Report in Dawn, October 5th, 2023LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday extended pre-arrest bail of PTI former secretary general Asad Umar, former prime minister Imran Khan’s sisters Uzma Khan and Aleema Khan in multiple cases of May 9 riots as police sought their arrest in the Jinnah House attack case. Mr Umar and both sisters of the PTI chairman appeared before the court on expiry of their previous bail in four cases, including attacks…
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report in Daily News, Sept 30, 2023Former President Mahinda Rajapaska yesterday said that there should be a change in the leadership of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), if the need arises. When the former President was asked about the veracity of the news on social media about imminent change of the SLPP leadership, said that he is not aware of any change in the leadership. The President was speaking to the media after calling on…
By Murtaza Ali Shah in The News, September 23, 2023LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) President and former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday said he had dashed to London to discuss legal and political steps ahead of Nawaz Sharif’s arrival back home on October 21. The former premier spoke to the media after holding important talks attended by Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Ishaq Dar, Talal Chaudhry and others at the Stanhope House. Both Maryam and…
report in The News, Sept 21, 2023KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader and former interior minister Rana Sanaullah has described former army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and former ISI director general Gen Faiz Hameed as “culprits of the nation”, saying that they should be brought to justice for causing political and economic instability in the country. In response to a question while talking on a private TV channel’s programme on Wednesday, Sanaullah said: “These people…
by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, Sept 11th, 2023• PPP leader downplays episode• Observers believe it to be ploy to boost Bilawal’s political image ISLAMABAD: After PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari publicly disowned a statement about elections made by his father Asif Ali Zardari, some party insiders said the disagreement was an attempt by the former to step out of his father’s shadow while for some it was a ‘cosmetic’ confrontation to woo the disgruntled youth.…
By Ansar Abbasi in The News, Sept 10, 2023ISLAMABAD: The conflicting statements of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and his father, former President Asif Ali Zardari, are part of their strategy to play good cop and bad cop. An insider claims that Bilawal and Zardari are two sides of the same coin and what they are presently doing is part of their political strategy. Everybody in the party knows, the source said, whom to follow. He…
By Rathindra Kuruwita in The Island, Sept 7, 2023Former President and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) leader Maithripala Sirisena, yesterday (06), said that threats to political leaders often came from their closest allies. Sirisena said so at the SLFP HQ in response to a question from a journalist on the decision to expel Dayasiri Jayasekera from the SLFP. Asked why he had removed one of his closest allies from the SLFP, Sirisena said, “These things…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, August 29th, 2023QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Monday quashed the sedition case registered against former prime minister Imran Khan on March 5 on allegations he made seditious remarks during one of his speeches. The case was lodged by a citizen with the Bijli Road police station. Four days after the FIR was registered, the judicial magistrate-I Quetta issued non-bailable warrants for the PTI chairman. On behalf of Mr…
Report in Dawn, August 28th, 2023PESHAWAR: The law enforcement agencies claimed to have arrested a member of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and his two facilitators allegedly involved in attack on former lawmaker of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Liaquat Ali Khan. The provincial head of Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), Additional Inspector General Shaukat Abbas, said that Asadullah, the suspected TTP member, was arrested in an intelligence-based operation carried out by the department in collaboration with other security agencies.…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 26m 2023When a Supreme Court order in March 2021 led to a split of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), which was formed through a merger between two largest leftist parties, CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Centre), many Maoist leaders opted to remain with the UML. But after more than two years, most of them are frustrated with the way the UML leadership treated them. Most of…
report in Khaama Press online, August 22, 2023A U.N. report released Tuesday reveals that over 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces have occurred since the Taliban’s takeover two years ago. According to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the group most targeted by the Taliban have been individuals who were previously part of the army, police, and intelligence forces. Between August 15, 2021 (when the Taliban took control), and…