Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Defence on Friday filed an intra-court appeal in the Supreme Court against a five-member bench that had declared the trial of civilians in military courts illegal, reported Geo News on Friday. In the petition, the ministry has appealed to the apex court to revoke the October 23 decision and restore the sections of the Official Secrets Act that were declared illegal. It also urges the Supreme Court to restore Section 59(4) of the Army Act. The petition has also warned that declaring some sections of the Army Act…

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LAHORE: Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) president and former prime minister, termed Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari a “young brother”, a day after the young politicians advised his party’s supremo to “focus on Lahore”. “Bilawal Bhutto is like a younger brother. [We have] worked together for 16 months,” he said, citing their collaboration under the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) coalition government. The senior politician’s comment came during a press conference in Quetta, where PMLN leaders, including Nawaz, gathered to meet with Balochistan-based political parties ahead of the…

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QUETTA: Balochistan caretaker Minister for Information Jan Achakzai said on Wednesday that 150,000 undocumented emigrants including Afghan citizens had been repatriated. Addressing a press conference at Quetta Press Club, he said that about 250, 000 undocumented Afghan citizens were expected to repatriate to Afghanistan via Chaman Spinboldak crossing point by December. He said that Afghanistan posed two kinds of threats to Pakistan. “One threat is from border while other threat is from undocumented Afghan citizens living in Pakistan,” Achakzai said and added that Pakistan wanted to boost trade with Afghanistan…

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Seven terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, the military’s wing said on Wednesday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that on the night between November 14-15, the security forces conducted the IBO in the Kiri Machan Khel area of the district on the reported presence of terrorists. “During conduct of the operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists, as a result of which seven terrorists were sent to hell,” it added. The terrorists’ hideouts were also…

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LAHORE: An accountability court on Monday declared Moonis Elahi, former federal minister, a proclaimed offender in a money laundering case. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) finished the process to declare him a proclaimed offender and submitted a report to the court. The court issued permanent arrest warrants for Elahi. The judge mentioned that an advertisement was published for him to appear in court, but he did not show up. In a hearing presided over by Judge Naseem Ahmad Virk, NAB Prosecutor Waris Ali Janjua was asked by the court to…

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RAWALPINDI: A terrorist attack on a private company’s vehicles martyred a soldier and two civilians in the general area of Darazinda, Dera Ismail Khan, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Tuesday.  The militants fired upon vehicles of a private company working on a development project in the area, according to the military’s media wing.  “Resultantly, two innocent civilian employees of the company, Muhammad Faisal, 35 and Asif Kamran, 29 who were residents of district Karak embraced shahadat,” said the statement. ISPR also said that Sepoy Syed Muhammad Shaheen Shah,…

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KARACHI: During a major operation at the Karachi site, Directorate of Customs Intelligence personnel seized foreign spare parts worth Rs300 million which were smuggled and stored in the warehouse at various times. According to Director Customs Intelligence Habib Ahmad Waraich, his team conducted a raid in a warehouse in the SITE area on Saturday evening, which continued till 9 pm. Meanwhile, foreign auto parts worth more than Rs300 million were recovered from the warehouse, which were smuggled into Pakistan and were to be supplied to the market. According to Habib…

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ISLAMABAD: Syed Inamullah Shah, the former in-charge of ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s Bani Gala residence, said Saturday he was not sure whether the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief’s wife Bushra Bibi would stand by his side in the days to come as they face uphill tasks on the legal front. Since Imran’s ouster as the prime minister in April 2022, both — the PTI chief and his wife — have faced multiple cases that eventually led to the cricketer-turned-politician’s incarceration and disqualification. Sources had also told The News that Bushra Bibi may find…

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The Punjab government is set to lift the lockdown imposed in light of the smog situation in the province tomorrow (Saturday) after a heavy spell of rain in different areas washed away the impurities present in the air, caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced on Friday. The authorities had imposed a smart lockdown in the city as thick smog had engulfed several districts, deteriorating the air quality to a dangerous level. However, the downpour washed away the smog, subsequently improving the air quality. “After assessing improved air quality post recent…

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring transparent and fair upcoming elections, expressing regret over efforts by high-ranking officials to cast doubts on the process. In a statement, an ECP representative without naming anyone noted that a senior official is attempting to question the transparency of the election, considering such conduct unsuitable.

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