Report in The Nation, Nov 30, 2022PESHAWAR – At least three people including a jeweller and his two friends were shot dead by unknown assailants during late night hours near Mir Ali Bazaar in North Waziristan. A police spokesman on Tuesday said that unknown miscreants abducted three friends, hailing from Bannu district from a jeweller’s shop in late night hours and later shot them dead. Police said motive behind the killing was not yet ascertained.…
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Report in The Nation, Nov 30, 2022RAWALPINDI/QUETTA – At least 10 terrorists were killed while another one was apprehended in injured condition during an exchange of fire with security forces in general area of Balochistan’s Hoshab. According to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) late Tuesday, the exchange of fire took place when security forces conducted an Intelligence-Based Operation to clear a hideout of terrorists who were linked with firing incidents,…
The PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz), occupying nearly all economic-related ministries, barring commerce and industries and production – with both highly dependent on finance for launching any programme – have been reiterating since April, that their taking economically extremely challenging decisions, necessitated by the state of the economy they inherited, has cost them considerable popular support. The announcement of the relief package on 28 February 2022 by the then Prime Minister Imran Khan, envisaging a 10…
By Dr Farid A Malik IN The Nation, Nov 29, 2022The writer is Ex-Chairman Pakistan Science FoundationOn October 07, 1958, Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan abrogated the 1956 constitution and brought martial law in the country. His ambition was short-lived. On October 27, 1958, the first Desi Sipah-e-Salar Ayub Khan deposed Mirza and took control. Khan ran the country with an iron fist, using the coercive state apparatus against those who opposed his…
By Mosharraf Zaidi in The News, Nov 29, 2022The writer is an analyst and commentator……….It would be nice to be able to say that Pakistan is turning the page today as a new chief of army staff (COAS) takes command in Rawalpindi. Such naivete may be forgivable for those with a memory that is shorter than six years. For all other Pakistanis, it is not only not possible to turn the page so easily, but…
Editorial in Dawn, November 29th, 2022OF recent, leaders from the ruling PML-N have been dropping hints about a possible delay in general elections after the incumbent government completes its term in August 2023. The strongest signal in this regard came from Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, who told a TV channel that National Assembly elections could be delayed for six months to give ‘relief’ to the masses. Meanwhile, the prime minister’s special assistant on overseas Pakistanis,…
by Mohsin Saleem ullah in The Nation, Nov 29, 2022The writer is a practicing lawyer and columnist.Militancy, insurgency, and instability continue to rise exponentially in the northern areas of Pakistan; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has, in the past few months, been witness to a greater number of violence and terrorist attacks than it has for years now. Previously classified as ‘isolated’ acts of terrorism, there is a now growing concern amongst army officials and locals alike…
By Mehtab Haider in The News, Nov 29th, 2022ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) talks linger on as the two sides so far could not strike a broader agreement on a revised macroeconomic framework for the current financial year. It might delay in conclusion of the ninth review and release of $1 billion tranche till next calendar year 2023. Top official sources confirmed to ‘The News’ on Monday that talks with the IMF…
by Tahir Amin in Business Recorder, Nov 29, 2022ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have started virtual discussions for the ninth review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme. This was confirmed by Esther Perez Ruiz IMF country representative in Pakistan while replying to Business Recorder. The government has shared fiscal data, including flood and related expenditures, with the IMF and a team from the Fund is expected to visit Islamabad soon, the…
report in The Nation, Nov 29, 2022ISLAMABAD – Senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Mian Javed Latif has claimed that a group of PTI members from KP Assembly is in their (PDM) contact to foil the bid of dissolving the said assembly as per the announcement of Imran Khan. This revelation he made while talking to private a news channel on Monday. He said that Imran in the past had made many “U-turns” from…
By Imran Danish in TOLOnews, Nov 28, 2002 at 8:52 PMA high-level delegation from Pakistan led by Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar is set to visit Afghanistan on Tuesday, the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The delegation will hold political dialogue with the Afghan Interim Government, the statement reads. “Bilateral relations, including cooperation in the areas of education, trade and investment, regional connectivity, people-to-people contacts and matters related to regional security will…