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Kakar wrote ‘routine’ letter to Afghan PM

by Kamran Yousuf in The Express Tribune, Sept 18, 2023ISLAMABAD : Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar wrote a letter to his Afghan counterpart, expressing his desire for cordial and cooperative relationship between the two neighbouring countries, Foreign Office sources on Sunday maintained. Contrary to the Afghan media reports, the FO sources told The Express Tribune that the interim premier wrote a letter in response to the felicitation message sent earlier by the Afghan prime…

Grenades, pistol with ammo found on Islamabad’s Trail 5

Report in Dawn, Sept 18th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Sunday recovered a bag containing three grenades, a pistol and an alleged threatening letter on Trail 5. The threatening letter from an unknown outfit, Tehreek Tahaffuz Namoos-i-Pakistan, was addressed to judges and generals. A map, having information about important buildings in the federal capital, was also found in the bag. According to sources, BDS received a call that there was a bag lying…

Poll date remains elusive after Alvi’s climbdown

report in The Express Tribune, Sept 14, 2023ISLAMABAD: …….According to sources, the EPC convened a meeting on Thursday to review the president’s letter. Dr Alvi in his letter has supported the position of the ECP and the commission would decide about whether to respond to it or not after consulting with other authorities…… In a related development, the federal and all provincial law ministers resolved that as per the Constitution, the conducting of the general…

50 editors protest open letter on Yunus

report in The Daily Star, Sept 3, 2023Fifty editors in a joint statement yesterday protested the issuance of an open letter by foreigners to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina favouring Dr Muhammad Yunus. “Some foreign noted personalities, including Nobel laureates, politicians, businessmen and civil society members, on August 28 issued an open letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, calling to stop the ongoing trial proceedings against Dr Muhammad Yunus under Bangladesh’s labour law. It is an…

Tamil political alliance objects to President’s call for input on 13A

Report in Daily FT, Aug 9, 2023Asks 13A to be implemented in its original form with land, police, finance and administrative powersA coalition of Tamil political parties in a letter addressed to President Ranil Wickremesinghe have expressed their dissent against his appeal for parties to submit their views and proposals on the implementation of the 13th amendment. The alliance consisting of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO), Democratic People’s Liberation Front (DPLF), Eelam People’s Revolutionary…

Afghan Interior Minister Warns of ISIS Attacks on Taliban Officials

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…

Wigneswaran responds to monks’ 13A concerns

report in The Morning, Feb 14, 2023Parliamentarian C.V. Wigneswaran has written an open letter in response to the letter sent by Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanayaka Thera of the Malwatte Chapter, Most Venerable Dr. Warakagoda Dhammasiddi Sri Gnanarathabidhana Mahanayaka Thera of the Asgiriya Chapter, Most Venerable Dodambahala Sri Chandrasiri Mahanayaka Thera of the Amarapura Chapter, and Most Venerable Makulewe Wimalaabhidana Thera of the Ramanna Chapter to President Ranil Wickremesinghe last week. Extracts of…