By Malik Asad in Dawn, November 17th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan has approached the Supreme Court for post-arrest bail in the cipher case. Mr Khan, through his counsel Sardar Latif Khan Khosa, challenged the dismissal of his bail plea by the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The appeal contended that the IHC bench dismissed the bail petition, observing that since the challan has been submitted before the trial court, Mr Khan…
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Report in Dawn, November 17th, 2023PESHAWAR: Four militants were killed, and a soldier was martyred in separate operations in Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan, the military’s media wing and senior police officials said on Thursday. The militants, including a wanted commander, were killed in a midnight raid in the Hassan Khel area on Peshawar’s outskirts. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), an intelligence-based operation (IBO) was carried out on the reported presence of militants. The…
by Kamran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, Nov 16, 2023ISLAMABAD: Despite simmering tensions with Afghanistan, Pakistan is confident that it can sort out the issue of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), officials, who deal with the matter, believe. “It is not the question of a contingency plan. It is the question of capability and we have that capability to tackle the problem,” a senior official told The Express Tribune here on Wednesday while requesting anonymity. He…
By Saleem Shahid in Dawn, November 15th, 2023QUETTA: At least two dozen prominent politicians from Balochistan joined the PML-N on Tuesday after a meeting in Quetta with its supreme leader Nawaz Sharif, who arrived in the provincial capital on a two-day visit to woo ‘electables’ in the lead-up to the Feb 8 elections. The former prime minister, who returned from London in October following four years in self-imposed exile, also met the leadership of several…
by Kamran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, Nov 16, 2023ISLAMABAD: Despite simmering tensions with Afghanistan, Pakistan is confident that it can sort out the issue of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), officials, who deal with the matter, believe. “It is not the question of a contingency plan. It is the question of capability and we have that capability to tackle the problem,” a senior official told The Express Tribune here on Wednesday while requesting anonymity. He…
by Jamal Shahid in Dawn, November 16th, 2023• Kakar says India ‘flirting with West’ in bizarre attempt to contain ChinaISLAMABAD: Talking about the situation on the western border, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Wednesday defended the policy of repatriating illegal Afghan immigrants, saying that issues would start to settle the day Kabul would have a legitimate government. He acknowledged that non-state actors were posing a security threat to Pakistan, while identifying the lax…
report in The News, November 16, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson Wednesday criticised what he alleged as the wholesale auction of political leaders in Balochistan being done by ‘Jati Umra team’. He was commenting on former prime minister and the Quaid of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Mian Nawaz Sharif’s interaction with various political figures in the province. “It is a shameful practice in the country of switching political loyalties by non-political and non-democratic forces. After…
report in The Nation, Nov 16, 2023……..Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that if any party in the country can bring stability by taking everyone together, it is only his party, the PPP. He also added that PPP is ready to play on any pitch, but rivals should trust their own politics and party, and not seek help from someone else. According to the press release issued by Media Cell Bilawal House,…
by Imran Ayub in Dawn, Nov 16th, 2023KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party on Wednesday described the fresh ‘political manoeuvring’ of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in which the PML-N engaged some political parties, making new electoral deals and alliances with political stakeholders mainly from Balochistan, as a rebirth of the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), which was an alliance formed in 1988 with the backing of the then establishment. Senator Nisar Khuhro, the president of the PPP’s…
Report in Pakistan Today, Nov 15, 2023QUETTA: In a significant move ahead of the February 8 general elections, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday garnered support from more than two dozen electables in Balochistan, including former chief minister Jam Kamal Khan. The former premier held meetings with the leaders of the National Party (NP), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) to gain their support. Nawaz Sharif arrived…
by Syed Ali Shah in TheExpress Tribune, Nov 15, 2023QUETTA: In a strategic manoeuvre ahead of the February 8 general elections, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday secured backing from over two dozen influential figures in Balochistan, notably former chief minister Jam Kamal Khan – a political handshake that will potentially ensure the PML-N receiving the lion’s share in the polls. The development came as political manoeuvres have intensified, with the PML-N attempting to…