PTI Chairman Imran Khan has said that he will hold a rally and celebrate Pakistan's “real freedom” on August 13 at the hockey stadium in Lahore and tell the nation how to achieve it. “Know that whenever a Muslim forcibly converts someone to Islam, he is actually opposing his own religion because God has said in the Quran that “in religion, there is no coercion”. About justice, Imran said that justice means that both the weak and the powerful are equal before the law. “If there is no justice in a society, that society cannot develop. “Quaid-i-Azam considered all the minorities as equal citizens in the independent state of Pakistan.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a graft case against the former managing director of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL) Rashedul Haque, a close associate of notorious scammer Prashanta Kumar Halder–also known as PK Halder. ACC Assistant Director Rahul Amin filed the case at the commission’s Integrated District Office, Dhaka-1 on Thursday. Earlier on March 29, Rashedul was given a confessional statement in a case against PK Halder. In his confessional statement, Rashedul said that, as the ILFS managing director, he had paid PK Halder Tk200,000 per month at ILFSL employee Shah Alam’s direction. A total of 37 cases have been registered against PK Halder and his associates by ACC so far.

The EU Ambassador Dr. Riina Kionka played the national anthem on trumpet, as a special gesture to honor Pakistan on its 75th Independence Day. The year 2022 also marks the 60 years of EU-Pakistan relations in a long-standing partnership that makes both countries stronger together. The collaboration between the European Union and Pakistan is grounded in the Strategic Engagement Plan (SEP) signed in 2019. It is pertinent to mention here that the EU is one of Pakistan’s largest trading partners. The links to the campaign to celebrate Pakistan’s independence can be found below on the social media channels of the European Union.

The much-awaited project stars Fawad Khan as the titular character Maula Jatt, while Mahira plays Mukko. Be it the prolonged legal battle or a pandemic, The Legend of Maula Jatt kept getting delayed for one reason or the other. The much-awaited Maula Jatt movie from the cult franchise finally has a release date. https://t.co/XdsEAtqDBp — Sabah Gurmat (@_sabahgurmat) August 10, 2022me when we finally get maula jatt’s release date https://t.co/RLueN124cV — Aneesa (@_anisaxoxo) August 10, 2022I'll watch the legend of maula jatt for the plot. The Legend of Maula Jatt also stars Faris Shafi, Ali Azmat, Shafqat Cheema and Nayyer Ejaz in important roles.

ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has assured minority community of Supreme Court’s commitment to safeguard constitutional rights of the minority communitiesA 10-member minority delegation Wednesday called on Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial at the Supreme Court building. The Chief Justice of Pakistan wel­comed the delegates and appreciated the con­tributions of the minority communities towards inter-faith harmony in Pakistan. They also shared the problems faced by minority communities in the enforcement of their fundamental rights. The one-man Minority Commission constituted by the Supreme Court emphasised that the challenges faced by the mi­nority communities can only be overcome if the recommendations of the Supreme Court in S.M.C. At the end of the meeting, the Chief Justice of Pakistan assured the delegation of the Court’s commitment to safeguard consti­tutional rights of the minority communities.

ISLAMABAD: The nation will celebrate 75th Independence Day on August 14 (Sunday) with traditional zeal and enthusiasm and hold a number of activities to highlight the struggle of its forefathers and national heroes for acquiring a separate homeland. Literary and cultural organizations have chalked out a number of programmes to mark the day. Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) will arrange various programmes on the occasion of Independence Day celebrations. Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) would organize seminars to commemorate Independence Day. Since Independence Day has assumed the shape of a festival in the country, different brands, online retailers, eateries, cab-hailing services and even electronics companies are offering exciting discount offers, adding more charm to the festivity.

Thus, we were encouraged to apply for the upcoming PSO/PSP (Payment Service Operator/Payment Service Provider) regulations which were announced in late 2014. TPSP is where both regulators joined hands to establish a third-party which would interconnect “Every Telco with Every Branchless Bank” so as to democratize the mobile financial services industry and open it up for cross operator financial services. Within the Pathfinder Group, we have established a Financial Services Technology Division (FSTD) and we have organized them as a technology stack. It extends payment rails which will allow banks and payment service providers to build innovative products. We envision that we can take the strengths of RAAST and enable them on the AMA platform to make it accessible to the masses.

The government on Wednesday accused PTI chief Imran Khan of diverting the public attention away from its prohibited funding case by running a malicious campaign against the army on social media. Taking to his Twitter account, PM Shehbaz said the entire nation had witnessed how Imran has resorted to using epithets against the leadership of the Pakistan Army. "The PTI did trolling of the army’s martyrs. Marriyum said Imran Khan was reaping what he had sown in the politics i.e. Marriyum said Imran had no comparison with Nawaz Sharif, who became prime minister thrice but never compromised over the Constitution.

