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One-month deadline for illegal foreign nationals to be announced soon

By Ansar Abbasi in The News, Sept 29, 2023ISLAMABAD: The government will soon announce one-month deadline for all illegal foreign immigrants, including Afghans, to leave the country or face the music. After the one-month deadline, a major countrywide crackdown will be launched by the law-enforcement agencies to identify and deport such illegal immigrants, the vast majority of whom are said to be Afghans. Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti will announce the policy in a few days…

PTI chief, others face sedition case for May 9 riots

report in Daily Times, Sepr 21, 2023A provision of sedition has been added to the challans of all the suspects, including PTI chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan, believed to be involved in the May 9 mayhem earlier this year. SSP Investigation Lahore Dr Anoosh Masood Chaudhry said Section 120-B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) had been imposed in all the cases including the primary one of the May 9…

Swiss NGO says 18 staff members detained in Afghanistan

AFP report, Sep 16, 2023 at 12.13 PM ISTKABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have detained 18 staff members of a Swiss-registered NGO, including a foreigner, the group said Saturday. The International Assistance Mission (IAM) said the staffers were picked up from its office in Ghor province, central Afghanistan, and taken to the capital Kabul. “At this time, we have no information about the nature of allegations against our staff and are, therefore, unable to comment or…

Pakistan expresses concern over terrorist activities from Afghan soil

By Mariana Baabar in The News, Sept 15, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed concern over terrorist attacks in country’s different areas, including Chitral, from across the border with Afghanistan. The Foreign Office spokesperson, during the weekly media briefing, said: “I would like to reiterate what we have said in the past. Pakistan is concerned about the security threat emanating from Afghanistan. There have been recent incidents, including in Chitral, on 6 September, as well as…

ATC denies police further remand of PTI women

Report in Dawn, Sept 6th, 2023LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday denied Sarwar Road police further physical remand of PTI women including fashion designer Khadija Shah, Sanam Javed, Tayyaba Ambreen, former MNA Alia Hamza and 77 other suspects in the corps commander house attack case. The investigating offi­cer produced the suspects before the court and requ­ested it to extend their physical remand to complete the investigation. However, the defence lawyers opposed further remand, saying nothing…

Maryam, US envoy Blome meet in Murree

Report in Dawn, September 4th, 2023LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz and US envoy to Pakistan Donald Blome on Sunday held a meeting at her Murree residence wherein both sides discussed matters of mutual interest, including economy and security. The picture of the meeting was shared by the PML-N social media account. It was also re-tweeted by the PML-N chief organiser. The statement posted by the former ruling party’s handle said that…

Two injured in Bajaur IED explosion

report in Dawn, August 26th, 2023BAJAUR: Two people, including son of a tribal elder of Mamond tehsil, were injured when an improvised explosive device went off here on Friday evening, the police and local residents said. They said that the explosion occurred near Larkholozo Hospital. The residents said Hijad Ali, son of elder Malik Sultan Zeb, along with some friends and relatives was returning home in Larkholozo town from a nearby playground when the IED…

Two soldiers martyred in Musakhel

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, August 8th, 2023QUETTA: Two Levies soldiers were martyred and two others, including an officer, were wounded in an exchange of fire with dacoits on the Loralai-Musakhel highway near Rarasham late on Monday. Officials said Levies personnel, acting on a tip-off, conducted a raid at the hideout of a gang of armed robbers in the Rarasham area of Tehsil Kingri, where they came under fire. In an ensuing encounter, two soldiers…

4 alleged terrorists held, weapons seized in Hangu

report in The News,July 10, 2023HANGU: The police claimed to have arrested four alleged terrorists, including a notorious commander, during a raid on a hideout of a proscribed militant organization in the mountainous areas of the district on Sunday. District Police Officer Hangu Asif Bahadur Khan said that terrorists were allegedly involved in various crimes of heinous nature, including kidnapping for ransom, target-killing and others. He said that the police had also seized a significant…

Police to continue refugee scam probe:

By Anup Ojha in The Kathmandu Post, May 26, 2023Police on Thursday said their investigation into the high-profile Bhutanese refugee scam continues even after the District Attorney Office Kathmandu prosecuted 30 persons including former ministers and top officials at the District Court, Kathmandu on Wednesday. The prosecutions were based on a police investigation report the attorney’s office received on Monday. “Our investigation is not over,” Kathmandu Police Range Chief Senior Superintendent of Police Dan Bahadur…

Energy sector: Three new players including Sinopec?

By Asiri Fernando in The Sunday Morning, Mar 26, 2023The Government is considering the release of nearly 450 fuel stations held under the Treasury to the three new international players that are to enter the local fuel market once approved by the Cabinet, The Sunday Morning learns. According to a senior official at the Ministry of Power and Energy, the State-owned properties of the 450 fuel stations are expected to be allocated to the three…