by Baqir Sajjad Syed in Dawn, December 31st, 2023ISLAMABAD: Mullah Sherin Akhund, a senior Afghan Taliban figure and governor of Kandahar province, is expected to arrive in Islamabad early next month in a fresh bid to resolve the stalemate in bilateral ties over the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) issue. Mullah Sherin’s interactions in Islamabad will include meetings with intelligence and Foreign Office officials. The visit follows efforts by the Afghan Taliban to reduce tensions with…
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Report in Pakistan Today, Nov 9, 2023TASHKENT: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Wednesday reiterated the resolve to finalize the Strategic Partnership Agreement at the earliest to promote regional economic integration. The bilateral ties were discussed in a bilateral meeting between Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, on the sidelines of the 16th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) being held here. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to play an…
by Jahanzeb Abbasi in The Express Tribune, Nov 2, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has filed an amended petition in the Supreme Court, seeking the court’s intervention to ensure that the general elections are held within 90 days of the dissolution of the National Assembly, as per the Constitution. The petition contended that the elections in Punjab could not be held as ordered by the Supreme Court on May 14. The petition also challenged the…
Report in The Daily Star, Oct 31, 2023The ruling Awami League-led alliance yesterday vowed to resist BNP if the party tries to foil the national polls, slated for early January. They also urged the opposition to participate in the election shunning the path of movement. The 14-party alliance yesterday held a rally at AL headquarters on Bangabandhu Avenue protesting BNP’s attack on police, journalists, chief justice’s residence and torching police boxes and ambulances on Saturday.…
By Saleem Shahid in Dawn, October 10th, 2023QUETTA: An army major and a havildar embraced martyrdom in a heavy exchange of fire between armed militants and security forces, during an operation conducted in Zhob, in the early hours of Monday morning. In a statement issued here by the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations said that five suspected militants were killed in the gun battle with the terrorists, while officials said arms and ammunition were…
report in The daily Star, Oct 7, 2023Unidentified criminals broke into a temple in Munshiganj town early yesterday and stole five idols of Hindu deities. The donation box of the temple, a silver swing, and other valuables made of brass were also stolen, said temple committee President Mahadev Halder. The stolen idols are an ashtadhatu idol of Radha-Krishna (40kg), a Gopal idol, a Ganesh idol, another brass idol of Radha-Krishna, and a brass idol of…
By Maheesha Mudugamuwa in The Morning, Apr 16, 2023Sri Lanka is in consultation with all stakeholders for the introduction of a Debt-for-Nature Swap (DNS), an innovative financial solution introduced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to Deputy Secretary to the Treasury R.M.P. Ratnayake. The Deputy Secretary to the Treasury told The Sunday Morning that the Government had been working on the debt-for-nature swap concept for a long time as Sri Lanka needed to finalise…
Report in TOLOnews Online, March 19,2023 at 9:57 PMMore the 70 countries and EU representatives in a UN CSW statement said the ban on female education puts Afghan women and girls at increased risk of “gender-based violence, including child, early, and forced marriage” and it “undermines Afghanistan’s stability.” “In addition, the order barring female employees of national and international NGOs from the workplace means that millions of Afghans will be unable to access life-saving humanitarian…