by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, December 20th, 2023QUETTA: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday ruled out withdrawing the newly implemented “one-document regime”, which requires all Afghan citizens to enter Pakistan with a valid passport and visa, similar to travellers from other countries. “There’s no question of retracting the one-document system for border crossing,” the premier said at a press conference during his visit to Quetta, stressing that the policy aimed to formalise border…
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Report in Pakistan Today, Dec 18, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister and senior politician Muhammad Ali Durrani has expressed grave concerns over the source and trafficking of the latest American weaponry and technology to terrorists in the war against Pakistan. “Where are the terrorists fighting against Pakistan obtaining the latest American weaponry?” Durrani questioned as he demanded an inquiry into the matter. “It is imperative to undertake these investigations to root out terrorists and eliminate the…
by Mateen Haider in The Nation, Dec18, 2023ISLAMABAD – In recent harrowing incidents of terrorism in Pakistan, a disturbing revelation has emerged – the use of non-local American made weapons, believed to be procured from Afghanistan, by various militant groups operating within the country. This revelation underscores the pressing need for a thorough examination of the evolving security dynamics in the region, particularly the presence of huge leftover weapons by US forces in Afghanistan. For…
by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, Dec 18th, 2023WASHINGTON: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir unleashed a charm offensive on the Pakistani diaspora, whom he met at a community dinner hosted by the Pakistan embassy last week. Among the attendees were individuals of diverse influence: investors, physicians, IT professionals, engineers, university professors, financial experts, and economists. Despite their varied backgrounds, they shared a common claim: leadership within the Pakistani community in America. Some even…
By Noman Hossain in Khaama Press on;ine, Dec 14, 2023Pakistan has let out its worst-kept secret that the top mujahideen personnel of its anti-Russian and, later, anti-US campaigns in Afghanistan, some of whom are Taliban now in power, carried the privileged ‘green’ Pakistani passports. The dramatic ‘disclosure’ that Sirajuddin Haqqani, Interior Minister in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, was holding a Pakistani passport and that it had been cancelled, which, according to analysts, is a part of Pakistan’s…
report in The Express Tribune, December 15th, 2023.LAHORE: In an apparent reference to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan, former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Thursday questioned why Pakistan was punished by imposing [establishment’s] ladla (darling) on them after his removal from power in 2017. “Your enmity was with Nawaz Sharif and you had put him in jail but why did you punish the people? Why the lives…
By Ansar Abbasi in The News,Dec 15, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) order on Wednesday to suspend the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) notification to requisition returning officers from bureaucracy is likely to delay the Feb 8 general elections. ECP former secretary and presently caretaker Punjab CM’s Adviser on Law Kanwar Dilshad, when approached, told The News that Feb 8 elections are likely to be delayed because of the LHC judgment. Dilshad said a…
report in The News, Dec 15, 2023LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) supremo Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that Pakistan was punished by imposing a Ladla just for taking revenge from him as he had put the country on the road to progress. In his maiden televised ‘address to the nation’ after ending four years of exile, Nawaz said: “It was necessary to remove and punish me to bring a ladla (blue-eyed boy) but what…
report in The News, Dec 9, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Friday met Awami National Party (ANP) leader Aimal Wali Khan and discussed current political situation amid upcoming general elections scheduled to held on February 8. The meeting took place at Zardari House in Islamabad. PPP leaders Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari and Faisal Karim Kundi were also present on the occasion. According to…