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MR defends himself

edit in The Sunday Island, Dec 3, 2023What has been widely described as the “historic” Supreme Court judgment which by a majority 4-1 decision of a five-judge bench held the Rajapaksa brothers, Mahinda, Gotabaya and Basil and other unelected officials including two past Governors of the Central Bank, a former Secretary to the President, a former Treasury Secretary and some members of the Central Bank Monetary Board responsible for landing the country in its current…

Zardari rallies support for Bilawal as next PM

By Asim Yasin in The News, Dec 01, 2023ISLAMABAD: While the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) President Asif Ali Zardari’s words that ‘Bilawal was not yet trained’ to be the prime minister are still reverberating, in a sudden volte-face on Thursday, he rallied support for Bilawal to install him as the country’s youngest prime minister. “We have to make Bilawal Bhutto Zardari the leader of today and tomorrow,” he said while addressing a public meeting…

Country needs political stability to move forward, says Nawaz Sharif

Report in The Nation, Nov 26, 2023SIALKOT – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif said Saturday that political stability is a must to move the country forward. “We have to re­build the country afresh. After realising what has happened to this country, a person like me thinks 10 times how the country could be put on the right path again,” the former prime minister stat­ed this while addressing a ceremony at the Sialkot Chamber…

Nawaz fires fresh salvo at those behind his ouster

by Abid Mehmood in Dawn, November 26th, 2023• PML-N supremo says Imran’s sponsors equally responsible for economic mess• Calls for political stability, long-term policy to rake in investmentsNAROWAL: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday touted the policy and economic achievements during the tenure of PML-N and said the decision to impose PTI chief Imran Khan on the country stopped the wheel of progress. Addressing a ceremony at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry,…

Nepal calls for unity for country’s prosperity

report in Nepalnews.com, Nov 25, 2023Chairperson of Nepal Communist Party (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal has said all sections of the society, including the political parties should join hands for the prosperity of the country. Speaking at a program held on Friday at the Central Office of the party, Nepal said that economic transformation based on social justice is the current need of the country. Pointing out that maintaining good governance is essential to guarantee…

‘Aragalaya’ diverted Police, military attention away from drugs, underworld – Minister Alles

By Methmalie Dissanayake in Ceylon Today, Nov 24, 2023Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles, claimed in Parliament yesterday (23) that, in his view, deploying the Police and Military exclusively to address the Aragalaya and its associated incidents for about a year, resulted in diverting the attention of the law enforcement agencies away from underworld activities and drug-related issues in the country. Speaking during the Committee Stage debate on Expenditure Heads on Defence and Public Security,…

BNP, Jamaat, like-minded parties threaten to resist one-sided polls

report in Prothom Alo, Nov 24, 2023The leaders of BNP and some like-minded parties and alliances on Thursday threatened that the people of the country will foil the government’s move to hold a lopsided national election on 7 January by using their all might. Speaking at demonstrations and rallies in different areas of the capital in support of their ongoing 48-hour blockade on Thursday, they also called upon the government to cancel the election schedule…

Formation commanders vow to help govt boost economy, national security

by Baqir Sajjad Syed in Dawn, November 24th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Army commanders on Thursday reaffirmed their backing for the caretaker government’s initiatives for improving national security and economic stability, while observing that signs of stability were starting to emerge across the country. “The forum resolved to fully support government’s initiatives in various domains for sustainable recovery of the economy,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement at the conclusion of the 82nd Formation Commanders…

More than 400,000 Afghan migrants return home from Iran

report in The Frontier Post, Nov 20, 2023KABUL : According to reports, so far, approximately 450,000 Afghan migrants have voluntarily returned to the country from Iran to address the issue of illegal immigration. Tasnim news agency, citing Javad Khani, the official in charge of managing illegal migrants at the National Organization for Migration, has reported that there is a possibility of approximately four million illegal migrants being present in the country. According to this Iranian…

Activists: Pakistan should Stop Mistreating Afghan Refugees

By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Nov 19, 2023 at 8:49 PMSome civil society activists in Pakistan demanded a stop to the forced deportation of Afghan refugees from this country. These protesters said that law enforcement agencies in Pakistan are persecuting Afghan refugees. The Islamic Emirate assured it has made necessary preparations to welcome the refugees and said that more than 400,000 people have returned to the country so far. Some members of the civil…

Some Pakistani Clerics Support Expulsion of Refugees

report in TOLOnews, Nov 18, 2023 at 8:57 PMSeveral religious scholars of Pakistan supported the expulsion of illegal immigrants from this country. During a meeting with Pakistan’s chief of army staff, General Syed Asim Munir, the scholars expressed their concerns about the use of Afghanistan’s territory against Pakistan and asked the current Afghan government to take action in this regard. “The forum unanimously supported Government’s measures to harden the State including repatriation of illegal foreigners,…