by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, 09 Dec 2020ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan’s scrutiny committee tasked with conducting fresh audit of accounts of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) ‘as soon as possible’ has been put off indefinitely, according to informed sources.The committee was scheduled to meet on Wednesday (today), but the meeting was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the sources said. A new date for the meeting would be announced later.…
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Report in Dawn, 09 Dec 2020LAHORE: An accountability court on Tuesday declared Nusrat Shehbaz, wife of Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, an absconder for her persistent non-appearance in the money laundering and illegal assets reference. The investigating officer of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a report before the court and said the process under section 87 of CrPC to declare the suspect absconder stood completed as Ms Nusrat failed to attend…
by Muzammil Ferozi in Daily Times, Dec 9, 2020The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is not going to resign from both National and Sindh Sindh assemblies even if the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s leaders decide so, Daily Times has learned from the PPP sources. They say the party leadership is not willing to resign from assemblies and may oppose PDM’s decision on resignation. They say the PPP is in favor of waiting for a suitable time to…
report in The Express Tribune, December 9th, 2020.LAHORE: After two resignations of an MNA and an MPA from Sargodha on Monday, four more parliamentarians, including the Khokhar brothers, who were upset over the FIA raid at their residence, submitted their resignations to the PML-N leadership on Tuesday, in line with the PDM strategy of tendering resignations from assemblies to dislodge the PTI-led government. According to details, Member of National Assembly (MNA) Malik Afzal Khokar and…
Report in Dawn, 09 Dec 2020LAHORE: Data on 162 cases of conversion of minor girls from Punjab and Sindh explain the vulnerability of minority girls and women to various gender crimes. Data from 2013 to 2020 show that the crime took place in all provinces and in all minority communities. At least 46 per cent of the ‘converted’ females were below the age of 18, while the age of 37 per cent was not mentioned.…
Report in Dawn, 09 Dec 2020KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Sindh police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two suspected militants belonging to banned Sipah-i-Mohammad Pakistan (SMP) for their alleged involvement in multiple terrorist activities and sectarian killings in the city. A statement issued by the CTD said that Karrar Hussain alias Pathan and Kamran Haider alias Kami were arrested in a raid on their hideout in Bagh-i-Korangi. Two pistols and several live…
by Fahd Husain in Dawn, December 9th, 2020ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said if the opposition resigns from parliament, the government will go ahead with by-elections on the vacant seats. Speaking to a group of senior journalists and columnists at the Prime Minister’s House on Tuesday, he said whenever the government engaged with the opposition, everything boils down to their cases. “I am willing to speak with them on everything except giving them an…
by Amir Wasim in Dawn, December 9th, 2020• PDM rejects PM’s offer for talks• Steering committee meeting today to finalise schedule for protests, long march• Nawaz suggests converting PDM into election alliance• Countrywide shutterdown, wheel-jam strike on the cardsISLAMABAD: Hours after Prime Minister Imran Khan declared that he would go for by-elections in the country if the opposition members resigned from the assemblies, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) announced that all the national and provincial…
by Kalbe Ali in Dawn, 09 Dec 2020ISLAMABAD: In a landmark move, the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has informed the defence ministry that information about income, income tax, assets, perks, privileges, post-retirement benefits and plots allotted to officers of the armed forces is public information and not sensitive information.The commission issued these guidelines to the defence ministry on Monday while deciding 34 appeals field by Women’s Action Forum (WAF) activists and some concerned citizens who…
report in Times of India online, Dec 9, 2020 at 04.33 PM ISTLAHORE: In a “failed effort” to stop the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) – an 11-party alliance – from holding the sixth rally on December 13, the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government has flooded the Minar-i-Pakistan lawns. Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar-led administration has enforced ‘smart lockdown’ in 45 areas of Lahore, including areas close to the rally’s venue. The government has not…
by Kalbe Ali in Dawn, 08 Dec 2020ISLAMABAD: A new crisis gripped the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) on Monday after newly appointed chairman of the board of directors Naeem Bokhari signed an order terminating the services of eight contractual officers of the state-owned organisation. The order has been signed by the director PTV admin and personnel, but there is no counter-signature by PTV managing director Amer Manzoor. As per the order, services of Khawar Azhar,…