by Wajih Ahmad Sheikh | Malik Asad in Dawn, November 24th, 2023ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Proceedings in the cipher case recommenced in the open court on Thursday as the judge of Special Court (Official Secrets Act) issued summons for appearance of former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) on Nov 28. It would be the first appearance of Mr Khan in an open court since his detention following…
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By Ansar Abbasi in The News, Nov 24, 2023ISLAMABAD: The much-discussed 7th March 2022 cipher, received by the Foreign Ministry from the-then Pakistani ambassador to the US, was never declassified, sources said. The PTI and its legal team claim that the cipher was declassified. However, sources in the FIA, which had probed the cipher case and gone through the cabinet meetings record, said the cipher was never declassified. It has been disclosed that the question…
report in The News, Nov 24, 2023The Sindh Police’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Thursday to have arrested four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militants in Karachi. According to the CTD spokesperson, the suspects, Amin, Shahnawaz, Maaz and Yasin, belonging to the banned sectarian terrorist outfit, were arrested during a raid conducted in the jurisdiction of the Site A police station. The spokesperson said that four pistols were found on the suspects, who were involved in the killings of…
by Behram Baloch in Dawn, November 24th, 2023GWADAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said on Thursday it had killed four suspected terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in the Turbat town of Balochistan’s Kech district. According to a CTD spokesperson, the operation was launched based on intelligence indicating the presence of the individuals near a bus terminal on Pasni Road. As the CTD’s team approached the site, the armed people launched an attack using automatic weapons and…
By Mushtaq Paracha in The News, Nov 24, 2023NOWSHERA: A cop was martyred in an armed attack in the Akora Khattak town of the Nowshera district here on Thursday, police said. District Police Officer (DPO) Nasir Mehmood confirmed the incident to the media and said it happened near the mausoleum of the nationalist poet , Ajmal Khattak, on the Muhajir Bazaar Road. Giving the details, he said the Ababeel Squad of the police was busy…
report in Dawn, November 24th, 2023ISLAMABAD: A ministerial committee formed on the issue of enforced disappearance of Baloch students said in a report on Thursday that the Missing Persons Cell at the interior ministry would submit its report in the next committee meeting. The federal government had formed a committee, comprising interior minister, defence minister and the law minister. The commission had recommended that the missing persons should be recovered and produced before the courts.…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 23, 2023 at 9:09 PMThe UN High Commissioner for Refugees called on Pakistan to stop the deportation of Afghan refugees, saying they face harsh winter conditions and an existing humanitarian crisis. “UNHCR is calling upon the government of Pakistan to halt these mass numbers of returns during this harsh season of winter because the cold in Afghanistan is really deadly and it can take lives,” the agency’s regional spokesman, Babar…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 23, 2023According to Pakistani media, authorities in the country have reported that the process of deporting migrants will be carried out as previously planned. The interim government of Pakistan intends to deport approximately one million Afghan migrants by January 2024. Geo News, a Pakistani media outlet, reported on Wednesday, citing Jan Achakzai, the Information Minister of Balochistan province, that the second phase of deporting illegal immigrants…
by Ali Hamza in The Nation, November 24, 2023ISLAMABAD – Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday ruled that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) intra- party polls lacked transparency, directing the party to conduct new elections if it wanted to keep its “bat” symbol. A four-member bench, headed by Nisar Ahmed Durrani and comprising Shah Mohammad Jatoi, Babar Hussain Bharwana, and Justice (Retd) Ikramullah Khan, issued a reserved judegment instructing PTI to conduct new elections within…
by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, November 24th, 2023• Predicts no single party will secure two-thirds majority• Acknowledges ‘talented’ Bilawal needs more experience in politics• Defends Imran’s ouster, accuses him of plotting to extend stayISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday anticipated the formation of a “national unity government” after the upcoming general election, insisting that no single party would be able to secure a two-thirds majority. Mr Zardari expressed confidence that the Feb…
report n The News, Nov 24, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday said it was ready for the conduct of general elections on February 8 and directed acquiring services of the army to ensure security of voters during the poll process. The commission has completed hearing of representations regarding the preliminary report of the delimitation of constituencies and will publish the final list by November 30, as decided already. It emphasized that in…