by Aamir Yasin in Dawn, October 21st, 2023RAWALPINDI: The mysterious re-emergence of “missing” political leaders in TV interviews continued on Friday when the face of Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed flashed on TV screens after a disappearance of 34 days. In the interview, Mr Rashid kept professing his proximity to the army and said that attempting to block the appointment of Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir was PTI Chairman Imran…
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Report in Business Recorder, Oct 21, 2023LAHORE: All is set for the return of PML-N supremo to the country and a big power show of the party at Minar-e-Pakistan on Saturday (today). Nawaz Sharif, who is in Dubai, will travel to Pakistan in a charter plane on Saturday. He would reach Lahore Fort through a helicopter to attend the PML-N public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan. The PML-N supremo is returning to the country after ending his…
by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, October 21st, 2023• ‘N’ supremo set to return today by chartered plane• Will land in Islamabad to ‘make bail’, then head to Lahore• Scheduled to address at Minar-i-Pakistan this evening• Party tasks ticket aspirants with ‘bringing crowds’ LAHORE: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is all set to arrive in Pakistan today (Saturday) after a four-year self-imposed exile in the UK, and his party is rallying its base, urging supporters to converge…
Bureau Report in Dawn, October 21st, 2023PESHAWAR: The Federal Investigation Agency’s Anti-Corruption Circle arrested an Afghan national for carrying forged Pakistani documents, officials said. They said on an intelligence report, a raid was conducted on the University Road, where Habibullah, an Afghan, was taken into custody. “The accused had arrived from Afghanistan. The raiding team recovered a Pakistani national identity card, a passport and a border crossing token from the accused,” an FIA official said.…
By Murtaza Ali Shah in The News, Oct 21, 2023DUBAI: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif Saturday said that he is returning to the country “vindicated”, expressing confidence in his party to steer Pakistan out of crises. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo was speaking to journalists at the Dubai airport before boarding a special flight to the country, ending four-year self-imposed exile. Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted in a 1999 coup, is returning to Pakistan…
report in Daily Times, Oct 21, 2023The United States has urged Pakistan to allow Afghans seeking protection to enter the country. The US State Department said on Thursday that it strongly encourages Afghanistan’s neighbours, including Pakistan, to allow entry for Afghans seeking international protection and to coordinate with international humanitarian organizations to provide humanitarian assistance. “We strongly encourage Afghanistan’s neighbours, including Pakistan, to allow entry for Afghans seeking international protection and to coordinate with international…
By Zebunnisa Burki in The News, Oct 21, 2023KARACHI: Political commentators feel that the fragile economic situation; Nawaz Sharif’s ‘narrative’; how he deals with Imran Khan; and the Punjab voter’s alleged proclivity for voting for establishment parties are the immediate challenges that await Nawaz as he returns home today. For some analysts, though, Nawaz Sharif’s politics are well past their sell-by date already. The News talked to political commentators on what challenges Nawaz faces as…
Report in The News, October 21, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The police and officials of the Anti-Corruption Establishment on Friday raided the house of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) provincial president Ali Amin Gandapur to arrest the former federal minister, but he was not present at home at the time of the raid. It was learnt that the police and officials of the Anti-Corruption Establishment conducted a raid to arrest Ali Amin Gandapur, but he was not preset…
Bureau Report in Dawn, October 21st, 2023PESHAWAR: Two former provincial ministers were reportedly arrested and several others managed to escape as police launched a fresh crackdown on the leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday. PTI workers and family members claimed that police arrested former minister for higher education Kamran Bangash while raids were conducted on the houses of former ministers and lawmakers in Peshawar. In Bajaur tribal district, police arrested former provincial…