by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, Dec 24th, 2023• BYC issues ultimatum for withdrawal of cases; demands UN probe• 160 protesters granted bail, police claimISLAMABAD: As a protest outside the National Press Club in Islamabad against the enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings continued, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee — organiser of the long march — gave the authorities a three-day ultimatum to quash cases registered against students and activists and release all protesters. A statement issued by…
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report in The News, Dec 8, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan has said party tickets will be given to those endorsed by the founder of PTI Imran Khan. Talking to the media outside the Adiala Jail on Thursday, Barrister Gohar said that there are 180 cases against Imran Khan and added the judiciary was also passing through a difficult phase along with PTI. He said he is confident that the judiciary will…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 23, 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is no scope now for anyone to grab power illegally in Bangladesh and the violators have to face the music. “If anyone comes to power, creating trouble and violating the constitution, then s/he will face punishment. It should not be forgotten,” she said. The prime minister made the remarks while addressing a press conference at Bangladesh Permanent Mission in UN in…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 23, 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is no scope now for anyone to grab power illegally in Bangladesh and the violators have to face the music. “If anyone comes to power, creating trouble and violating the constitution, then s/he will face punishment. It should not be forgotten,” she said. The prime minister made the remarks while addressing a press conference at Bangladesh Permanent Mission in UN in…
From Grief to Triumph
by Omay Aimen in Daily Times, Dec 16, 2023The writer frequently contributes to issues concerning national and regional security;An unsettling recollection of the horrific terrorist attack that took place at the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar on December 16, 2014, lingers in the hearts of the people of Pakistan. The responsibility for this appalling incident lies with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claiming the lives of 134 students, teachers, and the school principal. As the…