Report in Dawn, October 1st, 2023KARACHI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has said that relief from the courts is the only option available to PTI Chairman Imran Khan, if he seeks to contest the general elections. In an interview with BBC Urdu, Mr Kakar said if “judicial remedy” did not work out for Mr Khan and if he was not able to get relief from the courts, then he would have to face the…
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by Zulqernain Tahir | Atika Rehman in Dawn, Oct 1st, 2023LAHORE / LONDON: After in-depth discussions on the issue with the party’s second-tier leadership at two separate meetings, the PML-N on Saturday declared that supreme leader Nawaz Sharif is ready to face “all kinds of circumstances” upon his return from London on Oct 21. A day after senior leader Ishaq Dar announced they would no longer be demanding for accountability of elements behind the elder…
by Malik Asad in Dawn, October 1st, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday filed a challan (charge sheet) in the Special Court established under the Official Secrets Act, declaring former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi principal accused in the cipher case. The other suspects in the case, including former principal secretary Azam Khan and former federal minister Asad Umar, have been placed in column 2 of the challan,…
Report in Dawn, October 1st, 2023LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has got offloaded 16 alleged beggars in the disguise of Umrah pilgrims from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-bound flight at Multan airport two days ago. According to the FIA, the group, consisting of 16 persons, including a child, 11 women and four men, was initially traveling on Umrah visas. The FIA officials during the immigration process questioned the passengers who confessed that they were going…
Shehbaz’s London trip ‘preserves party-establishment’ tiesby Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Sept 30, 2023LAHORE: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif returned from London on Thursday, reportedly after managing to persuade his elder brother Nawaz Sharif “not to disturb the ideal equation of the party with the establishment”. Mr Shehbaz had to skedaddle back to London within 48 hours of his arrival in the country following Mr Nawaz’s hard-hitting speech on Sept 18, in which he demanded accountability for…
By Isarulhaq in The News online, Sept 29, 2023HANGU: At least five people, including a police officer, lost their lives while several others were injured after a bomb went off inside a mosque during Friday’s sermon, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu, where people were gathered for weekly prayers. The city’s district police officer (DPO) Nisar Ahmed said that the blast took place within the limits of the Doaba police station. Over 30 people have been buried…
report in The News online, Sept 30, 2023A terrorist “ring leader” was gunned down during an intelligence based operation (IBO) led by the security forces in the general area of Katalang in District Mardan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. The military’s wing said that two separate encounters took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the night between September 28 and 28. “An intelligence based operation was conducted in general area Katalang, Mardan District,…
report in The Express Tribune, Sept 29, 2023QUETTA: A heavy exchange of firing resumed on Thursday between two rival groups of Mengal tribe in Wadh town of Khuzdar district in Balochistan, suspending vehicular traffic on Quetta-Karachi National Highway and badly disrupting normal life in the area. According to reports, the exchange of firing continued between the men, who were waiting in trenches for over one and half months following a ceasefire negotiated by Nawab Aslam…
report on The News online, Sept 29, 2023 ( early story)QUETTA/MASTUNG: A massive explosion Friday rocked Balochistan’s Mastung district leaving over 50 people injured. The district’s assistant commissioner said the blast was of a “massive nature” and took place near a mosque where people were gathering to mark Eid Miladun Nabi. The district’s station house officer (SHO) informed Geo News about the number of injured in the blast. https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1114546-50-injured-as-blast-rips-through-mastung
(BREAKING NEWS)report in The Express Tribune, Sept 29, 2023At least six people were killed and dozens injured when a bomb exploded in an Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH) rally in Balochistan’s Mastung on Friday, confirmed the area’s deputy commissioner. The area was cordoned off by law enforcers and rescue personnel shifted the casualties to nearby medical facilities.https://tribune.com.pk/story/2438428/at-least-six-killed-in-eid-miladun-nabi-procession-blast-in-mastung-1