report in Dawn online, Nov 8, 2023Expressing condolences on the recent wave of terror attacks in Pakistan, including the Mianwali air base assault, the US State Department has affirmed that “no equipment was left behind by American forces during the Afghanistan withdrawal” that could be utilised by terrorists to target Pakistan. The US State Department’s principal deputy spokesperson, Vedant Patel, made this statement during a press briefing on Tuesday, in response to a query regarding…
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Report in Dawn, November 8th, 2023BAJAUR: The Awami National Party has named its candidates for the four provincial assembly seats in Bajaur tribal district, a statement issued here on Tuesday said. It said the ANP’s provincial parliamentary committee made the nominations on the recommendations of the party’s Bajaur leadership. As per the decision, Malik Hikmatullah Khan Mamond has been noaminated for PK-19 constituency, Gul Afzal Khan (ANP district president) for PK-20, Rasheed Khan for PK-21…
by Muhammad Shahzad in The Express Tribune, Nov 8, 2023LAHORE: In a significant development in the ongoing investigation of the May 9 Lahore Jinnah House inferno, two senior police officers have surfaced as suspects. The list of suspects, handed over to SP Investigations Model Town, includes Inspector Asim Rafi, currently serving as the Personal Staff Officer (PSO) of Lahore DIG Operations, and Sub-Inspector Asif Zulfiqar, who is serving as SHO Mustafabad. The list, which consists…
By Muhammad Irfan Mughal in Dawn, November 8th, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Amid a renewed wave of assaults targeting security personnel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — particularly D.I. Khan — and Balochistan, two police personnel were martyred and three others sustained injuries when unidentified armed men attacked the camp office of a private oil and gas company in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident took place in Darazinda area and the attackers targeted the policemen on…
By Mohammad Asghar in Dawn, November 8th, 2023RAWALPINDI: A device containing 1,510 grams of explosives was found abandoned in Gorakhpur near Adiala jail on Tuesday. The explosive device was packed in a bag along with four pieces of electric lead, a time fuse, safety fuse as well as a circuit card. The bag was found by scavengers who later placed it near a grocery shop and left. Shortly after, the police emergency services 15 received…
Edit in Pakistan Today,Nov 7, 2023They’re not going back where they came from. As you read this, hundreds of thousands of human beings who have never even seen Afghanistan are being sent to the country of their ethnic origin. Brace yourselves as news of one of the largest cases of forced migration on the planet unfolds, because sad stories abound. We are not merely talking about the political activists, artists and people associated with the…
By Khalid Iqbal in The News, Nov 7, 2023ISLAMABAD. The Special Court established under Official Secrets Act will hear Cipher case on Tuesday (today). The list of the lawyers, who will appear on behalf of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, has been provided to the court. The list was filed by Suleman Safdar, counsel for the PTI chairman, through advocate Khalid Yousuf. According to the list, eight lawyers — Suleman…
report in Dawn, November 7th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: The police on Monday claimed to have foiled terror bids by defusing explosives in Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts. Officials said that the Bannu police seized hand grenades, anti-tank mines and safety fuses from a mosque in Mamandkhel Wazir area. They added that unidentified miscreants had dumped the explosives with an intention to use them in subversive acts. “The bomb disposal squad experts defused the explosives, thus averting…
report in The News, Nov 7, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: In yet another terror attack, two policemen were martyred while three others sustained injuries in Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday morning. The terrorist attack took place at an oil and gas company in the Drazanda tehsil of DI Khan, said the deputy superintendent of police (DSP). The DSP said that the injured cops and the bodies of the other two have been…
By Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, Nov 7th, 2023KHYBER: As banned outfits continue to target security forces in relentless attacks, four security personnel were martyred in a shoot-out in Tirah during an intelligence-based operation launched on Monday after a tip-off regarding the presence of “terrorists” in the area. Since the start of this month, the security forces and the police have been in the crosshairs of militants who have launched several assaults, martyring more than a…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 06, 2023 at 8:34 PMThousands of Afghans are returning to Afghanistan as Pakistan escalates crackdowns on undocumented refugees to leave, brushing off calls by the UN, rights groups and Western embassies to reconsider expelling over 1.73 million Afghans. The refugees meanwhile complained about mistreatment by Pakistan’s police, saying that their properties have been seized and destroyed. The refugees said that they are hiding from the police to protect themselves from…