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Amin Gandapur’s house raided in DI Khan:

Report in The News, October 21, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The police and officials of the Anti-Corruption Establishment on Friday raided the house of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) provincial president Ali Amin Gandapur to arrest the former federal minister, but he was not present at home at the time of the raid. It was learnt that the police and officials of the Anti-Corruption Establishment conducted a raid to arrest Ali Amin Gandapur, but he was not preset…

Policeman martyred in Peshawar attack

Report in Dawn, October 19th, 2023PESHAWAR: A policeman was martyred and a civilian sustained injuries when unknown assailants opened fire at them on a road in the jurisdiction of Mathra police station on the outskirts of the provincial capital on Wednesday. A statement issued by the city police said constable Naeem, along with a friend, Asif was on way from Pir Bala Chowk on a motorcycle when unknown persons fired at them on Gham Khadi…

Three ‘IS-K militants’ killed in Peshawar encounter

report in Dawn, Sept 16, 2023PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department claimed to have killed three suspected Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) militants in an exchange of fire in Khazana area, on the outskirts of the provincial capital on Friday. CTD officials said they had received information that suspected IS-K militants were planning to carry out sabotage attacks. “As soon as a special team reached Goye area, the militants fired at them,” a statement said, adding the CTD men…

Maoist Centre gearing up for elections four years away

by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 2, 2023This Saturday, the ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) is launching its Mission-84 campaign targeting the next parliamentary and provincial elections to be held after four years in 2084 BS. The party on Saturday will launch the special campaign, whose slogan is Janata Sanga Maobadi [Maoists with the public]. The ruling party is all set to kick off the campaign purportedly to bolster its connection with the voters…

Law ministry tells president: ECP ‘competent authority’ to announce election date

By Maryam Nawaz in The News, August 31, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law and Justice on Wednesday informed President Arif Alvi it was of the view that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is the “competent authority to announce or appoint date” for holding and conducting general elections to the national and provincial assemblies. The ministry, through its secretary, responded to the president’s letter seeking the ministry’s input on ECP’s response that there was no…

Police official injured in Peshawar attack

Report in Dawn, August 19th, 2023PESHAWAR: A police officer sustained injuries when unknown motorcyclists opened fire at him in Khankhel area on the outskirts of the provincial capital here on Friday morning. The police officials said Sub-Inspector Gul Jalal, a Police Assistance Lines (PAL) officer, was on his way to a mosque for offering morning prayers when he came under attack. They said SHO Mathra police station Abdullah Jalal along with a team reached the…

Supreme Court unseats Koshi Chief Minister Thapa

by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, July 28, 2023The Supreme Court has removed Uddhav Thapa from the post of chief minister of Koshi Province after concluding that the formation of the Nepali Congress-led provincial government was unconstitutional. A full bench of justices Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada, Ananda Mohan Bhattarai and Til Prasad Shrestha has also directed the chief of the Koshi Province and Speaker of the provincial assembly to appoint a chief minister of a…

Tamil MP suggests setting up a community police service under PCs

by Yohan Perera in Daily Mirror, July 28, 2023 at 09:34 pmTamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) Leader Mano Ganesan today proposed setting up a community police service and vesting it with the provincial councils. “Setting up of a community police service under provincial councils is one way of resolving one of the main issues arisen with regard to implementation of the 13th Amendment,” MP Ganesan told journalists. “Many have expressed fears about devolving police powers to…

Constitutional agencies to implement federalism smoothly remain underused

by Tika R Pradhan in the Kathmandu Post, July 9, 2023It’s been eight years since the promulgation of Nepal’s new constitution, but the implementation of federalism remains on the backburner due to a lack of political will at the federal and provincial levels. Politicians leading the provincial governments continue to complain to their seniors in the federal government about the lack of devolution of constitutionally-guaranteed power. It took the federal government years to pass the…

Mine Blast Kills 1 Child, Injures 1 in Afghanistan’s Ghazni

By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, May 22, 2023One child was killed, and another was injured when an explosive device left over from a past conflict exploded in the Deyak district of Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province, according to provincial spokesperson Niyaz Mohammad. On Sunday, two youngsters, ages 9 and 12, found the explosive device that resembled a toy and tried to carry it home. However, a provincial official said that the explosive device…

Elite force official martyred in Peshawar attack:

Report in Dawn, May 1st, 2023PESHAWAR: A constable of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police’s elite force was martyred when he came under attack while going home in Tarnab area on the outskirts of the provincial capital on Sunday evening, officials said. The city police station officials said that Mohammad Ibrar Khan, a resident of Meher Gul village of Tarnab, was deployed at the office of an intelligence agency. They said that he came under attack when…