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Casting a long shadow:

Editorial in Pakistan Today, Dec 01, 2023The proposal to set up Performance Monitoring Units in loss-making electricity distribution companies under a serving brigadier, with representatives from the FIA and the Intelligence Bureau is debatable. The caretaker government may have the legal right to take a decision on this proposal, but it should not. The purpose of caretaker governments are twofold; one, to conduct elections; two, to keep the motor of government chugging away in the…

Senate approves resolution for NAB ordinance extension:

By Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, November 3rd, 2023ISLAMABAD: In a controversial move, the Senate on Thursday extended the National Accountability (Amend­ment) Ordinance, 2023, for another 120 days. A resolution to this effect was moved in the house by Law Minister Ahmad Irfan Aslam. Earlier, the minister laid in the Senate the National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023, (Ordinance No. I of 2023), as required by clause (2) of Article 89 of the Constitution. The extension…

Afghan students appeal to India for Visa extensions and scholarship resumption

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press, Sept 13, 2023Hundreds of Afghan college students whose student visas have expired gathered in New Delhi on Wednesday to protest and request the Indian government to grant visa extensions and permit them to resume their studies. India has generously provided scholarships to numerous international students, including those from Afghanistan, enabling them to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies. This initiative has opened doors to quality education for thousands, fostering academic…