By Javed Aziz Khan in The News, December 28, 2023PESHAWAR: Two policemen were wounded in yet another attack on a police post in Dera Ismail Khan late Wednesday night. Officials said the alert cops bravely fought back and repulsed the attack. Reports said the attackers opened fire with sniper guns and automatic rifles on a post in Maddi area. Police and security personnel retaliated and the firing continued for some time. Reports said two policemen…
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by Zoya Anwer in Dawn, December 24th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Durnaz Bibi* arrived in Islamabad alongside hundreds of Baloch protesters on Wednesday night, for the recovery of their loved ones who had been forcibly disappeared, but instead of justice, she along with others, faced the wrath of the state. When Dawn approached her outside the press club, she was trying to balance a toddler in her arms. The child tightly held onto the picture of a loved…
report in Dawn, December 21st, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: The police repulsed a militant attack on Wanda Banochi checkpost near the Darra Pezu town of Lakki Marwat district here on Wednesday evening. A police official said that the cops deployed at the post noticed movement of around a dozen militants in the night vision cameras and opened fire at them. “The cops were alert and their prompt action stopped militants from launching a full-scale attack,” he maintained.…
by Asif Chaudhry in Dawn, December 21st, 2023LAHORE: Two police personnel were injured when unidentified attackers threw explosives into the house of former chief justice of the Supreme Court, Saqib Nisar, in Ahmad Block of Garden Town here on Wednesday night. The former CJP and his family members were in the house when the incident occurred, however, they remained unhurt. Shortly after the incident, Saqib Nisar told some media persons that he and his family…
by Khalid Iqbal & agencies in The News, Dec 14, 2023ISLAMABAD: PTI ex-chairman Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi were indicted, once again, in the cipher case here on Wednesday. Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain conducted the proceedings in the Adiala Jail and issued the verdict. Both the accused pleaded not guilty. This is the second time that the PTI leaders have been indicted. Further proceedings of the case were adjourned till Thursday…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, December 14th, 2023QUETTA: A protest sit-in against the alleged extrajudicial killing of Balach Mola Bakhsh in a CTD operation continued for the second consecutive day on Wednesday in the Sariab area of Quetta. The protesters reached Quetta on Monday night after staging a sit-in in Turbat for two weeks. They have set up camps on the main highway near the Kachi Baig area and blocked the road linking Quetta with…
report in The Nation, Dec 7, 2023ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar said Wednesday that the nation should not have any doubts about the general elections to be held on February 8, 2024. “I have no doubt about it… The concerns are often associated with our political system. We have a history of our own,” he remarked in an interview with Independent Urdu. The prime minister expressed the hope that the elections would…
Report in Dawn, Dec 7th, 2023ISLAMABAD: In the lead-up to upcoming elections on February 8, 2024, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday highlighted some critical observations shaping the country’s political landscape. The HRCP said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) brought some clarity by confirming the election date, addressing some uncertainties. However, persistent rumours of potential delays continued to circulate, creating an air of uncertainty. Concerns arose regarding the restriction of freedoms,…
Report in Prothom Alo, Dec 05, 2023The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced another spell of 48-hour blockade from 6:00 am Wednesday to 6:00 am Friday. The party has also announced a human chain on 10 December. BNP assistant secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement in a virtual meeting today, Monday. The BNP has been holding blockade and hartal (strike) in a regular-basis demanding the resignation of the government, elections under a neutral…
By Azeem Samar in The News, November 09, 2023KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday said that his party parted ways with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) after the former ruling party compromised on the sanctity of vote. “As long as PMLN’s narrative remained vote ko izzat do, we kept along but when this narrative changed, staying together became difficult,” the former foreign minister said while speaking to the media in Karachi’s…
Report in Dawn, November 2nd, 2023KURRAM: Warring sides in Kurram tribal district have agreed to cease fire and end hostilities as the government acknowledged on Wednesday the loss of 25 lives since the clashes began on Oct 24, officials said. “There is a total ceasefire in the district and not even a single bullet has been fired today [Wednesday]. Police and other law enforcement agencies have taken control of the bunkers,” district police officer Mohammad…