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Nawaz to exit country before polls: Aitzaz

report in The Express Tribune, Dec 31, 2023Veteran politician and esteemed lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan has made startling predictions regarding PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif, suggesting that the former premier might once again exit the country before the upcoming elections and keep tabs on the results from abroad. Ahsan shared his insights during an interview with a private news channel on Friday. Pointing out that the PML-N supremo “is abroad anyways”, Ahsan speculated on the possibility of…

PML-N aims to engage public for ‘meaningful manifesto’

by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, December 28th, 2023LAHORE: With elections just round the corner, the PML-N on Wednesday unveiled an online portal to seek inputs from Pakistani nationals at home and abroad by Jan 5 for its upcoming manifesto, likely to be launched in the second week of next month. PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif underscored the participation of people in this endeavour and said the former ruling party aimed to enter elections “with a mission…

Immigrants allowed to resettle abroad exempted from arrest

by Saleem Shahid | Ibrahim Shinwari | Umer Farooq in Dawn, Nov 5th, 2023PESHAWAR: The caretaker Khyber Pakhtun­khwa government has exem­pted the illegal immigrants scheduled to resettle in Western countries from the ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrants. The KP home department said in a letter that a list of illegal foreigners destined for third countries was received from the federal Ministry of Interior and individuals destined for third countries would not be subject to arrest.…

PM will be responsible if anything happens to Khaleda: Pro-BNP lawyers

Report in The Daily Star, Oct 12, 2023Pro-BNP lawyers yesterday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be held responsible and be made accused if unfortunate anything happen to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for not allowing her to go abroad for treatment. “This government does not understand democracy, rule of law and human rights, and does not want the people’s relief and welfare other than its party men’s development…The prime minister, as the head of a…

‘90pc beggars held abroad are Pakistanis’

report in Dawn, September 28th, 2023KARACH: The Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis was informed on Wednesday that a growing number of beggars from Pakistan were moving abroad, which has spurred ‘human trafficking’. Secretary Zulfikar Hai­der of Ministry for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Deve­lop­ment made this disclosure during a discussion in the Senate panel on the issue of skilled and unskilled labour leaving Pakistan, Dawn.com reported. In a startling revelation, Secretary Haider informed the…

Nepali citizens living abroad will be able to vote: Dahal

report in Nepalnews, Sept 18, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that Nepali citizens outside the country for various reasons will be provided the opportunity to vote in general elections. Currently in the United States to participate in the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations, Prime Minister Dahal said that Nepali citizens will not be deprived of the right to vote. In a meeting with Nepali media persons in New York on Sunday,…

Khaleda should be allowed to seek treatment abroad, say 582 eminent citizens in joint statement

report in The Daily Star, Sept 8, 2023A total of 582 eminent citizens yesterday said BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia should immediately be allowed to fly abroad for better treatment. In a joint statement, they said the three-time former prime minister of Bangladesh has been undergoing serious illness and living a life of prisoner even at the age of 78 based on a “motivated verdict”. They called upon the government to go beyond politics and…

Khaleda should be allowed to seek treatment abroad, say 582 eminent citizens in joint statement

report in The Daily Star, Sept 8, 2023A total of 582 eminent citizens yesterday said BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia should immediately be allowed to fly abroad for better treatment. In a joint statement, they said the three-time former prime minister of Bangladesh has been undergoing serious illness and living a life of prisoner even at the age of 78 based on a “motivated verdict”. They called upon the government to go beyond politics and…

Karzai’s Relatives Confirm Ban On His Travel Abroad

By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Sept 6, 2023 at 8:35 PMFormer president Hamid Karzai’s relatives confirmed there is a ban on Karzai’s travel abroad. The relatives of Hamid Karzai confirmed to TOLOnews that three official invitations from other nations were sent to Karzai when he returned from the UK, but the Islamic Emirate has not yet let him travel abroad. In the meantime, a source told TOLOnews that Hamid Karzai was not permitted to meet…

‘Judiciary’s blue-eyed boy’ need not go abroad: Sana

report in The News, September 04, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister and PMLN leader Rana Sanaullah on Sunday took a jibe at PTI Chairman Imran Khan, saying the blue-eyed boy of the judicial system need not go abroad. “Who is spending money on Imran Niazi?” the former interior minister asked. “Those he works for are trying to save him. First, they made him a hero, gave him foreign funding and brought him to power after which…

Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s son stopped from flying abroad

report in The News, September 01, 2023LAHORE: Zain Qureshi, the son of PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, was prevented from flying to Dubai from Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport on Thursday by immigration officials. Qureshi was about to travel on Emirates Airlines flight EK623 when his name was flashed on the Provisional National Identification List (PNIL) as he went through the Integrated Border Management (IBM) system. Zain is wanted by the police in connection…