by Mansoor Malik in Dawn, November 13th, 2020LAHORE: Two spokesmen for the government have stirred up an ‘uncalled for’ controversy about the ‘Karachi incident.’ Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has claimed that Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa had called PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari following the “Karachi incident” to handle the crisis. However, Dr Awan’s statement was immediately rebutted by Special Assistant to Prime Minister Dr Shahbaz…
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report in The News, Nov 13, 2020ISLAMABAD: As the 47th OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (FMs) is scheduled to meet in the last week of this month, Pakistan will expose India for its human rights abuses in occupied Kashmir, besides its continued actions to fan Islamophobia.This year, the foreign ministers’ moot of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries will be hosted by the Republic of Niger on November 27-28. On the sidelines of the…
Report in The Express Tribune, Nov 13, 2020Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held telephonic conversation with Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Dr Yousef A Al-Othaimeen on Thursday and discussed range of issues including rising Islamophobia and Kashmir dispute. “The two sides discussed a wide range of issues related to the Muslim Ummah. The foreign minister highlighted that, as a founding member of the organisation, Pakistan attached utmost importance to the OIC and the…
by SHAFQAT ALI in The Nation, Nov 13, 2020ISLAMABAD – Pakistan yesterday summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register its strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control on November 11, resulting in serious injuries to one civilian. Due to the indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by the Indian occupation forces in Rakhchikri Sector of the LoC, 26-year-old Sagheer Ahmed s/o Rasheed Ahned, resident of Village Kirni, sustained…
by Asim Yasin in The News, November 12, 2020ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz held a 12-minute meeting on Wednesday during which they discussed Pakistan’s political situation and the country’s future, as well as the upcoming Gilgit-Baltistan Election 2020. The leaders of the two opposition parties spoke over tea before heading out to the garden for a brief stroll where they continued their discussion. The two leaders also discussed future strategies…
by Amir Wasim in Dawn, November 12th, 2020ISLAMABAD: A day after differently reacting over the Army’s inquiry report on the Karachi incident, PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari held a one-on-one meeting in Gilgit on Wednesday in an effort to quell misunderstandings between the two parties on the matter. Later, other senior members of the two parties joined their leaders in the meeting which took place at a hotel where many leaders…
Report in Dawn, November 12th, 2020LAHORE: An accountability court on Wednesday indicted Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, his son Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz and eight other suspects in a Rs7 billion reference of money laundering and assets beyond means. However, all the suspects pleaded not guilty and decided to contest the trial. Denying the charges as false and fabricated, Mr Shehbaz said he had been victimised on political…
by Mehtab Haider in The News, November 12, 2020ISLAMABAD: In order to build up the foreign currency reserves, Pakistan will launch Eurobond to fetch $1 billion in the coming December/January of the current fiscal year. “Yes, we have received bids from 10 international banks for selection of financial advisers to accomplish this transaction in the bond market. It will be accomplished in the coming December/January period. The government will decide whether it will float the…
by Kalbe Ali | Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, November 12th, 2020ISLAMABAD: Key leaders of Balochistan, including its incumbent and former chief ministers, are not only multi-millionaires but also own foreign properties, it emerged on Wednesday. Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani owns assets valuing more than Rs728.41 million and has residential properties abroad, according to the details of his assets he provided to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The ECP data reveals…
report in Dawn, November 12th, 2020BAJAUR: Hundreds of people staged a demonstration here on Wednesday to condemn the police action against protesting students of the Governor Model School and College on Tuesday, in which two students were injured. The political and social activists, youths, traders and students of different educational institutions, including Government Postgraduate College, Khar, and Governor Model School and College, Khar, attended the demonstration held at the main Chowk of the Khar Bazaar.…
Report in Dawn, November 12th, 2020PESHAWAR: The girl students of Islamia College University here on Wednesday held a protest demonstration and demanded action against the teachers involved in their harassment. Enraged by incidents of harassment, they gathered at Ahmad Faraz Block and marched towards the office of vice-chancellor where they chanted slogans. They said that only teachers but boy students also passed objectionable remarks and blocked their way on the campus. They said that administration…