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Law enforcers will decide whether to handcuff Nawaz: PM Kakar

Report in Dawn, Sept 14th, 2023KARACHI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar said on Wednesday that the decision to handcuff PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif upon his return to the country lay with law enforcement agencies, who would make the decision according to the applicable legal provisions, Dawn.com reported. In Feb 2020, the then government had declared him an absconder, and later in the same year, an accountability court had declared him a proclaimed offender in…

Torkham crossing shut as border forces exchange fire

by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, Sept 7th, 2023KHYBER: At least two people, including a Frontier Corps (FC) official, were injured when a gun battle erupted between Pakistan and Afghan border forces on Wednesday, shutting the busiest trade crossing between the two countries at Torkham. Officials in Pakistan blamed the other side for starting the midday firefight, which lasted for around two hours and came after the Afghan authorities started building a checkpoint on their side…

Frenzy of hate

Editorial in Dawn, August 18th, 2023THE paroxysm of violence in Faisalabad’s Jaranwala area on Wednesday chillingly demonstrated to the Christian community, indeed to adherents of all minority faiths in the country, that they are defenceless against the rage of the mob. That over 600 people were booked on terrorism charges for their role in the rioting is a belated and anaemic demonstration of the ‘writ of the state’. From all accounts, the state was nowhere…

At ‘mob’s mercy’, Christians cry out for justice

by Kalbe Ali in Dawn, August 17th, 2023ISLAMABAD: As a mob burnt down churches and houses of the Christian community over an un­ve­rified case of blasphemy in Jar­­anwala on Wednesday, memb­ers of the religious minorities cried out for justice and said they were left at the mercy of the angry mob. Church of Pakistan President Bishop Azad Marshall said in a tweet on X (formerly Twitter), “Words fail me as I write this, We, bishops,…

Policeman guarding polio workers shot dead in Bannu

Report in Dawn, August 10th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: A policeman accompanying a polio team was martyred when unidentified miscreants targeted him in Miryan area of Bannu district on Wednesday, an official said. He said lower head constable (LHC) Kamran Khan was on the security duty with polio workers in Akhundkhel area when he came under the attack. The official said Kamran received serious bullet wounds and was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead…….…

3 ‘terrorists’ killed in Zhob operation

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, August 10th, 2023QUETTA: Three terrorists allegedly involved in a suicide attack on a convoy of Jamaat-i-Islami emir Sirajul Haq were killed in a targeted operation conducted by the Counter Terrorism Department in the Murgha Kibzai area near Pak-Afghan border, in Zhob district, on Wednesday. A spokesman for the Balochistan CTD said the operation was conducted on credible information about the presence of the terrorists in a compound in the area.…

18 Pakistani IS militants eliminated: Afghan Taliban

AFP report in The News, August 10, 2023KABUL: Dozens of Pakistani Islamic State (IS) group militants have been killed or captured in Afghanistan in the past year, Kabul’s Taliban authorities said on Wednesday, days after Islamabad blamed Afghans for involvement in suicide attacks on its territory. Tensions between the neighbours have mounted recently over an uptick in suicide attacks in Pakistan, with Islamabad claiming militants are frequently helped by Afghans. Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid…

Joint movement of indigenous nationalities essential to safeguard achievements, say activists

by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 9, 2023The Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) has announced the celebration of this year’s World Indigenous Day with a week-long series of programmes, starting with the main function on Wednesday. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is scheduled to kick off the celebrations of the 29th International Day for World’s Indigenous People and address the main function to be held at Nepal Academy, Kathmandu. In the…

Killing of cleric sparks protest in Lakki Marwat

report in Dawn, August 4th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: Villagers blocked the Indus Highway in Malang Adda area here on Wednesday during a protest against the killing of a prayer leader. The protest disrupted traffic between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other parts of the country. Police said prayer leader Maulana Fazalur Rehman was shot dead and his associate was injured in a gun attack on the Tajori Road near Malang Adda in the limits of Serai Gambila police…

Maoists seek probe into leaders’ assets

by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 3, 2023The long-overdue central committee of the CPN (Maoist Centre) began in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Interestingly, the party made a last-minute decision to shelve its plan to livestream the proceedings of the meeting. Last month, the Nepali Congress became the first Nepali political party to livecast its central committee meeting’s proceedings. The Maoist meeting is expected to take various decisions related to the party’s organisation, government, and…

14-party alliance: Hasina to meet its leaders after 16 months

by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star, July 17, 2023After around 16 months, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is going to sit with the leaders of AL-led 14-party alliance on Wednesday. Informing the leaders about the outcome of AL and government’s meetings with US envoys and visiting European delegations and discussion on the next course of action regarding politics are in the agenda, said sources. But sources in the 14-party alliance said Hasina convened…