By Rana Ghulam Qadir in The News, Nov 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal government has taken the final decision to remove IG Islamabad Police Dr Akbar Nasir Khan and Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon from their posts and there will be no further delay in this regard. Irfan Nawaz Memon is a Grade 19 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service while D. Akbar Nasir Khan is a Grade 20 officer of the Police Service. In…
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report in The News, Nov 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: In order to make the security of foreign embassies in the federal capital Islamabad fool-proof, CDA has started the construction of a new strong security wall on all four sides of the Diplomatic Enclave. This wall is ten feet high and the length is ten kilometers. So far, six and a half kilometers of the wall have been constructed. The total cost of the project is Rs950 million…
Report in The Nation, November 22, 2023ISLAMABAD\LAHORE – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday held discussions on current political scenario with Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of Jamiat Ulema Islam Fazl (JUI-F). After arriving at Rehman’s residence in Islamabad both the former prime ministers extended condolences to Rehman over the sad demise of his mother-in-law. Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Hydari, Ishaq Dar, Maulana Asad Mehmood, and…
by Rizwan Shezad in The Express Tribune, Nov 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday decided to move forward with mutual consent and “adjustment” in the upcoming general elections and beyond. The two heavyweights of the country’s political arena had their first formal meeting after Nawaz returned to the country on Oct 21. The two leaders discussed the current political situation, and the…
by Syed Irfan Raza | Kalbe Ali in Dawn, November 22nd, 2023• Fazl says will move forward with PML-N; Sana says talking to JUI-F on KP alliance• Bilawal flays PML-N, PTI as ‘elite-centric’, vows to implement NFC Award ISLAMABAD: As the political arena heats up in the lead-up to elections, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman after a meeting with PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday announced that both parties have reached a seat adjustment…
By Wajid Ali Syed in The News, Nov 22, 2023WASHINGTON: The US on Tuesday reiterated its call to Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries, including Pakistan, to allow entry for Afghans seeking protection and coordinate with international organizations to provide humanitarian assistance. “We are in close and constant communication with the government of Pakistan on the safety of individuals in the US pipeline,” the US Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller said during the daily briefing. The pipeline…
By Ansar Abbasi in The News, Nov 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: The US Embassy had conveyed to the Foreign Office on March 28, 2022 that the statement of the-then prime minister Imran Khan in a public rally about the cipher “was not playing well in DC”. This US reaction to Imran Khan’s statement was quick – the very next day of Imran Khan’s statement. Sources said the US Charge d’Affaires had also requested, on the very next…
By Mehtab Haider in The News, Nov 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: With the possibility of granting an extension in the GSP Plus status for all beneficiaries, including Pakistan, from 2023 to 2027, the European Union (EU) has asked Islamabad to continue its legislative reforms and implement them in order to achieve tangible improvements. The EU’s joint staff report on Pakistan’s Generalised System of Preference (GSP) Plus for the period from 2020 to 2022 states that as defined…
by Shahbaz Rana in The Express Tribune, Nov 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has expressed concerns about cases of forced disappearance and torture as well as restrictions on media freedom in Pakistan. Terming them a violation of international treaties, it has urged Islamabad to implement laws for the protection of economic, social, and political rights. A joint monitoring report released on Tuesday on Pakistan’s Generalised Scheme of Preference, known as GSP-Plus, also raised questions…
by Shahid Rao in The Nation, Nov 21, 2023ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Defence has asked the Supreme Court of Pakistan to set aside its order dated October 23 declaring the trial of civilians, arrested aftermath of 9th May incident, as null and void, and they be tried in criminal courts established under the ordinary and/or special law. A five-member larger bench, headed by Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan and comprising Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya…
report in Dawn, November 21st, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A militant was killed as police and Frontier Corps personnel repulsed an attack on a checkpost here on Sunday night. A police spokesman said that militants stormed the Kot Azam checkpost in the limits of Gomal police station with heavy weapons on Sunday night, but the attack was foiled as police and FC jawans promptly responded, forcing the militants to flee. He said that after the attack,…