report in Dawn, December 20th, 2023CHARSADDA: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief Akhtar Hayat Khan on Tuesday claimed that the terrorists behind the recent Dera Ismail Khan and Tank attacks against security personnel had been traced and their identity would be disclosed “very soon.” After inaugurating the “command and control room” at the City Police Station here, Mr Khan said the events in Afghanistan affected peace in Pakistan. He said the police were “fully” prepared to counter…
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by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, December 14th, 2023WASHINGTON: Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir commenced his first working day in Washington on Wednesday with a meeting with the US defence secretary at the Pentagon. The Pentagon issued a brief statement after the meeting, saying: “Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III hosted Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir at the Pentagon today, where the two officials discussed recent regional security developments and…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 6, 2023Balochistan Caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai on Tuesday said that the provincial government was mulling imposing a ban on Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), whose chief was arrested by the police from Chaman a day earlier. Chaman Deputy Commissioner Raja Athar Abbas had said that Manzoor Pashteen was apprehended after armed men from his vehicle allegedly opened fire at a police vehicle. However, the PTM leaders have accused law…
Report in Pakistan Today, Dec 3, 2023ISLAMABAD: Newly elected PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan has urged the Supreme Court to get the party’s rights back. Talking to the media after being elected the party chief on Saturday morning, the lawyer also requested the chief justice of Pakistan not to return his official vehicles. He further said that the people’s voices should be heard, adding that this time they would be. He added that he would…
report in The Frontier Post, Nov 20, 2023KABUL (Khaama Press): The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is actively addressing the terrorist threat originating from Afghanistan, according to Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, the chief of the CSTO Joint Staff. Sidorov stated that there is currently no significant military security issue in Afghanistan. However, concerns persist due to the Afghan government’s limited control, especially in the northern areas near CSTO member states. “As of today, there is no…
AFP report in Dhaka Tribune, Nov 9, 2023The UN rights chief Volker Turk has urged Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina to release main opposition leader Khaleda Zia for urgent medical treatment outside the country. Bangladeshi physicians have said Zia, a two-times former premier, was at “high risk” of dying without overseas medical intervention abroad after the Hasina government rejected pleas to let her leave. Zia, 78, heads the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 08, 2023In his first meeting with journalists after being appointed the chief justice in the last week of August, Bishwombhar Prasad Shrestha had claimed that the vacant positions of judges in the Supreme Court and other courts would soon be filled. He had said it was painful to see around half of the Supreme Court benches empty despite a huge workload at the court. However, close to…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 21, 2023China has in recent months stepped up its engagement across several fronts in Nepal. It is sending several high-profile leaders and officials to Nepal in order to engage with different state entities while it is also inviting Nepali leaders, top officials and civil society members, among others, to China. One of its goals is to build support for various programmes launched by President Xi Jinping. After…
By Deo Narayan Sah in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 13, 2023The government formation process in Koshi Province took an unexpected turn after a group of Nepali Congress lawmakers revolted against the party’s decision to support the chief ministerial bid of Indra Bahadur Angbo, a CPN (Maoist Centre) assembly member. Eight of the 29 Congress provincial assembly members came up with a proposal to field the party’s Kedar Karki for the position against the central leadership’s…
Report in Pakistan Today, Sept 26, 2023LAHORE: Veteran politician and Senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed on Monday hinted at a ‘deal’ with the incarcerated PTI chairman, saying they are ‘unable’ to handle prisoner No 804 and it seemed there would be a “Mother of all deals” with the PTI chief. In an exclusive interview with a private TV channel, Mushahid Hussain Syed, who is also heading Senate Standing Committee…