report in The Express Tribune, Dec 31, 2023LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif stated on Saturday that the PML-N is now stronger and more united than ever, emphasizing the party’s commitment to rescuing the people of Pakistan amidst current economic challenges. During the PML-N parliamentary board meeting, Nawaz praised his brother Shehbaz Sharif, the party president, for his unwavering commitment to both the party and the people of Pakistan. He credited Shehbaz for successfully addressing…
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by Rejaul Karim Byron in The Daily Star, Dec 29, 2023The government’s spending on interest payments against the mounting foreign debt surged 136.70 percent year-on-year to $562 million in the first five months of the current fiscal year as disbursements surged in recent years. The interest payment stood at $237 million in July-November of the previous financial year of 2022-23, data from the Economic Relations Division (ERD) showed. The fund release for the mega projects…
report in The Express Tribune, December 20th, 2023.LAHORE: Former Prime Minister and PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif expressed his disappointment over the current state of affairs in Pakistan on Tuesday, attributing it to self-inflicted mistakes rather than external factors. Speaking at a parliamentary board meeting in Lahore, Sharif acknowledged that the nation’s predicament was a result of domestic errors. “It’s not India or the United States; we are in this position due to our own…
report in ToloNews, Dec 13, 2023 at 9:34 PMAt least seven journalists have been detained in the southern zone of Afghanistan in the current solar year (March 22, 2023, onward), a media watchdog said. Sultan Ali Jawadi, editor in chief of Naseem radio station, was arrested in September in Daikundi. He was recently sentenced to one year in prison. “Jawadi has been detained for one-year in prison for not obeying the Islamic Emirate. They were…
By Javed Aziz Khan in The News, Dec 09, 2023PESHAWAR: As many as 243 attacks were carried out on police force in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the current year, with 46 happening alone in Dera Ismail Khan district. According to the statistics collected by the Counter-Terrorism Department, after DI Khan most attacks on police, 37, were reported in Peshawar and 31 in Khyber district during the current year. Over 100 policemen were martyred alone in Peshawar…
Report in The Nation, November 22, 2023ISLAMABAD\LAHORE – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday held discussions on current political scenario with Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of Jamiat Ulema Islam Fazl (JUI-F). After arriving at Rehman’s residence in Islamabad both the former prime ministers extended condolences to Rehman over the sad demise of his mother-in-law. Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Hydari, Ishaq Dar, Maulana Asad Mehmood, and…
Report in Pakistan Today, Nov 21, 2023PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Central General Council meeting on Monday decided to actively participate in general elections 2024 and directed its district organizations to forward final recommendations of candidates on National and Provincial Assembly constituencies till 27th of current month. Chaired by Central Ameer JUI-F, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the two-day meeting of the Central General Council concluded at Mufti Mahmood Markaz. Besides, central secretary general Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri,…
By A.J. Abeynayake in The Island, Nov 15, 2023The Supreme Court yesterday (14) ruled that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and several others are responsible for the ongoing economic crisis. The bench comprised Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, PC, Buwaneka Aluwihare, Priyantha Jayawardena, Vijith K. Malalgoda and Murdu Fernando. The five-judge bench by a margin of five-to-one determined that the Rajapaksa brothers as well as former…
Report in Dawn, November 6th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The gulf between two main allies in the last government — Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) — is broadening before forthcoming general elections as the former levelled allegation against latter for having a hidden alliance with current caretakers government. In a statement, PPP Secretary General Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari on Sunday raised fingers on PML-N leader and former finance minister Ishaq Dar for holding the…
by Shovongkor Karmakar in Prothom ALo, Oct 7, 2023Bangladesh has seen a drop in the inflow of remittance from seven out of the top 10 destinations with remittance from the US, the second largest source, falling to nearly half, according to an analysis of data from Bangladesh Bank on remittance received in the first quarter (July-September) half of the current fiscal reveals. A dollar crisis hit the country following the Russian-Ukraine War, creating pressure on…
by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 2nd, 2023The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority on Sunday filed corruption cases at the Special Court against three current and former officials of the Pashupati Area Development Trust over the alleged misuse of gold while laying the peethikakavach, a gold sheet covering for the base of the main Shivalinga at the Pashupatinath Temple. Peethikakavach gathers and channels liquid offerings like water and milk made…