Report in Dawn, Nov 28, 2023ISLAMABAD: The commission constituted to probe the TLP sit-in at Faizabad in 2017 has summoned ex-premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and former interior minister Ahsan Iqbal, Dawn has learnt. According to official sources, Mr Abbasi has been summoned on Wednesday and the ex-interior minister on Thursday. The former prime minister assured the commission of his appearance, while confirmation from Mr Iqbal is awaited. The federal government on Nov 15 formed the…
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report in Dawn, November 24th, 2023ISLAMABAD: A ministerial committee formed on the issue of enforced disappearance of Baloch students said in a report on Thursday that the Missing Persons Cell at the interior ministry would submit its report in the next committee meeting. The federal government had formed a committee, comprising interior minister, defence minister and the law minister. The commission had recommended that the missing persons should be recovered and produced before the courts.…
AFP report, November 21, 2023BERLIN: Germany on Monday condemned an appearance by a Taliban official at a mosque in Cologne, with the interior minister demanding explanations from the Turkish organisation running the administration. Abdul Bari Omar, who is an official with the Taliban-run health authority in Afghanistan, attended the mosque to speak at a conference organised by an Afghan association in the city. “The appearance of a representative of the Taliban in Cologne is completely…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, Oct 17th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Taking a serious notice of the alleged issuance of over 12,000 fake passports to Afghan nationals, the interior ministry has constituted a five-member committee to carry out a thorough probe into the matter. According to a notification issued by the ministry, a copy of which is available with Dawn, the Director General of Immigration and Passports (Impass) will be the convener, while FIA deputy secretary, a…
By Shakeel Anjum in The News, October 07, 2023ISLAMABAD: A joint committee has started working on the deportation implementation plan (DIP) and is compiling data on the legal and illegal immigrants living in Pakistan, sources in the interior ministry confided to this correspondent. The committee comprises representatives from the Afghan Commissionerate, interior ministry of Pakistan, provinces, FIA, IB, police and Pakistan Administrative Service and other relevant institutions. The committee would deal with the deportation of…
report in Dawn, October 3rd, 2023ISLAMABAD: Admitting that some officials of the armed forces were involved in cross-border smuggling, Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Monday said such officers would be court-martialled and sent to jail. “It won’t be correct if I say that security forces aren’t involved in it, as [smuggled] items are transported via trucks, not camels,” Mr Bugti said while addressing a press conference alongside Information Minister Murtaza Solangi. The minister’s remarks…
Editorial in The News, Oct 03, 2023One of the most stubborn myths in our political discourse is that the death penalty deters crimes, of any sort, and that it is an effective tool when it comes to building a safer and more just society. Every now and again, especially after there has been some high-profile crime, the admiration of a certain segment of Pakistan for the death penalty and public hangings rears its ugly head.…
by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, Sept 11th, 2023• Minister says TTP using Afghanistan as launching padISLAMABAD: As Pakistan faces a surge in terrorist attacks, caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Sunday downplayed the increase in militancy, saying there was no need for alarm as “a little surge [in terrorism] is not so big as to make us panic”. The statement by the interim minister came amid reports of almost daily skirmishes between the security…
By Naweed Samadi in TOLOnews, Aug 28, 2023 at 9:36 PMA 7-member delegation from the Iranian Parliament led by Javad Karimi Ghodoosi discussed the issues of economy, security and Afghan refugees as well as diplomacy with the Islamic Emirate’s deputy of the Interior Ministry. The spokesman for the Interior Ministry, Abdul Matin Qani, said that the deputy minister, Noor Jalal Jalali stressed in the meeting that Iran has never used the Afghan refugees’ presence on…
By Sabria Abdal in ToloNews, July 16, 2023 at 8:13 PMThe Interior Minister of Iran, Ahmad Wahidi, said that the issue of the Helmand water treaty is the top priority issue for his country. Speaking at a press conference, Wahidi called on the officials of the interim Afghan government to remain committed to their pledges. Earlier, Ali Akbar Mehrabian, Iran’s minister of energy, said that Tehran will take all necessary steps to ensure its water…
By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press, July 12, 2023Taliban’s Interior Minister in a letter stated that Islamic State (ISIS) militants are planning to launch attacks targeting senior Taliban leaders, provincial governors, officials and more. Abdul Mateen Qaneh, Taliban’s spokesperson for the interior ministry on Tuesday, July 11, confirmed the content of the letter but avoided providing further details about the potential threats. The letter was delivered on July 9 to the Taliban’s police command throughout…