report in The Express Tribune, December 18th, 2023.LAHORE: The PML-N party has finalized a nine-point agenda that will serve as a reference in their campaign for the upcoming general elections scheduled for February 8, 2024, according to a party spokesperson in Lahore. The agenda includes key points such as reducing government and administrative expenses, boosting the country’s income, enhancing productivity, reforming the tax system, and implementing immediate measures to increase exports. Other aspects of the…
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By Aftab Ahmed & Asim Yasin in The News, Nov 15, 2023MITHI: As Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif headed to Balochistan, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Tuesday advised the three-time prime minister to keep his focus on Lahore and address the problems his party faced in the Punjab instead. “I would suggest Mian Sahib to stay in Lahore and focus on its problems,” said the PPP chairman during a…
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Shah Meer Baloch in The Guardian, Oct 27, 2023The scenes were eerily similar: Nawaz Sharif, standing in front of tens of thousands of supporters in his home town of Lahore, making a pitch to become Pakistan’s leader. But this was not 1990, nor 1997 nor 2013 – the three previous occasions that Sharif was elected prime minister. Instead, it was an event held over the weekend to mark his return from…
by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, September 28th, 2023LAHORE: With the PML-N’s supreme leader Nawaz Sharif scheduled to arrive in Pakistan in less than a month, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is set to reopen three cases against him linked to alleged illegal plot allotments and land acquisitions in Lahore, as well as a questionable share transfer in Chaudhry Sugar Mills. This move by NAB is based on a recent Supreme Court decision that struck down…
Report in Dawn, September 27th, 2023PESHAWAR: Law-enforcement agencies have busted one of the largest extortion rackets run by the outlawed militant outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and involving hundreds of Afghan and Pakistani operatives to finance terror operations in the country, revealed the counter-terrorism department on Tuesday. Addressing a news conference at the police lines here, deputy inspector general of police at the CTD’s Counter-Terrorism Finance Unit Imran Shahid said two members of the racket, including Faizullah…
By Numan Wahab & Sher Ali Khalti in The News, Sept 17, 2023LAHORE: Former chief minister Punjab and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi was arrested for the 12th time on Saturday. The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), Punjab, arrested him from outside the Adiala Jail, a day after an anti-terrorism court granted him bail in the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) attack case. According to the ACE, Elahi had been arrested in four corruption cases, filed…
Report in Dawn, August 18th, 2023LAHORE: A joint meeting of leaders from different faiths, including those from Christian, Sikh, Hindu and Baha’i communities, has underscored the need to bring those involved in the Jaranwala incident to justice. They were of the view that had the culprits of Joseph Colony and Gojra incidents been handed down exemplary punishment, the Jaranwala tragedy would not have taken place. The meeting was chaired by Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin…
Report in Dawn, Feb 5th, 2023LAHORE: The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Saturday to have arrested 10 members of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Al-Qaeda from different areas of the province. The CTD conducted extensive 20 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in different districts across the province to avert any untoward incident. The CTD arrested 10 suspects belonging to TTP and Al-Qaeda/LeJ during the IBOs. The suspects were identified as Abdul Rehman, Roid Khan, Hanifullah…