Report in Dawn, October 19th, 2023LAHORE: Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday claimed to have arrested nine members of banned out-fits during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in different areas of the province. According to a CTD spokesman, 157 IBOs were conducted in different areas of the province and 158 suspects were detained and interrogated. He said that during the IBOs, nine suspects belonging to different banned outfits, including self-styled militant Islamic State (Daesh), Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan…
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Report in Dawn, October 19th, 2023PESHAWAR: A policeman was martyred and a civilian sustained injuries when unknown assailants opened fire at them on a road in the jurisdiction of Mathra police station on the outskirts of the provincial capital on Wednesday. A statement issued by the city police said constable Naeem, along with a friend, Asif was on way from Pir Bala Chowk on a motorcycle when unknown persons fired at them on Gham Khadi…
report in The News, Oct 19, 2023RIYADH: An investigation into the allegations of issuing Pakistani identity cards and passports to Afghan citizens has been launched, with Saudi Arabia sending over 12,000 passports of Afghans to the Pakistani Embassy. It should be noted that a committee has been formed to investigate the recovery of fake Pakistani passports from 12,000 Afghans in Saudi Arabia. According to sources, the Ministry of Interior has formed the five-member committee under…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, October 19th, 2023QUETTA: Balochistan Interim Minister for Information Jan Achakzai has made it clear that not only illegal Afghan residents but also Iranian and other foreign individuals who are staying unlawfully without proper documents in the country will be repatriated to their respective nations within the provided time frame, before November 1. During a press conference held on Wednesday, he stated, “This is the final decision regarding the deportation of…
By Myra Imran in The News, Oct 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on the government to withdraw immediately its decision of expelling undocumented foreigners by November 1. During a consultation session, HRCP chairperson Hina Jilani said a one-size-fits-all solution cannot be applied to all refugees and asylum seekers without considering their specific needs. Even in the deliberate absence of a policy on refugees, Pakistan is still bound by international customary…
by Imran Ayub in Dawn, October 19th, 2023KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership on Wednesday accused the ‘state’ of making all-out efforts to bring back PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, even at the cost of damaging democratic norms and delaying general elections beyond the constitutionally-mandated deadline. While addressing a rally marking the 16th anniversary of Karsaz bombing on ex-premier Benazir Bhutto’s homecoming convoy that claimed over 200 lives, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari though welcomed the…
by Rameez Khan in The Expres Tribune, Oct 19, 2023LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will make the awaited announcement regarding the election date upon the arrival of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, party sources claimed on Wednesday — lending weight to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s assertions that polls were being delayed “for the arrival of one person”. With the former premier’s arrival just around the corner, the PML-N is abuzz with the last-minute arrangements…
by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, Oct 19th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Amid speculation that the caretaker government is thinking of initiating a reconciliation dialogue among all political stakeholders, caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi held separate meetings with leaders of the PPP and PML-N, on Wednesday. The meetings came a day after PTI leader Shafqat Mehmood, who also met Mr Solangi recently, revealed that he had floated the idea of a grand national reconciliation dialogue among all political…
By Ansar Abbasi in The News, Oct 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: Doors, which the PTI is knocking for talks, are tightly closed as yet and no decision has been taken at the government level to engage the party or initiate a dialogue process. Official sources said the impression given by the PTI following Information Minister Murtaza Solangi’s meeting with Shafqat Mehmood was totally misplaced as the caretaker government had not taken any decision to initiate such dialogue.…
By Ansar Abbasi in The News, Oct 18, 2023ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti has said that in his view, there is no room for any dialogue with the attackers and planners of May 9. Talking to The News, he said like the caretaker government, President Dr Arif Alvi also has a limited role, as the latter has completed his tenure. The interior minister was contacted for his comment on PTI’s request to President Arif Alvi…
by Rizwan Shehzad in The Express Tribune, Oct 18, 2023ISLAMABAD: In a major political breakthrough, the interim government on Tuesday reached out to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership, signalling an effort to create an environment conducive for the upcoming general elections. The day witnessed a flurry of unusual political activities as meetings that appeared to lay the groundwork for the polls opened the lines of communication with foes and erstwhile allies alike. The development followed…