Report in Pakistan Today, Dec 29, 2023RAWALPINDI: The court of a judicial magistrate on Thursday rejected the police request for a 30-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi and sent him to jail on Judicial remand in 12 cases registered against him following May 9 riots. Qureshi was presented before Duty Magistrate Syed Jahangir Ali’s court in the GHQ attack case under strict security. At the outset of the hearing,…
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Report in Dawn, December 29th, 2023RAWALPINDI: Police have implicated PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi in at least 12 different cases registered by the district police in connection with the May 9 violence — erupted after the arrest of former PTI chairman Imran Khan — as a magistrate on Thursday sent him to Adiala Jail on a two-week remand in a case regarding the attack on the General Headquarters (GHQ), Rawalpindi. The court rejected the Punjab…
report in Dawn, December 29th, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A militant wanted by the Counter-Terrorism Department was killed during a joint operation conducted by the Tank police and the security forces on the outskirts of the city, police said on Thursday. A police spokesman said the Tank police and security forces were engaged in a joint operation in the surrounding villages of Tank city, including Karri Haider, Alikhel and Karri Puk, when militants affiliated to the…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, December 29th, 2023QUETTA: Balochistan caretaker Chief Minister Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki has announced that both federal and provincial governments have formed separate committees to investigate the Balaach Mola Bakhsh killing case. Additionally, a separate committee from the federal government is actively engaged in talks with participants of the Turbat march sit-in in Islamabad. Chairing a meeting on law and order, CM Domki said the inquiry reports from both committees…
report in Daily Times, Dec 29, 2023The caretaker federal government on Thursday released 34 more Baloch protesters who had been arrested during a police crackdown in Islamabad last week. A declaration stated that all detained Baloch protesters have been released on the advice of the negotiation committee constituted by Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. It added that the arrested marchers were released after fulfilling the legal requirements. The PM’s negotiation team – headed by caretaker…
by Malik Asad | Kalbe Ali in Dawn, December 29th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Hours after a local court ordered release of 34 Baloch protesters from the police custody, Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) leader Dr Mahrang Baloch gave a seven-day deadline to the government to commence a meaningful dialogue and resolve the issue of missing persons. Speaking at a news conference after attending a seminar titled ‘Resilience and resistance; unveiling the long march against Baloch genocide” at the…
by Malik Asad in Dawn, December 28th, 2023There’s been a lot of “bat blood” between the PTI and the Election Commission over the past few days, and the controversy over the party’s election symbol seems all set to land in the Supreme Court. However, as the Election Commission prepares to challenge the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) decision to restore PTI’s symbol, experts are divided on whether the top court will entertain the ECP’s petition to…
report in Daily Times, Dec 28, 2023 *The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed on Wednesday the request to immediately hear the plea challenging the disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case. However, there is an indication that the appeal filed by the PTI for a level-playing field in elections is expected to be scheduled for hearing tomorrow. The two matters were brought before acting Chief Justice Sardar Tariq Masood. Petitioner’s counsel…
By Rafiq Mangat in The News, December 28, 2023ISLAMABAD: An election will be held in early 2024, at which the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) expects a victory for the coalition, led by the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN), under former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, “with help from the military, despite widespread discontent with the government’s austerity measures”. The EIU says in its assessment the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party will lose. “Domestic protests will intensify,…
by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, December 28th, 2023LAHORE: With elections just round the corner, the PML-N on Wednesday unveiled an online portal to seek inputs from Pakistani nationals at home and abroad by Jan 5 for its upcoming manifesto, likely to be launched in the second week of next month. PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif underscored the participation of people in this endeavour and said the former ruling party aimed to enter elections “with a mission…
report in The Nation, Dec 28, 2023GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari yesterday launched his party’s campaign for the general elections in the country by unveiling a 10-point agenda primarily focused on welfare initiatives. Addressing a gathering held here to mark the 16th death anniversary of his mother and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto here, Bilawal outlined the party’s election agenda for the upcoming polls scheduled for February 8, 2024.…