by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, November 21st, 2023QUETTA: A police constable was martyred in a firing incident on Monday morning. Police said unidentified men attacked Constable Ghulam Murtaza in the Nawa Kili Hana Urak Bypass area. Police officials reached the area after getting information, collected evidence from the spot and started a search for the attackers…..https://www.dawn.com/news/1791084/constable-martyred-in-quetta
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report in The Nation on line, Nov 21, 2023 at 9:44 AMTwo terrorists were killed in an intelligence based operation by security forces in Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan. In a separate operation conducted in Kot Azam area of South Waziristan District, one terrorist was killed. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the three killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces as well as the innocent civilians.…
by Omer Farooq Khan in The Times of India, Nov 20, 2023 at 07:53hrsISLAMABAD: Two clerics have been arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab province over the alleged sexual abuse and torture of students at Jamia Al-Mustafa, an unregistered madrasa in Chakwal. The arrest followed a victim’s disclosure to his father about the mistreatment, prompting other students to come forward. Local police were subsequently involved, and a preliminary investigation revealed instances of sexual assault and torture. Fifteen…
by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, November 21st, 2023ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Monday reviewed cases of enforced disappearances at a meeting of the committee of ministers. Separately, Chinese ambassador to Pakistan called on Mr Bugti in Islamabad on Monday. According to the interior ministry’s media wing, caretaker Defence Minister retired Lt Gen Anwar Ali Haider and Law Minister Ahmed Irfan Aslam also attended the meeting. A policy formulation on the issue was…
Report in Pakistan Today, Nov 21, 2023PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Central General Council meeting on Monday decided to actively participate in general elections 2024 and directed its district organizations to forward final recommendations of candidates on National and Provincial Assembly constituencies till 27th of current month. Chaired by Central Ameer JUI-F, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the two-day meeting of the Central General Council concluded at Mufti Mahmood Markaz. Besides, central secretary general Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri,…
Report in Dawn, Nov 21st, 2023ISLAMABAD: The PML-N said on Monday no proposal to alter the 18th amendment to the Constitution was being considered by the party. This stance was adopted by party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb and Senator Irfan Siddiqui following the publication of a report in Dawn that the PML-N’s manifesto committee had received several proposals to redo the amendment in question. In a statement, Ms Aurangzeb said that the PML-N had always pursued…
report in The Express Tribune, Nov 21, 2023LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif assigned two of his close aides on Monday to act swiftly to reconcile the differences among the party leadership in Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), before his visits to those provinces as part of his efforts to bring the ‘electables’ to the party fold. According to an Express News report, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo took notice of the differences among the…
By Mumtaz Alvi in he News, November 21, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) core committee Monday thrashed out a comprehensive strategy against what it alleged the undemocratic, unconstitutional and non-political state actors making Imran Khan a target of discrimination. At its meeting, the core committee reviewed court proceedings against Imran Khan which caused frustration and anger among the people and damaged Imran’s popularity. The core committee resolved to strongly counter the ‘reprehensible attempts’ to speed up…
By Mushtaq Paracha in The News, November 21, 2023NOWSHERA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Monday said the people would not accept the results if free and fair elections were not held. Addressing a convention of party workers here in the Pabbi town, he hoped the Election Commission of Pakistan and Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa would ensure free and fair elections. He said it should be ensured that the upcoming…
Report in Dawn, Nov 21st, 2023NOWSHERA: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday urged the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) and the chief election commissioner (CEC) to play their role in ensuring fair elections so that no one could question their legitimacy. “State institutions should play their role within the constitutional framework to ensure free, fair and impartial elections to steer the country out of the existing economic crisis,” the PPP chairman said while addressing party…
report in The Express Tribune, Nov 21, 2023Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) to ensure that the forthcoming general elections were free of controversy. He cautioned that holding contentious polls with “questionable results” would result in squandering billions of rupees. Expressing hope in the role of the ECP and the chief justice of Pakistan, Bilawal stressed the…