by Jamil Nagri in Dawn, December 3rd, 2023GILGIT: At least nine people lost their lives and 21 passengers received injuries after an Islamabad-bound bus came under fire near Chilas in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan on Saturday evening. Officials said unknown gunmen targeted the bus, operated by a local private company, from nearby hills which caused the vehicle to swerve into a goods truck, causing a head-on collision which also killed the truck driver. Police said…
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By Rashidul Hasan in The Daily Star, Nov 21, 2023Jatiya Party is selling nomination forms and preparing for the polls even though it claims it has not decided to join the election. Party insiders said the JP was delaying the announcement on taking part in the January 7 election so that it could have a leverage while bargaining with the Awami League over securing polls-related benefits. The BNP and its allies have said that they…
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edit in Daily Times, December 20th, 2023Why is it that an estimated 1.7 million undocumented Afghans living well beyond their welcome in Pakistan only managed to tug at the heartstrings of the Western governments when Islamabad realised it had been pushed against the wall for far too long? Although no sovereign state is bound to explain its domestic policies, especially when standing on the edge of a shaky cliff, to the outside world, Caretaker Prime…