by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Dec 15th, 2023LAHORE: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif has once again called out the character who he claimed “orchestrated” his ouster as prime minister in 2017. In an address to the nation on Thursday, the PML-N leader explicitly named former chief justice Asif Saeed Khosa, but didn’t mention the former army chief, or his spymaster — whom he has named on several previous occasions. He claimed senior judges were forced to…
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report in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2023.KARACHI: PPP Central Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi on Tuesday said the party intended to forge a coalition government with its allies in the upcoming general elections. The statement came as the party is busy manoeuvring to cobble up its own electoral alliances in the wake of the PML-N’s efforts to make a foray into the PPP’s turf — Sindh — and other provinces to solidify its political…
by Tahir Niaz in The Nation, Nov 24, 2023ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir NI (M) Thursday presided over the 82nd Formation Commanders Conference at GHQ, which was attended by Corps Commanders, Principal Staff Officers and all Formation Commanders of Pakistan Army. The forum paid rich tribute to the supreme sacrifices of Shuhadas including officers and men of the Armed Forces, Law Enforcement Agencies and Pakistani Citizens, says a press…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 12, 2023Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev expressed satisfaction over counter-narcotics in Afghanistan, saying that the “Taliban” has contributed more to the fight against drugs in Afghanistan in the past year than a two-decade effort by a coalition led by the United States. He said that the US-led coalition forces were interested in “exporting heroin” to Russia and other countries. “In less than a year, the Taliban, no matter…
report in The Express Tribune, Nov 8, 2023LAHORE : With Punjab safely in the bag, the PML-N has stepped up its efforts to build a grand alliance in Sindh, seemingly to counter their former ally the PPP, announcing an alliance with the MQM. The party now intends to collaborate with other players in the province, including JUI-F, to expand its outreach. This much-anticipated announcement came after a meeting between MQM and PML-N leadership at PML-N’s…
by Saleem Shahid | Zulqernain Tahir | Umer Farooq in Dawn, Oct 28th, 2023QUETTA / LAHORE / PESHAWAR: As the government-ordained deadline for the deportation of illegal immigrants — mostly Afghans — draws near, authorities have intensified their efforts by setting up ‘holding centres’, and opening additional border crossing points to speed up the repatriation process. To expedite the repatriation of undocumented foreigners to Afghanistan and Iran, the Balochistan government is opening three more crossing…
by Imran Ayub in Dawn, October 19th, 2023KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership on Wednesday accused the ‘state’ of making all-out efforts to bring back PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, even at the cost of damaging democratic norms and delaying general elections beyond the constitutionally-mandated deadline. While addressing a rally marking the 16th anniversary of Karsaz bombing on ex-premier Benazir Bhutto’s homecoming convoy that claimed over 200 lives, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari though welcomed the…
by Rizwan Shehzad in The Express Tribune, Oct 18, 2023ISLAMABAD: In a major political breakthrough, the interim government on Tuesday reached out to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership, signalling an effort to create an environment conducive for the upcoming general elections. The day witnessed a flurry of unusual political activities as meetings that appeared to lay the groundwork for the polls opened the lines of communication with foes and erstwhile allies alike. The development followed…
Report in The Nation, Sept 28, 2023ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar said that Pakistan was focusing on its own interests without choosing sides in the great power competition, and that the West was “over-obsessed” with efforts to contain China. The prime minister, in an interview with Washington Post during his visit to New York to attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly session published on Wednesday, said Pakistan intended to stay “neutral”…
By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang Stanikzai in TOLOnews, Aug 28, 2023 at 4:25 PMThe International Crisis Group (ICG), said in a new report that sanctions have become an increasingly prominent tool of US statecraft, but urged Washington to align sanctions policy with peacemaking efforts. The ICG said that as the use of sanctions has increased, so, too, has awareness of their collateral effects. “While the US looks to sanctions to further its goals in numerous conflicts,…