report in The Nation, November 19th, 2020ISLAMABAD – Major General (Pilot) Salem Hamad Eqail Al-Nabet, Commander Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) called on Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi at Naval Headquarters here on Wednesday. Upon arrival, Commander Qatar Emiri Air Force was received by Chief of the Naval Staff, according to a Press release issued by Pakistan Navy. It said a smartly-turned out contingent of Pakistan Navy presented Guard of…
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report in Dawn, November 19th, 2020ISLAMABAD: Commander of Qatar Emiri Air Force Maj Gen (Pilot) Salem Hamad Eqail Al-Nabet has appreciated Pakistan Army’s contributions to maintenance of regional peace and security and role in training of Qatar’s armed forces. The Qatari commander said this during his meeting with the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa here on Wednesday. During the meeting, matters of mutual and professional interest and regional security situation…
in The Express Tribune, Nov 19, 2020Following opposition alliance’s announcement to proceed with its rallies despite the ban imposed by the government in the wake of the rapid rise in Covid-19 cases, Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has warned that the government would take legal action against those responsible for organising public meetings and gatherings. Pakistan reported another 2,208 cases and 37 fatalities on Tuesday, according to the country’s official portal on…
by MANSOOR ALI in The Nation, Nov 19, 2020ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has expelled Mohsin Dawar from the forum by terming Pakhtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) a non-political party with no registration in Election Commission of Pakistan. In a recent meeting of PDM headed by its Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, PTM’s Mohsin Dawar was asked that at what capacity he was taking part in the meetings of PDM. On…
report in Dawn, November 19th, 2020PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday lashed out at the PTI government for “rigging” the Gilgit-Baltistan elections, saying “no one in Pakistan was ready to accept the fake result” of GB polls. “Despite stealing PML-N nominees, despite stealing elections, despite posting officials of all agencies in Gilgit-Baltistan for months, despite manipulation, how many seats did he get? Only eight,” she said in a speech in Mansehra. “Even those seats…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, November 19th, 2020ISLAMABAD: Observers deployed by the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) have reported an average of three illegalities or irregularities per polling station during elections in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). According to a preliminary report on the elections released by Fafen, the irregularities observed included breach of secrecy of the vote, stamping of ballots by others on behalf of voters, and the failure of registered voters, who did have…
report in The Nation, Nov 19, 2020ISLAMABAD – An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday adjourned hearing in Mumbai hotel attack case till December 3, on the request of prosecution. ATC Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan heard the case wherein the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) requested the court to grant more time for the submission of comments related to the appearances of Indian witnesses. The court accepted the request and adjourned hearing in the matter till…
by Jamil Nagri in Dawn, November 19th, 2020GILGIT: Amid ongoing controversy and protest demonstrations against the alleged rigging in the Gilgit-Baltistan elections, the caretaker government of the region on Wednesday sought Pakistan Army’s assistance to control security situation in the region. Through a letter written to the Federal Ministry of Interior, the GB government has requisitioned two companies of army to maintain law and order situation in Gilgit and Chilas. The GB administration has requisitioned…
report in The News,Nov 18,2020NOWSHERA: Federal Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak on Tuesday requested the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to postpone its public meeting planned in Peshawar for November 22 due to a spike in coronavirus cases. “We have put off the public meeting which was to be held in Nowshera on November 21 and to be addressed by Prime Minister Imran Khan due to the Covid-19 rising cases. The PDM should act responsibly and…
by Shah Meer Baloch in The Guardian, 19 Nov 2020at 02.17 ESTOn the island of Bundal, off Pakistan’s Arabian Sea coast, people gather in their thousands, as they have done for decades, to honour their saint, Baba Yousaf Shah. As the sun shines on the festivities around the shrine, colourful flags flutter energetically as the air fills with the vibrant clamour of music, singing and feasting. But this may be the last festival held by…
report in The Nation, Nov 18, 2020 at 8:00 PMRejecting PM’s offer to the opposition to discuss electoral reforms, Parliamentary Leader of the PPP in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman said, “The PTI led government should first accept responsibility for rigging elections in Gilgit Baltistan and then talk about reforms. This sudden interest in electoral reforms seems extremely dubious when all these years they have done nothing about it”. She said, “The government openly violated…