. They also discussed a plan to handle the situation if the government went for arresting the opposition…
by Shahbaz Rana in The Express Tribune, Dec 13, 2020ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led (PTI) federal government added Rs397 billion more in public debt during first four months of current fiscal year, which is contrary to a claim made by Prime Minister Imran Khan and Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Shaikh. The central government debt, which was Rs35.1 trillion in June this year, increased to Rs35.5 trillion by end-October, reported the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). There…