FAISALABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday urged the nation to show political maturity and elect sincere leadership instead of depending on the politicians promoting hate and anarchy in the country. The country was making progress at a much faster pace when PML-N government was ousted and an incompetent man (Imran Khan) was imposed on the nation”, he claimed. He said that Imran Khan was not sincere with the nation but he was befooling the people through his false claims. Imran Khan looted national wealth through his crony Farah Gogi and shifted it aboard. The people should show political maturity and repose their confidence on PML-N to elect a sincere leadership to resume development pace in the country.

MUZAFFARABAD: Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, was disqualified from regional parliament after being found guilty of “insulting” judges in public remarks, officials said. The notices required Ilyas, an outspoken business tycoon known for outbursts against judges and bureaucrats, to appear before both the high and the Supreme Court on Tuesday to explain his position. Following the announcement of the verdict, Ilyas, who was scheduled to appear before the regional Supreme Court, headed instead to the Prime Minister’s House accompanied by cabinet members. Chaudhry urged Ilyas to apologise for his actions and expressed hope that the Supreme Court would provide relief. The assembly in Kashmir is expected to choose the new leader of the house in the coming days.

Share:HYDERABAD - The polling date for the local bodies election in the Hyder­abad district has been revised on Monday. According to a no­tification issued by the Elec­tion Commission, the revised date for the polls is May 7. The local bodies by-polls were planned for April 18 but the candidates made a request for putting off the election after the Ramazan, the commission said in its notification.

Share:KARACHI - The Elec­tion Commission has postponed the by-elections in Karachi. Ac­cording to a report on Monday, the by-elections in Karachi will now be held on May 7, 2023, in­stead of April 18, 2023. Earlier, the Election Commission issued a notification of the Local Gov­ernment (LG) by-elections in 93 constituencies across Sindh in­cluding the remaining 11 union councils (UCs) of Karachi on April 18. It is worth mention­ing that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has decided not to run in the next local government (LG) by-elections in Karachi’s remaining 11 union councils (UCs), which were scheduled for April 18. The MQM-P leadership also instruct­ed its all candidates to withdraw their nomination papers filed in the Election Commission.

He demanded the PDM coalition government of 13 parties to tell the nation about its one-year performance, during which the status of the rupee was reduced to less than a piece of paper. He stressed that Islam is the bonding force of the nation and only the Islamic system can save it. Siraj-ul-Haq said ruling political parties were not fighting for national development but for their own power. He demanded the nation make a collective struggle for improvement, struggle and work hard work for Allah’s system to achieve success in this world and hereafter. He warned that the Holy Quran testifies that the economy of those who leave Allah’s religion will be destroyed.

The incident took place in the city of Markham while the suspect, 28-year-old Sharan Karunakaran, was later arrested in Toronto, the York Regional Police said in a statement. Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng condemned the incident and called it a hate crime, saying it had no place in Canadian society. Thousands of people attend the mosque at Markham. Police added they charged the suspect with uttering threats, assault with a weapon and dangerous driving. “This violence and Islamophobia has no place in our communities,” the Canadian trade minister, who is a local member of parliament, said in a reaction to the incident.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Saturday deplored the arrest of his party leader Ali Amin Gandapur, terming the government’s actions as an attempt to depict the party’s members as “slaves”. Imran Khan, meanwhile, urged his workers to seek justice against the wrongs being committed by the government. The facilitators have imposed a gang of thieves considering us slaves,” he said. Urging his workers to gear up against the injustices meted out to his party members, Imran Khan said: “We are all leaders because we are the best of the creation. I have learnt everything from my life.”Imran Khan added that the revolution brought by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was never again witnessed anywhere in the world.

Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar says "we are now waiting for the confirmation of $1 billion loan from one friendly country". Dar addressed the nation to give his stance on the decision to cancel a trip to the United States, which The Express Tribune had reported on Friday. Dar said that despite the worst of the liquidity crisis, the country did not delay its global sovereign payments of $11 billion. Dar also acknowledged that the IMF had questioned the government’s decision to give petrol subsidy, saying that he has answers to all the questions. Dar once again blamed the IMF for the delay in starting the programme review talks.

