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Report in Daily Times, Nov 19, 2020Representatives of over 20 unions, associations, student and women groups and progressive political parties on Wednesday announced the formation of a ‘people’s front’ in Islamabad to defend workers, students and women’s rights. They said this at an event organized by Awami Workers Party (AWP) at the National Press Club. The initial charter of the proposed people’s front centres the basic needs of housing, dignified employment, education, health as well…

by Erum Zaidi in The News, Nov 19, 2020KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) estimated that Pakistan’s real GDP has contracted by 0.4 percent in the fiscal year 2019-20, making it the first time since the fiscal year 1951-52 that the country recorded a negative economic growth. The central bank, in its annual report on the state of Pakistan’s economy fiscal year 2019-20, said that the main reason for the negative economic growth was…

by Tahir Amin in Business Recorder,19 Nov 2020ISLAMABAD: Pakistan incurred foreign debt of $3.181 billion from multiple financing sources in the first four months (July-October) of 2020-21, including $566.27 million from foreign commercial banks projected at 26 percent of total budgeted external loans of $12.233 billion for the entire fiscal year. Official documents available with Business Recorder revealed that in October the country received $327.79 million external inflows from multiple financing sources in October including…

by Naeem Sahoutara in Dawn, November 19th, 2020KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Wednesday quashed a case against Pakistan Muslim League-N leader retired Captain Mohammad Safdar pertaining to alleged violation of the sanctity of the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. The court rejected the final investigation report filed by the investigating officer of the case, Inspector Mohammad Yousuf Narejo, seeking disposal of the case in ‘B-class’ and seeking action against the complainant for lodging a…

Report in Dawn, November 19th, 2020LAHORE: PML-N lawmakers on Wednesday met Lahore police chief Umer Sheikh and allegedly warned him against political victimisation of their party members, especially President Shehbaz Sharif.“We told Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umer Sheikh that his loyalty should be with the state and not the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI),” PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah told reporters after the meeting. He remarked that Prime Minister Imran Khan had lost his senses…

KARACHI: Police’s Counter-Terrorism Department on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a suspect allegedly involved in the killing of a Rangers soldier.Acting on a tip-off, the CTD conducted an action in 100 Quarters of Korangi and detained the suspect identified as Mohiuddin alias Master. “The held suspect was linked with Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London,” claimed CTD SSP Arif Aziz. The suspect along with his two accomplices namely Osama and Shafiq alias Kala had attacked the Rangers in…

Report in Dawn, November 19th, 2020CHARSADDA: A Frontier Constabulary trooper was martyred when a man opened indiscriminate fire on security personnel guarding the government offices at the Rajar Bypass Road here on Wednesday. The attacker was also shot dead by the security personnel. The security forces cordoned off the area soon after the incident and started a search operation. Security was beefed up in the area while entry and exit points were sealed. According to…

Report in Dawn, November 19th, 2020HYDERABAD: Altaf Jaskani, a vice chairman of the Sindh Taraqqi-pasand Party (STP), was gunned down in Tando Allahyar on Wednesday.He was brought to the Liaquat University Hospital (LUH) City branch injured where he breathed his last. STP chairman Dr Qadir Magsi rushed to the LUH along with other party leaders and workers. He himself confirmed the death of his associate and that his burial would take place in Tando Allahyar.…

by Kalbe Ali in Dawn, November 19th, 2020ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology on Wednesday notified social media rules that all other stakeholders, including internet service providers as well as digital rights activists, have rejected, terming them draconian and violation of cyber laws of the country. The rules titled, “Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules 2020,” have been framed under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 (PECA). The…

by Ansar Abbasi in The News, Nov 19, 2020ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister and veteran politician Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has strongly refuted the claim by former army chief General (R) Raheel Sharif that Nisar along with Shahbaz Sharif had offered an extension to the-then COAS during the last PML-N government. “It is even more ludicrous to assert that we also proposed the position of field marshal,” said Khan, who had left the PML-N because of…