By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Oct 2, 2023A joint statement of the meeting of the heads of states from Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) with the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, said that the participants stressed the importance of an inclusive and representative government in Afghanistan with the active participation of all ethnic, religious and political groups, and the respect for and protection of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms of all…
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By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir in The News, Oct 02, 2023ISLAMABAD: Sindh interim Home Minister Brigadier (retd) Haaris Nawaz Sunday said the Afghan Taliban and TTP were ideologically the same. Talking to a website, he said the US deliberately left its weapons and ammunition behind before quitting Afghanistan, which had been taken away by terrorist groups like the TTP, BLA, BLF and Daesh. Now these weapons were being used against Pakistan. He said terrorists from the…
report in Khaama Press online, Oct 1, 2023In the suburbs of Islamabad, Pakistani police detained 800 Afghan refugees. Out of these, 400 were released because they had valid permits, while 375 face deportation due to a lack of proper documentation. Pakistani media, citing the Counter Terrorism Department, reported that 400 individuals with valid residency permits were released, while 375 others are set to be deported due to a lack of documentation. Samaa TV, a Pakistani…
report on The Nation online, Oct 2, 2023 at 10:58 AMPakistan Customs has foiled a bid to smuggle Iranian diesel, worth Rs40.4 million in Gwadar, Balochistan. Customs Intelligence during an action in Gwadar, seized two oil tankers filled with 80,000 Iranian diesel worth Rs40.4 million. DG Customs Faiz Ahmed said the two tankers filled with Iranian diesel were being smuggled to parts of Balochistan when the action was taken. Receipts of a private fuel station…
by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, Oct 2, 2023WASHINGTON: A move in the US Congress to prohibit assistance to Pakistan has been defeated by a clear majority as American lawmakers underlined the importance of their bilateral ties with Islamabad. Last month, Tennessee Republican Andy Ogles proposed an amendment to the US Appropriations bill, seeking to bar US defence assistance to Pakistan to discourage the ongoing crackdown on political dissent. The move was put to vote recently…
by Shafiq Butt in Dawn, Oct 2nd, 2023SAHIWAL: While calling PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s return to power “out of question”, JUI-F emir Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday raised questions over holding elections in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at a time when they remain gripped by intense winter. “It is out of the question that Imran, who is a product of a fake and bogus election, will return to power again,” Mr Rehman said. He was…
report in The News, Oct 2, 2023SAHIWAL: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the head of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUIF), said on Sunday not elections but stabilisation of the national economy was the need of the hour. Addressing the media in Sahiwal, he said all the political parties in the PDM alliance were always ready for elections, but betterment of economy was a matter that should be addressed first. He said…
by Rizwan Shehzad in The Express Tribune, Oct 2, 2023ISLAMABAD: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, along with his like-minded leaders, has not only reshaped the party’s anti-establishment narrative, but boldly set aside the conventional belief that public perception held paramount significance in winning the elections. Known for his persistency, the PML-N president has finally managed to turn his party’s guns away from the military’s retired top brass, especially former army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and…
report in Dawn, Oct 2, 2023LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) late on Saturday night offloaded eight alleged beggars in the disguise of Umrah pilgrims from a Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-bound flight at Multan airport, reports Dawn.com. According to a statement issued by FIA immigration officer Tariq Mehmood, it transpired during the immigration that the group was travelling to Saudi Arabia for the “purpose of begging”. The agency said the group handed over an amount…
report in The Express Tribune, Oct 2, 2023The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday barred a group of alleged beggars/human traffickers from travelling to Saudi Arabia on the pretext of performing Umrah at the Multan airport. An FIA spokesperson said that eight passengers, possessing Umrah visas, were primed for their journey to Saudi Arabia. However, during the standard immigration procedure, they failed to provide substantiated reasons for their travel. Following intense questioning by immigration officials,…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Oct 2nd, 2023QUETTA: Two days after the deadly suicide blast in Mastung, the caretaker Balochistan government declared an “all-out war” against terrorists with the support of armed forces. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai said terrorist incidents were occurring in the country, and there was “a set pattern” of these attacks. “Enough is enough. Now there will be no appeasement or concession … we declare…