Report in Dawn, November 10th, 2020PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP) on Monday withdrew its decision to march on Islamabad on Wednesday (Nov 11) after a jirga comprising federal ministers visited Bacha Khan Markaz to tender an apology over remarks by the interior minister that ANP workers were killed by militants in reaction to their stance on militancy. Federal Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak, Interior Minister retired Brig Ijaz Shah and provincial ministers went to…
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report in Dawn, November 10th, 2020GILGIT: The Supreme Appellate Court (SAC) of Gilgit-Baltistan on Monday suspended the Chief Court’s verdict of barring Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Ameen Gandapur and other leaders of mainstream political parties from running election campaign in the region. The PPP leadership had filed a petition in the Chief Court to stop the federal minister from running the campaign of Pakistan…
by Farhan Bokhari in The News, Nov 10, 2020Prime Minister Imran Khan’s promise of returning stability to Pakistan’s economy shows few convincing signs where it matters the most – across ordinary households of the country. Beyond the official claim lie disturbing gaps, with few indications of the government’s ability or willingness to move in swiftly for turning around the malaise. For Pakistan’s middle- and low-income households, galloping inflation has left many consumers short-changed. The ugliness…
report in Pakistan T0day, Nov 10, 2020GILGIT: ……..The top leadership of all political parties is heading to GB ahead of the elections and is organising large public gatherings. Moreover, GB Chief Election Commissioner Raja Shahbaz Khan has said that all necessary arrangements have been finalised to hold free, fair and transparent elections in the region. Talking to a state-run radio channel, Khan said that the election commission has dispatched ballot boxes and other relevant material…
by Amir Wasim in Dawn, November 10th, 2020ISLAMABAD: Amid heightening political tension in the country, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Monday called a crucial meeting of the parliamentary leaders in the National Assembly and the Senate tomorrow (Wednesday) for a briefing by “military officials on the current issues of national security”. The National Assembly Secretariat has issued official communication to all the parliamentary leaders inviting them to attend the meeting, which will be held…
report in Dawn, November 10th, 2020PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police department has claimed a ‘significant’ decrease in the incidents of extortion, targeted killing and kidnapping for ransom across the province during the last 10 months. It also insisted that kidnapping for ransom had been eliminated from the province, said a statement issued here on Monday. The statement said inspector general of police Dr Sanaullah Abbasi was briefed about the law and order situation in the…
by Nasir Iqbal in Dawn, November 10th, 2020ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Editor-in-Chief of Jang Group of Newspapers Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, who has been in captivity for around eight months, in a reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) about a 34-year-old matter of land purchase. Headed by Justice Mushir Alam and comprising Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Qazi Amin Ahmed, the SC bench had taken up a post-arrest bail plea…
Report in Dawn, November 10th, 2020ISLAMABAD: A college student was booked by the capital police for allegedly using derogatory remarks about a companion of the Prophet (Peace be upon him), it is learnt on Monday. The case was registered at the Shalimar police station on the complaint of a member of the teaching staff on charges of the PPC’s section 295-A (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting…
report in Business Recorder, Nov 10, 2020Karachi: In a latest development, airlines operating in Pakistan are likely to face a ban in 188 countries for failing to meet the international standards of pilot licensing recommended by a UN specialized agency – the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), local media reported. In its 12th meeting, the ICAO’s 179th session was held which devised a mechanism to address Significant Safety Concerns (SSCs) to its member states. It…
By Iftikhar A. Khan | Kalbe Ali in Dawn, November 10th, 2020ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to be the favourite foreign destination of lawmakers for investment in business and properties, as most of around a dozen senators owning foreign assets invested in the Gulf emirate. Taj Mohammad Afridi from erstwhile Fata is the richest senator with the total worth of his declared assets coming to Rs1.22 billion — a little over the assets…
report in The News, Nov 9, 2020ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Sunday said his party would make Gilgit-Baltistan a province and give constitutional rights to those living there. “There are some puppet and other parties which all have taken a page from the PPP’s constitution and the people of national security are also on your page of creation of a separate province,” he said while addressing an election rally in Aliabad…