report in The News, December 12, 2023ISLAMABAD: With Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) supremo Nawaz Sharif apparently all set to take a fourth shot at power during the upcoming elections, “political scientist” Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has hinted at joining the race for the coveted slot of prime minister. In an interiew with a private news channel on Monday, the “king of reconciliation” said: “I can be a candidate for prime ministership…
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By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews Online, 05 Nov 2023 at 8:12 PMThe Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran, the office of the deputy PM said in a statement. Mullah Baradar, while accompanied by a senior delegation of the Islamic Emirate, left Kabul for Tehran on Saturday. The statement further said that the two sides discussed issues “concerning collaborative efforts in various…
REPORT in The Khaama Press Online, October 15, 2023On Sunday evening, an explosion occurred in Taleqan city, Takhar province, Afghanistan. The incident reportedly occurred near the Takhar governor’s office and the police command headquarters. Details about this incident remain unclear, including the number of casualties and the nature of the explosion. Additionally, there have been reports from domestic media about the sound of ambulances at the scene, but further information is awaited. As of now,…
By Laxmi Gautam in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 12, 2023Nara Bahadur Tumbapo, a permanent resident of ward 5 in Phidim Municipality, reached the municipal office at around 10am on Wednesday to pay land tax. But he had to leave without making the payment as the office was closed due to employees’ protest. Tumbapo’s house is around one hour walk from the municipality office in Phidim. “I urgently needed the receipt of land tax clearance to…
by Omer Farooq Khan in Times of India, Sep 25, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s powerful military has conveyed to former three-time PM Nawaz Sharif to stop accusing ex-generals and retired apex court judges of involvement in a “conspiracy” to oust him from office in 2017. Since announcing his return home from London, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) exiled chief has taken ex-army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, former spymaster Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, and former judges Saqib…
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…
report in The Island, Aug 31, 2023A meeting between the Permanent Resident Representative of the United Nations in Colombo Marc-Andre Franch, and the National People’s Power leader Comrade Anura Kumara Dissanayake, took place Tuesday (29) morning at the JVP head office. Edward Rees, Development Adviser and Resident Coordinator of the United Nations Sri Lanka Office, and Comrade Bimal Ratnayake, National Executive Member for the National People’s Power, were also present. The discussion centred around the…
by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, August 25th, 2023KHYBER: Suspect militants abducted two employees of a private consultant firm from their site office in Tirah valley during the night between Wednesday and Thursday. Police in the valley said they received a written complaint from the contractor of Tirah Sports ground project that some armed men under the command of one Najeed entered the rented living quarters of Eng Aamir Suhail in the Peer Mela locality of…
by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, August 22nd, 2023• Removed official says ready to prove his innocence, claims relevant files still lying in president’s office• Ex-PM Shehbaz seeks official inquiry to determine truth; ex-bureaucrats say matter calls for official inquiryISLAMABAD: The controversy surrounding the passage of amendments to the Official Secrets Act and Pakistan Army Act refused to die down on Monday, as President Arif Alvi sent his secretary Waqar Ahmed packing back to the…
report in Dawn, August 12th, 2023CHARSADDA: Unknown miscreants lobbed a hand grenade onto the office of DSP Shabqadar, damaging the building. However, no loss of life was reported, officials said. They said the newly-appointed DSP Gul Sheed had assumed charge of his office a few hours before the attack. The police started a search operation to track down the attackers. Meanwhile, a man and his wife were killed and three others, including his second wife,…
By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, July 18, 2023 at 9:00 PMThe Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has abolished the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). The Islamic Emirate’s spokesperson told TOLOnews that the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has been turned into the “Directorate of Supervision and Prosecution of Decrees and Orders,” and some of the AGO’s duties have been given to the courts and intelligence services based on the decision of the Islamic Emirate’s leader. The purpose of…