report in The News, Nov 15, 2023QUETTA: Over 30 prominent politicians of Balochistan announced joining the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz during former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his team’s visit to the provincial capital on Tuesday. Former Balochistan chief minister Jam Kamal, federal ministers Sardar Fateh Mohammad Hosni, Mujibur Rahman Mohammad Hosni, Mir Asim Kurd and Mir Dostin Domki joined the PMLN. Former Minister Khan Muhammad Jamali, Faiq Jamali, Ghafoor Lahri, Muhammad Khan Lahri, Salim Khosa,…
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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 Malik Asad in Dawn, November 15th, 2023ISLAMABAD: While the Islamabad High Court (IHC) intervened on Tuesday to stop the jail trial of former prime minister Imran Khan in the cipher case, the law ministry concurrently issued a notification for closed-door proceedings against him in NAB cases. Subsequently, Accountability Judge Mohammad Bashir conducted proceedings in the millions of pounds corruption case at Adiala Jail, permitting the NAB investigation team to interrogate the former premier until…
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…
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 Muhammad Irfan Mughal in Dawn, November 15th, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Unknown militants gunned down a policeman on the Tank-Wana Road in the Wazirabad area of Tank district on Tuesday. According to a police official, constable Sharifuddin was on his way to duty when the militants targeted him near a grid station. He embraced martyrdom on the spot. The assailants fled the scene after the attack. A heavy police contingent, including SP Investigation Haji Nasir…
Report in Dawn, November 15th, 2023KARACHI: Pakistan entered into agreements worth $364 million to sell arms with two private US military companies last year. These weapons were allegedly sent to Ukraine for its war with Russia, BBC Urdu has claimed. According to the report published on Monday, the contracts were signed with “Global Military” and “Northrop Grumman” for the sale of 155mm shells. According to the Pakistan Ordnance Factory, the shells could be fired from…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, November 13th, 2023QUETTA: The political landscape of Balochistan seems to be undergoing a shift again, with several key figures who had recently aligned with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) now moving towards the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which has recently been labelled with the epithet “king’s party” by its foes and some past allies. The departure of Mir Saleem Ahmed Khoso — a former minister in Jam Kamal Khan Alyani’s…
Report in Dawn, November 13th, 2023NAWABSHAH: A gang of dacoits kidnapped two policemen after an encounter at a picket near Tharu Shah town of Naushahro Feroze district on Sunday. A little later, they killed one of them and wounded the other. Bhria City DSP Habibur Rehman Lashari told the media that constables Jabir Rajput and Sudhir Larik had signalled the suspects to stop but they opened fire, which was returned. He said the gang overpowered…
By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir in The News, Nov 13, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former three-time prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-N supremo Nawaz Sharif has become the most sought-after leader by senior diplomats posted in Islamabad. About 60 diplomats, including ambassadors and high commissioners, are looking for an interaction with him after he returned from abroad following four years of exile, and received by people with fair amount of enthusiasm. The envoys are keen to ascertain PMLN supremo’s…
report in The News, Nov 13, 2023An official of a federal intelligence agency was martyred in an armed attack on Sunday afternoon in the Nazimabad area. The man was shot dead near AO Clinic within the jurisdiction of the Nazimabad police station. Police said that as they received the information about the firing incident, they rushed to the spot where they found a man lying critically wounded. He was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH)…