Khyber - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) emerges as the beacon of hope for the impoverished and underprivileged citizens of the nation. Afridi condemned the imposition of a succession of corrupt leaders since Pakistan’s inception, which has led the nation to near bankruptcy, leaving citizens bereft of basic rights. Afridi underscored JI’s political mission to instil the Islamic code of life and foster change through democratic means. He pledged that if JI assumes power, it will govern with integrity and efficiency. Linking peace to economic development, Afridi assured that JI would establish lasting tranquillity, urging tribesmen not to fall prey to the false promises of former candidates but to vote for JI in their best interest.

By June MathewsTRUSSVILLE — Hewitt-Trussville High School choral director Allen Gillespie has been named Trussville Tribune’s Person of the Year for 2023. The award was presented at Monday’s Toast of the Town event hosted by the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce. Gillespie’s own high school days were spent at Berry High School (now Hoover High School). A former student from early in his career is Trussville City Councilor Lisa Lide Bright, a graduate of Huffman. Trussville City Schools superintendent, Dr. Patrick Martin, wrote Gillespie a glowing letter of congratulations.

An accountability court sentenced former premier Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 14 years imprisonment in the Toshakhana case. A Pakistan court had sentenced Khan and his aide, former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, to 10 years in jail in a case related to the “leaking of state secrets”. But Bukhari said the verdict against Khan and Qureshi will only work in favour of the beleaguered party. Today’s army chief controlled court sentenced former PM Imran Khan and foreign minister SMQ to 10 years on a bogus case. Today’s army chief controlled court sentenced former PM ⁦@ImranKhanPTI⁩ & foreign minister SMQ to 10 years on a bogus case.

From Tribune staff reportsTRUSSVILLE — The Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce held the annual Toast of the Town: Celebrating Trussville’s Best event on Monday night. Festivities began at 5:30 p.m. at Corbeau Wine Bar in the Trussville Entertainment District. Chamber president David Moore presented the prestigious Gatekeeper Award to Taylor Burt and the Gatekeeper Award for a group to Amy Peterson O’Brien of the Cahaba Homestead Heritage Foundation. Hewitt-Trussville softball is one of 12 Nike elite programs in the United States. Drew Lolley, last year’s winner, present O’Brien with her award.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has unveiled its com­prehensive electoral manifes­to, “Pakistan ko Nawaz Do” (Give Nawaz to Pakistan), outlining a comprehensive strategy for reviving the country across several domains. Achieving the substantial growth prom­ised in the manifesto over the next five years presents a daunting task. The manifesto reaffirms its promise to maintain inflation under double digits by the end of 2025. According to the manifesto, the budget def­icit would be managed at or below 3.5% by the end of FY-2028 and beyond. On the other hand, the IMF’s fiscal monitor forecasts a 4.4% fiscal deficit by FY-2028.

Released: Tl has released flagship Corruption Perception Index 2023. In CPI 2023 #Pakistan score has improved by 2 points from 27 in 2022 to 29 in CPI 2023 and rank has improved by 7 positions from 140 in CPI 2022 to 133 in CPI 2023. The TI’s 2023 CPI showed that most countries had made little to no progress in tackling public sector corruption. PHOTO: TRANSPARENCY INTERATIONALRead: PHC seeks Transparency’s corruption reportDenmark tops the index for the sixth consecutive year with a score of 90. Somalia (11), Venezuela (13), Syria (13), South Sudan (13), and Yemen (16) take the bottom spots in the index.

PTI founder and Bushra Bibi sentenced to 14, 14 years imprisonment with hard labor in Tosha Khana case, Imran disqualified for 10 yearsPTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 14 years imprisonment with hard labor in the Tosha Khana case. Accountability Court judge Muhammad Bashir sentenced Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in the Tosha Khana case. During the hearing, Accountability Court judge Muhammad Basheer asked PTI founder, have you submitted your 342 statement? On which Imran Khan said I have prepared the statement, I will submit the statement if Bushra Bibi and my lawyers come. When did the Tosha Khana case happen?

