Report in Dawn, November 10th, 2023LAHORE: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif will contest in general elections as the party expects his legal troubles to go away within two months. Talking to reporters on Thursday, PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah said Mr Sharif would not wait for by-polls to contest the elections and expressed hope that cases against him would be decided before the Feb 8 elections. There had been speculations among the party ranks that if…
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by Iftikhar Shirazi in Dawn, November 9th, 2023Two terrorists were killed while four others were injured during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Ursoon, near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chitral district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Wednesday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that security forces had conducted an IBO last night during which an “intense exchange of fire” took place with militants. “Resultantly, two terrorists were sent to…
Bureau Report in Dawn, November 9th, 2023PESHAWAR: Two militants were gunned down by members of security forces in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) carried out in Ursoon area, a locality situated near Pak-Afghan border in Chitral district, on Wednesday. A statement issued by Inter -Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said the security forces conducted an IBO in Ursoon area where an intense exchange of fire took place between security forces and militants. Two…
Report in Dawn, November 9th, 2023KOHAT: The police repulsed a rocket and gun attack on Khurram Muhammadzai police station in Karak district’s Banda Daud Shah tehsil on Tuesday night, forcing militants to flee, officials said on Wednesday. However, they said a constable was injured when a splinter from a wall struck him. Karak district police officer Sajjad Ahmed Khan and DSP Nazir Hussain said that the militants attacked the police station from its backside. Following…
By Javed Aziz Khan in The News, Nov 9, 2023PESHAWAR: Around 200,000 Afghans have returned home via Torkham after the government’s drive against undocumented foreigners. The police in Peshawar and other districts have started checking documents of vendors and shopkeepers in some areas to find if they possessed the Proof of Registration (PoR) cards or any other document legalizing their stay in Pakistan. No mass arrests were reported from any locality. There were concerns from…
by Umer Farooq | Saleem Shahid in Dawn, November 9th, 2023PESHAWAR / QUETTA: ….. Afghan refugees living without legal documents in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan were also leaving for their country through a voluntary repatriation programme of the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, via the border town of Chaman. UNHCR officials in Quetta said that according to the International Organisation for Migration, 1,926 Afghan families consisting of 26,275 individuals were returned to Afghanistan…
by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, November 9th, 2023• Caretaker PM says Islamabad will not back down on deportation of illegal Afghans, tells Kabul to move against anti-Pakistan groups• Says 60pc rise in terror incidents in two years, TTP havens in neighbouring country to blame• Terms Afghan leaders’ remarks on deportation ‘irresponsible’, ‘threatening’ISLAMABAD: As mass expulsion of Afghan nationals purportedly living without proper documentation picks up steam, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq on Wednesday pinned…
Report in Pakistan Today, Nov 9, 2023TASHKENT: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Wednesday reiterated the resolve to finalize the Strategic Partnership Agreement at the earliest to promote regional economic integration. The bilateral ties were discussed in a bilateral meeting between Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, on the sidelines of the 16th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) being held here. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to play an…
By Kalbe Ali in Dawn, November 9th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday agreed to further expand cooperation in the fields of media, drama, and non-news category. The decision was made here during a meeting between caretaker Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi and Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Al Malki. Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Interfaith Harmony Allama Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi also attended the meeting. In…