(DC image)VIJAYAWADA: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan threw a challenge on his twitter handle to TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu as well as Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s relative Balineni Srinivas Reddy, former minister, on occasion of the Weavers’ Day. While there was no response from Naidu, Srinivas Reddy responded accepting PK's challenge and thanked him. Srinivas Reddy went on to say that Jagan Mohan is dedicated to work for weavers’ community through YSR Nethanna Nestham and other welfare schemes. Pawan Kalyan took to his Twitter handle and tweeted "@KTRTRS Ram Bhai’s challenge accepted ‘cause of my love & admiration for our weaver communities.” The actor then nominated Chandrababu Naidu, Balineni Vasu (Srinivas) and Dr. Laxman of BJP.

Omar Khalid Khorasani, one of the top terrorists in outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been killed along with his three other associates in an attack in Afghanistan. According to sources privy to the details, Abdul Wali aka Omar Khalid Khorasani was killed in an attack in Paktika province of Afghanistan. “Three of his associates were also killed in the attack,” they said, adding the deceased included Mufti Hassan and Hafiz Doulat of the TTP. This is not the first time that top TTP terrorists have been killed in Afghanistan after Taliban took over power in the country. Abdul Wahab Larak was the head of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and was planning attacks in Karachi.

The Father of Nation MAJ, wanted this country to be a democratic welfare state, with a constitution as supreme law and all institutions working within the confines of the constitution. Unfortunately, since 1953, Jinnah’s vision has been trampled upon and today we are at the brink of a crippling economic quagmire. Those involved in power politics are playing upon political polarization, exploiting religion, ethnicity etc., making the process of economic recovery uphill. Had PTI not been voted out through a constitutional no-confidence vote, they would have faced the brunt of the anger from the electorate. In fact, the No-Confidence vote has helped PTI’s resurgence and shifted blame upon those who had to take tough decisions required from Pakistan to meet the IMF conditionalities, given the enormity of the widening gap between state revenues and expenditure, a legacy of abuse of power, pilferage and needless waste.

Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) witnessed a continuation of widespread violations of fundamental human rights on Sunday as processions remained banned on 8 Muharram. In a continuous violation of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Muslims of IIOJK are being prevented from performing religious rituals since 1989. Footage of Shiite Muslims attempting to participate in Muharram processions being attacked by Indian forces in occupied Kashmir went viral on Sunday. Earlier this week, the people of Hyderabad had expressed solidarity and support for the people of IIOJK by taking out rallies and condemning India's brutal suppression of innocent Kashmiris. Meanwhile, Youm-e-Istehsal was observed, across Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) with the pledge to continue the support to the people of IIOJK in their fight for seeking the right to self-determination.

PHOTO: TWITTER/@isroIndia’s space agency on Sunday said that the inaugural flight of a small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV) failed to place two satellites into the targeted orbit. According to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the SSLV lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India’s southeastern coast on Saturday at 9:18am local time. Failure of a logic to identify a sensor failure and go for a salvage action — ISRO (@isro) August 7, 2022Earlier, the agency had said that the maiden flight of SSLV is completed. On Saturday, a day before the launch, the agency had said that SSLV-D1 mission would launch EOS-02, a 135 kg satellite, into low earth and the mission also carries AzaadiSAT satellite. Watch LIVE from 08:30 am here: https://t.co/V1Bk6GZoCF pic.twitter.com/ZTYo8NFXac — ISRO (@isro) August 7, 2022“EOS-02 is an earth observation satellite designed and realised by ISRO.

What adds music to the situation is our inept economic policies. By the end of May 2022, the rate of inflation raised to 13.8%. The surge in inflation has squared up the impacts of poverty. Inflation is a stumbling block on the way to empowering the pauper. He said, “ Inflation makes the wealthier people richer and the masses poor.”As the alarm bell rings across Pakistan, the perils of the hour require the government to revise its policies.

ISLAMABAD – China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project is once again kicking off after a decelerated stage during previous few years as the present government reiterates resolve to resume the pace of work as witnessed during 2013-2018. The Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) led coalition government initiated China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had experienced sluggish advancement during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf government with number of projects under the Corridor delaying due to unknown reasons. Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood, gave a detailed briefing on the third-party participation and extension of CPEC to Afghanistan. “The second component of the CPEC is infrastructure, highways, waterways and bridges which have been built across Pakistan, improving the communication and road infrastructure,” he added. Dozens of Chinese firms are operating at Pakistan’s various economic zones as both the governments were actively engaged to carry forward the SEZ projects and making them operational at the earliest possible.