Report in The News, December 27, 2023LAHORE: The terrorists, who were killed in an encounter in Chiniot district couple of day ago, has been identified as members of terror outfit Tehreek-e-Talban Pakistan (TTP), the police said on Tuesday. According to the spokesman, CTD carried out an operation in Chiniot area, as a result of which Ghazanfar Nadeem, involved in the killing of fifty people, including the attack on the Faisalabad office of ISI, was killed…
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Report in Dawn, December 27th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: Security forces repulsed a militant attack on an army checkpost in Janikhel town of Bannu district on Tuesday night. Official sources said unknown militants attacked the post with heavy weapons, prompting the soldiers to retaliate. They said a fierce gun battle ensured and sounds of explosions were heard in the area. The gunfight continued for some time and the security forces foiled the terror attack gallantly, forcing the…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, December 20th, 2023ISLAMABAD: A five-member bench of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, on Tuesday reserved a judgement on a matter linked with the allocation of ‘bat’ as poll symbol to PTI. Setting a new precedence, the ECP had taken notice of the intra-party elections of PTI in which Barrister Gohar Ali was easily elected as the party’s new chairman.…
report in Dawn, November 15th, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Former MNA and Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement leader Ali Wazir was arrested in Dera Ismail Khan, sources said here on Tuesday. He was picked when he was coming to Dera from Quetta in a private car. According to the sources, PTM leader Ali Wazir was arrested near the Darazinda tribal subdivision. He was arrested by the Daraban police. When contacted, Daraban SHO denied having arrested Mr Wazir. However,…
By Khalid Iqbal in The News, Nov 7, 2023ISLAMABAD. The Special Court established under Official Secrets Act will hear Cipher case on Tuesday (today). The list of the lawyers, who will appear on behalf of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, has been provided to the court. The list was filed by Suleman Safdar, counsel for the PTI chairman, through advocate Khalid Yousuf. According to the list, eight lawyers — Suleman…
report in Dawn, September 28th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: The police claimed to have repulsed terrorist attacks on two police stations and district jail in Lakki Marwat city on Tuesday night. An official said a police station, a police post and the district jail building came under simultaneous attacks. He said the assailants used light and heavy weapons in a bid to breach police installations and the prison. “Policemen deployed there were fully alert as they had…
Report in Dawn, September 27th, 2023KHYBER/DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Four militants, including a commander, were killed by the security forces and the Counter-Terrorism Department in operations in Khyber and Dera Ismail Khan districts, Inter Services Public Relations and the police said on Tuesday. Three militants were eliminated by the security forces during a gun battle in Tirah valley of Khyber district on Monday night. A statement issued by the ISPR said that the security forces conducted…
report in The Island, Aug 31, 2023A meeting between the Permanent Resident Representative of the United Nations in Colombo Marc-Andre Franch, and the National People’s Power leader Comrade Anura Kumara Dissanayake, took place Tuesday (29) morning at the JVP head office. Edward Rees, Development Adviser and Resident Coordinator of the United Nations Sri Lanka Office, and Comrade Bimal Ratnayake, National Executive Member for the National People’s Power, were also present. The discussion centred around the…
By Khalid Iqbal in The News,August 23, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister Asad Umar secured a pre-arrest bail on Tuesday from the special court in Islamabad in the ongoing cipher case. The special court was established a day earlier to hear the cases filed under the Official Secrets Act. Umar, along with PTI lawyer Babar Awan, appeared before the special court in Islamabad on Tuesday. The Special Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnan has approved interim bail till…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, August 16th, 2023QUETTA: An under-construction railway line, linking Harnai with Sibi, was blown up by unknown militants on Tuesday, according to officials. Last week, Pakistan Railway restarted passenger and goods trains after 17 years between Sibi and Harnai after laying down a new track and constructing railway bridges. All railway tracks and bridges were destroyed by the militants due to which train services remained suspended for years. While confirming the…