report in The News, December 25, 2023PESHAWAR: Desperate for some electoral adjustment, a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) delegation paid another visit to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) and the two parties decided to work out recommendations for seat-to-seat adjustment at the district level. Headed by former provincial president of PPP and ex-minister Syed Zahir Ali Shah, the visiting delegation consisted of Shazi Khan and Misbahuddin. Provincial secretary of the JUIF Ataul Haq Darvesh, Secretary Information Abdul…
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by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, December 25th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan witnessed the highest number of suicide attacks since 2014 during this year, with nearly half of them targeting the security forces. According to statistics released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) regarding suicide attacks in 2023, the country experienced a disturbing surge in such attacks, reaching the highest level since 2014. As many as 48 per cent of deaths and 58pc of…
report in Dawn, December 25th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: Police foiled a militant attack on Serai Gambila police station here late Sunday night. A police official said that unknown militants attacked the police station in a bid to enter the building. They used light and heavy weapons prompting policemen to retaliate in the same manner,” he maintained. The official said that the personnel deployed at the police station were fully alert and they responded strongly. The police…
by Malik Asad in Dawn, December 24th, 2023FORMER prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s acquittal in two major corruption cases — Avenfield Apartments and Al-Azizia Steel Mills — over the past month has reignited discussions about his potential comeback in politics. While the development has cleared his path to run in the upcoming elections and reclaim his role as PML-N’s president, it may not be a walk in Hyde Park for Mr Sharif. However, until things get…
by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Dec 24th, 2023LAHORE: The PML-N, which recently was showering praise on the judiciary for providing ‘expeditious justice’ to its convicted supreme leader Nawaz Sharif in corruption cases, on Saturday turned its guns on the apex court for providing “certificate of innocence” to PTI founder Imran Khan in the cipher case. On Friday, the Supreme Court granted post-arrest bail to PTI leaders Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the cipher…
report in Daily Times, Dec 24, 2023The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday expressed disapproval of the Supreme Court ruling in the cipher case giving relief to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan. The comments from the senior party leaders came following the ex-PTI chairman’s bail a day earlier. During a media talk in Lahore, senior PML-N leader Malik Ahmad Khan wondered how Imran Khan could be spared for his…
Report in The Nation, Dec 24, 2023ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar Saturday assured that the government would investigate the complaints about hurdles to stop some people from taking part in the electoral process. In an interview with a private television, ……. Talking about the protesters from Balochistan who came to Islamabad, he said everyone had the right to protest with lawful behaviour. However, if a situation of law and order would be…
by Naeem Asghar in The Express Tribune, Dec 24, 2023ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government on Saturday opened dialogue with Baloch protestors demanding an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings prevalent in their province in order to resolve grievances, expressing willingness to continue the talks. The government committee, formed by caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, engaged in talks with the Baloch protesters in Islamabad where they have announced a three-day ultimatum for the release of…
by Zoya Anwer in Dawn, December 24th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Durnaz Bibi* arrived in Islamabad alongside hundreds of Baloch protesters on Wednesday night, for the recovery of their loved ones who had been forcibly disappeared, but instead of justice, she along with others, faced the wrath of the state. When Dawn approached her outside the press club, she was trying to balance a toddler in her arms. The child tightly held onto the picture of a loved…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, December 24th, 2023QUETTA: Balochistan remained cut off with Sindh and Punjab for a second consecutive day on Saturday due to shuttered businesses, protest rallies, and sit-ins across the province. Highways were blocked, causing a complete halt to traffic. Demonstrations occurred in Turbat, Panjgur, Naal, Uthal, Hub, Gadani, Dera Bugti, D.G. Khan, and others, following a call from the Baloch Yakjehti Council (BYC) in solidarity with the long marchers. Turbat and…