KERALA - A court in the southern Indian state of Kerala has sentenced 15 men to death for the murder of a lo­cal leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Ranjith Sreenivasan was killed in front of his family members in 2021 in what was described as a tit-for-tat murder. On Tuesday, after the death penalty was awarded, Sreenivasan’s wife Lisha said that while their loss was “irreparable”, the verdict came as a relief. Sreeniva­san was hacked to death at his home in Alappuzha on 19 December 2021 in front of his mother, wife and daughter. Some of the men were members of the PFI while others belonged to its political unit, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI).

The UN chief will meet with major donors to the UN's Palestine refugee agency this week amid a funding crisis sparked by allegations that some of its employees in Gaza participated in the Oct. 7 cross-border attack on Israel. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will host the meeting at the UN's New York City headquarters on Tuesday afternoon, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters. The UN chief has been engaging with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) leadership, as well as regional leaders, amid the controversy. "The critical humanitarian work that the UN does not only in Gaza but all over the region, needs to be supported. The court issued an interim order urging Israel to stop obstructing aid deliveries into Gaza and to improve the humanitarian situation.

The Alabama Sheriffs Association, a nonprofit instituted in 1889 to encourage educational, social, and charitable activities among sheriffs, recently completed its 2024 Winter Technology Conference held January 21-24 at the Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National in Opelika, Alabama. “The conference also included leadership training and time for the sheriffs to meet and share ideas with each other,” said Lambert. Lastly, the conference served as the official kickoff of the inaugural Alabama Sheriffs Association PCA Rodeo, which will be held at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds from May 9-11, 2024 in Dothan, Alabama. “It will be a professional, family-friendly event featuring representation from the 67 Alabama sheriffs who serve and protect our families and communities each day.”Tickets for the event go on sale in March. For more information on the Alabama Sheriffs Association, please visit www.alabamasheriffs.com or call (334) 264-7827.

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He said on a social media post that the terrorists had retreated, and the security forces were pursuing them. According to the sources, the security forces had already received information about the terrorist attack. Read: Security forces kill two terrorists in Tank IBO“In Mach, the security forces have successfully thwarted three coordinated attacks carried out by terrorists affiliated with the Aslam Acho group. Fortunately, no damage was inflicted on any installations, and there were no casualties among our security forces,” Achakzai tweeted on X. We have a report of a few rockets fire from the hilly area in Mach, Balochistan.

Opening ceremony of two weeks long Joint Exercise Al-BADAR-VIII at National Counter Terrorism Centre, Pabbi, K-P. PHOTO: ISPRThe opening ceremony of Pakistan-Bahrain “Joint Exercise Al-BADAR-VIII” was held at National Counter Terrorism Centre in Pabbi, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, the military said. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), contingents from Pakistan Army and Bahrain National Guards are participating in the two-week-long exercise. “The exercise is aimed at nurturing of joint employment and interoperability besides, harnessing the historic military to military relations among the brotherly countries,” the military’s media wing added. Read also: COAS conferred military medal during Bahrain visitIt further said that both countries have displayed zeal and enthusiasm for benefiting from each other’s expertise. Al-BADAR is an annual bilateral joint exercise in counter terrorism domain between Pakistan and Bahrain.

Apple is changing the operating system for iPhones significantly. According to a Bloomberg report, major software updates will be made in iOS 18, the new operating system for iPhones by Apple. Artificial intelligence (AI) features for iPhones’ digital assistant Siri will also be added in iOS 18. Apple is also likely to introduce AI features to Apple Music, Pages, Keynote, Shortcuts, and Xcode. But for general users, this new operating system will be available sometime in September.

Islamabad: The caretaker government may increase the price of petrol from February 1. The government may hike petrol prices by Rs 7.85 per liter and high-speed diesel by Rs 2.06 per liter in its final adjustment of POL prices from October 1. The rise in prices in the first 15 days of next month is mainly attributed to the tension in the Middle East due to the continuous Israeli attack on Palestinians in Gaza and Houthi attacks on commercial ships. International markets have reacted strongly to the attacks on the ships, which has led to a rise in prices. In the international market, motor petrol has risen to $6 per barrel and diesel to $3.7 per barrel from January 16, 2024, as international companies have increased their premium on motor spirit and high-speed diesel has increased substantially.