by Nasir Iqbal in Dawn, November 5th, 2020ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah fears that unlawful procurement of information about three London properties through unlawful surveillance of Justice Qazi Faez Isa and his family is deeply worrying and shakes the foundation of a democratic society based on rule of law. The issue of unlawful surveillance and invasion of privacy of the petitioner judge and his family is far more critical and grave than the information…
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report in daily Times, Nov 5, 2020In a major reshuffle for Islamabad police on Wednesday, as many as 15 top cops in the capital, including DIGs, AIGs and SSPs, have been replaced. According to a notification issued by the federal government, 15 top cops of the capital city were removed from their posts. The services of four cops including DIG Bilal Siddiq, SSP Zeeshan Asghar, DIG Zulfiqar Hameed, and Muhammad Saeed were handed over to…
by Asif Chaudhry in Dawn, November 5th, 2020LAHORE: The senior police officers recently surrendered by the Punjab government to the Establishment Division, Islamabad have been given a go-ahead by the prime minister for their new postings/appointments. Two of them — BS-21 police officer B.A. Nasir and BS-20 officer Zulfiqar Hameed — had served as Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO). Interestingly, most of the police officers who were ‘expelled’ from Punjab for having soft corner…
by Sher Ali Khalti in The News, Nov 5, 2020LAHORE:The Chinese staff recruited by the Punjab Mass Transit Authority for Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) project is getting huge salaries in comparison to the local employees, The News has learnt. This huge disparity between the salaries of Chinese and Pakistani staff could affect the operations of OLMT because of lower morale of the local staff. Besides the huge difference in the salaries, the Pakistani staff…
report in The Nation, November 05, 2020Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday that seven years after the launch of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), major progress had been achieved with many projects started or completed bringing more than US$25 billion of direct investments to Pakistan. During his regular briefing held here, the FM spokesperson particularly mentioned the completion and inauguration of Orange Line Metro Line (OLMT) in Lahore, Pakistan which was first…
by Mehtab Haider in The News, Nov 5, 2020ISLAMABAD: The PTI government has been left with no other option but to seek rollover of $4 billion deposit loans obtained from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) for another year in order to avoid dwindling of foreign exchange reserves, it was learnt. Top official sources confirmed to The News on Wednesday that Pakistan decided to seek rollover of $4 billion loans for…
Report in Dawn, November 5th, 2020LAHORE: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz will kick start the party’s Gilgit-Baltistan election campaign from Thursday (today). She will arrive in Gilgit-Baltistan on Thursday on a seven-day visit. According to the PML-N, Ms Nawaz will land in Skardu and visit Ghawari the same day. She will address a public meeting in Skardu on Friday and in Dambudas on Saturday. She will also address public gatherings in Ghokooch, Astor and Challas…
Report in Dawn, November 5th, 2020PESHAWAR: An anti-terrorism court has acquitted three people charged with killing Sikh peace activist Charam Jeet Singh on the outskirts of the provincial capital over two years ago. Judge Fazal Sattar pronounced that the prosecution had failed to prove the charge against the accused, including Tariq, Amir Hamza and Sheharyar, all residents of Kagawala area in Peshawar, while the evidence available on record didn’t connect them with the commission of…
report in Dawn, November 4th, 2020KARACHI: A Frontier Corps soldier embraced martyrdom while two others suffered injuries when terrorists fired on a security forces’ post from across the border with Afghanistan in Manzaikai sector in the Zhob area of Balochistan. The martyred soldier was identified as Naik Fakhr Abbas, 22, said an Inter-Services Public Relations release on Tuesday. Pakistan has consistently been raising the issue with the Afghan authorities for an effective border management on…
report in The News, Nov 4, 2020SUKKUR: PML-F leader and former special assistant to chief minister, Sindh, survived a life attempt, leaving his three guards injured. Unidentified attackers ambushed the vehicle of Khadim Aradin, a local PML-F leader, in the limits of Kotdiji Police Station in Khairpur. The attack left three security guards of Aradin injured, who were shifted to the Khairpur Civil Hospital. The Khairpur police termed the attack a result of an enmity.…
report in The News, Nov 4, 2020WANA: The Mahsud tribes in Malik Mela in Ladha tehsil of South Waziristan tribal district on Tuesday boycotted the survey for the damages and losses caused by the militancy and subsequent military operations and returned the tehsildar along with the survey team. The residents of Malik Mela did not allow tehsildar and his team to conduct a survey in the area and sent back the team. Later, the residents…