by Shahbaz Rana in The Express Tribune, Sept 27, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to further beef up security to safeguard the commercial interests of China after both the sides acknowledged a challenging security situation being faced by the strategic ally’s citizens, projects and institutions in the country. Islamabad and Beijing have agreed to further deepen their cooperation in the security horizon as well as to jointly defeat any conspiracies sabotaging the friendship and amicable cooperation…
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report in Khaama Press,September 21, 2023The Christian Democratic Union of Germany and the Christian Social Union of Bavaria, the largest opposition parties in the Federal Parliament of Germany, have called for a halt to accepting Afghan refugees into the country. According to reports, this proposal has reached the French news agency. It is set to be presented in the Federal Parliament of Germany on Friday to reduce immigration. The proposal suggests that the refugee acceptance…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 17, 2023Police have arrested three members, including the chief, of a new militant outfit Tawhidul Uluhiah (Al-Jihadi) from Dhaka and other parts of the country. The arrestees — chief Jewel Molla, 29, members Rahul Hossain, 21, and Gaziul Islam, 40 — had a plan to carry out terror attacks in the country in 2024, according to the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of police. They were arrested from Bagerhat, Joypurhat and…
AFP report in The Express tribune, Sept17, 2023KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have arrested at least 18 staff of an international NGO, including an American woman, accusing them of carrying out Christian missionary work, the country’s leaders said Saturday. The International Assistance Mission (IAM) confirmed its staffers were picked up from its office in Ghor province, central Afghanistan, and taken to the capital Kabul. Security and intelligence forces had been observing the group for some time,…
Report in Dawn, Sept 15th, 2023ISLAMABAD: In a significant setback for the PTI, the Supreme Court on Thursday returned its petition seeking nationwide elections in the country within 90 days with objections. The petition also requested the apex court to order the ECP to issue a schedule accordingly, besides the governors of all four provinces be directed to announce the date of elections within 90 days of the dissolution of the respective assemblies, or in…
by Waseem Shamsi in Dawn, Sept 13th, 2023• Fazl rules out alliance with PPP, says JUI-F values ‘loyalty’SUKKUR: Building steam on the campaign trail, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday raised objections to the lack of a level playing field in the run-up to general elections, saying there was a need to do away with outdated methods of running the country. In a response to a question during his visit to Sukkur,…
By Faizan Bangash & Imtiaz Hussain & Murtaza Ali Shah in The News, Sept 13, 2023LONDON/SUKKUR: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PMLN) announcement of the date of return of its Quaid Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan has raised the political temperature across the country. In a major development on Tuesday, former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the date for his elder brother’s return home ahead of the upcoming elections to lead the party’s political campaign. “Nawaz Sharif…
report in TOLOnews, Sept 5, 2023The activities of seven media outlets in Paktia have stopped due to economic challenges after the Islamic Emirate took over the country. According to the officials, these include four radio stations, two print media outlets, and one online media outlet. “The media operating in the province have many economic problems and there is no specific source to finance them,” said Sayed Omer Adil, head of a radio station in Paktia.…
report in TOLOnews, Sept 5, 2023The activities of seven media outlets in Paktia have stopped due to economic challenges after the Islamic Emirate took over the country. According to the officials, these include four radio stations, two print media outlets, and one online media outlet. “The media operating in the province have many economic problems and there is no specific source to finance them,” said Sayed Omer Adil, head of a radio station in Paktia.…
by Zafar Bhutta in The Express tribune, Sept 6, 2023ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday recommended the Power Division not to increase the power tariff for the consumers using less than 200 units per month, warning that inflated electricity bills could force the people towards civil disobedience in the country. The Senate Standing Committee on Power met here with its Chairman Senator Saifullah Abro in the chair. During the meeting, the committee members grilled the…
report in Khaama Press, online ,Sept 4, 2023Masood Khan, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, emphasized that despite the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan, the threat of terrorism still exists in the country. According to a report by Radio Pakistan on Monday, Khan said that both the United States and Pakistan are responsible for directing Afghanistan towards stability. He highlighted the collaboration between the United States and Pakistan in the fight against terrorism, though…