Share:In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir all types of commercial transport operators have announced a complete strike on April 17. According to Kashmir Media Service, a decision in this regard was taken in a meeting of All Jammu and Kashmir Transport Welfare Association held in Jammu where all the presidents, representatives, and members of commercial transport unions attended. On the occasion, the speakers expressed concern over the attitude of the authorities and said that they have been fed up with the response of the officers at the helm of affairs.

The head of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday warned that Israel’s “crimes” in occupied East Jerusalem feed violence, tension, and instability in the region. The OIC chief held Israel fully responsible for “the implications of these dangerous crimes and violations which are capable of stoking violence, tension, instability, and insecurity in the region”. Palestinians accuse Israel of systematically working to Judaize East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located, and obliterate its Arab and Islamic identity. For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents the world's third-holiest site. Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.

Share:ISLAMABAD - On the occasion of Baisakhi celebrations, the Paki­stan High Commission in New Delhi issued 2,856 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to participate in the annual festival scheduled to be held in Paki­stan from April 9 to 18, 2023. The issuance of visas was covered under the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974. Every year, a large num­ber of Sikh Yatrees from India visit Pakistan to ob­serve various religious festivals and occasions. The visas issued from New Delhi were in addition to the visas granted to Sikh pilgrims participating in these events from other countries. He fur­ther stated that Pakistan remained committed to preserving sacred religious places and providing necessary facilitation to visiting pilgrims.

Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri has said that as far as new elections are concerned in Pakistan, for the sake of the integrity and the interest of the country, all the stakeholders should hold a grand dialogue. In a statement issued here on Friday, she said that the country’s stability lies in the supremacy of the Constitution as Pakistan cannot afford any political chaos and unrest. She observed that the national and provincial assemblies’ elections should be held at the same time. The government and the opposition should sit together and make better decisions for the country, she said. Senator Zehri added that the solution to the current problems was only in dialogue.

ISLAMABAD: The eleventh anniversary of the Gayari tragedy was observed Friday to pay homage to those who embraced martyrdom in the deadly avalanche near the Siachen Glacier region. The no-man’s-land is 20,000 feet (6,000 metres) above sea level. On 7 April 2012, a massive ice avalanche struck a Pakistani military headquarters at Gayari, 30 km west of the Siachen Glacier terminus, near the Siachen glacier region. The area located in a deep valley at 3,775 metres (12,385 feet) above sea level, the Gayari base is one of the most important Pakistani bases in the area. Gayari base is one of the most important Pakistani bases in the area.

ISLAMABAD: The Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has unanimously decided withdrawal of all suits, applications, petitions against the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) subject to simultaneous withdrawal of all proceedings, applications and writs filed by the IPPs against PPIB. The PPIB, while considering the recommendations of a project committee, took this decision unanimously in its 138th meeting held on March 16, 2023 under the chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Energy (Power Division). Therefore, IPPs claimed that they were ‘deemed available’ under their respective PPAs and NTDC was not entitled to deduct capacity payment thereunder. This triggered a series of litigation and London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) arbitration before various courts/forums. Considering recommendations of the project’s committee, the Board unanimously decided to approve withdrawal of all suits, applications, petitions by Government of Pakistan (GOP)/PPIB against the IPPs subject to simultaneous withdrawal of all proceedings, applications and writs filed by the IPPs against GoP/PPIB in respect of disputes whether through a joint statement or otherwise as deemed appropriate, said documents.

The leader and founder of the banned Baloch National Army (BNA), Gulzar Imam alias Shambay, was arrested in a high-profile intelligence-based operation by the security forces, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday. The 'high-value target' has been a "hardcore militant as well as founder and leader of the banned outfit Baloch National Army (BNA) which came into being after the amalgamation of Baloch Republican Army (BRA) and United Baloch Army (UBA)", read the statement. Gulzar also remained as "deputy to Brahamdagh Bugti in Baloch Republican Army (BRA) till 2018 and was instrumental in the formation of Baloch Raji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS) and remained its operational head", according to the statement. Read Baloch exiled leaders, militants urged to hold talks"His visits to Afghanistan and India are also on record; his linkages with Hostile Intelligence Agencies (HIAs) are being investigated," ISPR added. It further stated that hostile intelligence agencies "tried to exploit Gulzar Imam to work against Pakistan and its national interests".