by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Daily Morning, Dec 29, 2023The Catholic Church claimed that it is in doubt as to whether President Ranil Wickremesinghe is allowing Public Security Minister Tiran Alles to continue making baseless accusations against Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith and the Catholic Church with the aim of undermining their (the Church’s) programme to demand justice for the Easter Sunday terror attacks of 2019. In the recent past, Alles was seen criticising Cardinal…
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By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir in The News, Dec 14, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce the schedule for the general elections on Sunday, December 17. The general election will be held on February 8, next year. Nomination papers will be received on the next day of the announcement of the schedule. Sources in the ECP told The News on Wednesday the commission had decided to give 54 days for the whole process,…
Edit in The News,December 05, 2023Unidentified attackers opened fire on a passenger bus on Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan’s (GB) Chilas city this past Saturday, leaving at least nine dead and 25 injured. Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army were also martyred in the attack. On Sunday, the police arrested six suspects following the gun attack on the Islamabad-bound bus in Chilas, which ploughed into a goods truck due to the driver’s acceleration, prompted by the…
report in The News, Dec 04, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States are holding consultations over several issues, including the situation in Afghanistan, said the Foreign Office in a statement issued on Sunday. FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the two countries are also exchanging visits in a bid to speed up the consultation process, adding that important US officials are visiting Pakistan over the coming days. Islamabad has continuously blamed Kabul for rising terrorist…
Report in Pakistan Today, Nov 20, 2023RAWALPINDI: Four terrorists including a ring leader were killed, arms, ammunition and explosives recovered in intelligence base operation (IBO) in North Waziristan, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. According to the military’s media wing, the security forces on an intelligence tip-off regarding presence of wanted terrorists conducted operation in Khaisoor area of the district. During operation four wanted terrorists including ring leader Ibrahim alias Musa were killed.…
report in Dawn, November 20th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT/KOHAT: A policeman was martyred and his colleague received injuries when unknown motorcyclists attacked them on Mandan Road in Bannu district on Sunday, an official said. He said two cops of the Ababeel Squad came under fire when they were on patrol duty in the area. He said the attackers escaped. The attack left Iqrarullah dead, and his colleague, Shafiur Rehman seriously wounded. The official said the deceased and…
Report in Pakistan Today, Nov 20, 2023QUETTA/KECH: Three people travelling in a car were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on roadside exploded in Hoshab area of Kech district in Balochistan on Sunday, officials said. Commissioner Mekran Division Saeed Ahmed Umrani confirmed that unidentified terrorists targeted a car using an improvised explosive device (IED) in Hoshab tehsil of district Kech, adding all three persons travelling in the car were killed on the spot.…
Report in The Daily Star, Nov 17, 2023The BNP yesterday called a 48-hour nationwide hartal from 6:00am Sunday protesting the unveiling of the polls schedule by the Election Commission. Party Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a virtual press briefing. Rizvi said the party will enforce the strike also to mount pressure on the government to step down, hand over power to a non-party neutral government and release all arrested…
Report in Dwn, November 13th, 2023LAHORE/GUJRAT: Senior leader of PML-Q Chaudhry Shafay Hussain says his party is not being merged into any other political entity. In a statement issued in Lahore on Sunday, the former federal minister in the PDM government said his party would maintain its separate identity instead of merging with the PML-N. However, both the parties could strike seat adjustments in the general election, he said. Shafay added that the PML-Q candidates…
By Asiri Fernando in The Sunday Morning, Nov 12, 2023An updated version of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to grant diplomatic permission for foreign warships, military aircraft, and research vessels has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers last week, with the SOP expected to be provided to foreign missions in Colombo in the coming weeks, The Sunday Morning learns. When contacted, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry yesterday (11) confirmed that the updated version…