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  • Karachi needs Shehbaz Speed: BBZ

    Karachi needs Shehbaz Speed: BBZ

    Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that Karachi needs Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif’s speed.

    Shehbaz Speed was a term popularly used for projects completed in a short duration when Sharif was the Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab.

    While giving a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony of K-IV project, Bilawal addressed PM Shehbaz, stating, “We are looking at you, you should form your own team to solve these problems being faced by Sindh including Karachi.”

    He added that the prime minister has the support of the two major parties of Sindh and all partners of the coalition government want to solve the problems of the country together. “When we all continue to work together, all of Pakistan’s problems can be solved,” he said.

    Talking about Karachi, he said that if the government pays attention to the metropolis according to its potential, then not only the IMF could bid farewell, but the whole nation could also stand on its own feet.

    About the May 9 episode, he warned that if serious crimes like setting fire to Jinnah House Lahore, demolishing martyrs’ memorials and attacking military installations are neglected, then running this country will become not only difficult but impossible. He also asked that if the conspiracy of May 9 events had been hatched either in Bilawal House, Raiwand or Nine Zero, what would have been the reaction to it.

    Bilawal said that when the police went to comply with the court notice in March this year, Zaman Park had been turned into a battleground. He added that even during PTI’s long march, participants had arms, but the government did not take action, adding that the Prime Minister could have banned PTI on the basis of foreign funding case and Al-Qadir Trust case if he wanted. “But we didn’t want the impression of political vendetta and setting a bad precedent,” he said.

  • Billo gone home: Abrar-ul-Haq, Imran Khan’s relative leave PTI

    Billo gone home: Abrar-ul-Haq, Imran Khan’s relative leave PTI

    More leaders continue to leave the embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as Friday’s toll reaches four members.

    After former federal minister Firdous Ashiq Awan and former provincial minister Murad Raas announced that they’re leaving PTI in the afternoon, Abrar ul Haq and Saifullah Niazi also held press conferences to say that they have quit the party.

    Saifullah Niazi, a relative and close confidant of Imran Khan’s, said in the presser that he wants to focus on his life, his family and his health. “The last one year has been very stressful,” he said, condemning the May 9 attacks. He left immediately afterwards, without replying to questions.

    In his presser, Abrar ul Haq said that he’s quitting politics altogether. He then sang a poem he had written, bursting into tears at the end of the recital.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVeXZjeiBa0

  • Not all trials related to May 9 will take place in military courts: Rana Sanaullah

    Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that a total of 499 First Information Reports (FIRs) have been filed regarding the 9 May incidents. “Out of these, 88 FIRs were registered under the Terrorist Act, while the remaining 411 FIRs were filed for other offenses,” he stated while addressing a press conference in Islamabad.

    The minister added that 19 people from Punjab and 14 from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) will be tried in military courts. “These people trespassed and entered sensitive defence installations, so the question is how did they manage to get there,” he said.


    However, the minister clarified that not all trials will take place in military courts.


    “A rumour is circulating that all trials will take place in military courts but that is not true. The military will investigate the case but not take cognisance of it. They will see whether the Army Act or the Official Secrets Act is applicable or not.”


    While criticising former PM Imran Khan, Sanaullah said, “If Imran is left unchecked, he can lead the nation towards a disaster.”

  • ‘No plans to move abroad’: Imran Khan thanks government for putting his name on ECL

    ‘No plans to move abroad’: Imran Khan thanks government for putting his name on ECL

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) chairman has on Friday thanked the government for putting his name on the Exit Control List (ECL) after his name was added to a no-fly list on Thursday night.

    “I want to thank the government for putting my name on the ECL as I have no plans to travel abroad, because I neither have any properties or businesses abroad nor even a bank account outside the country. If and when I do get an opportunity for a holiday, it will be in our northern mountains, my favourite place on earth.”

    Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi along with 80 other members of the party were put on a no-fly list last night. Murad Saeed, Maleeka Bukhari, Fawad Chaudhry and Hammad Azhar were also added to the no-fly list.

    The names of PTI leaders were added to the list on the advice of the relevant government departments.


  • Pink taxis for women in Sindh

    The Sindh government is all set to launch a “Pink Taxi Service” featuring electric cars for facilitating female citizens of the province.

    The development was announced by Minister for Information Sharjeel Inam Memon.

    The minister said that initially, 200 electricity-powered taxis will start operating in Karachi, of which fifty will be women-only taxis driven by female drivers. He said that the hiring of female drivers and setting up of charging and parking depots is yet to be done.

    He said that the project will also provide job opportunities to unemployed youth, while eco-friendly taxis will save oil worth billions of rupees.

    Prior to this, the government also launched a pink bus service for women which is being frequented by a large number of female commuters.

  • Under Army Act, court hands over 16 suspects involved in attacking Corps Commander House

    Under Army Act, court hands over 16 suspects involved in attacking Corps Commander House

    An anti-terrorism court in Lahore has handed over 16 suspects involved in the attack on Corps Commander House in Lahore on May 9 to a commanding officer under the Army Act on Thursday.

    The accused include Amar Zohaib, Ali Iftikhar, Ali Raza, Muhammad Arsalan, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Raheem, Zia-ur-Rehman, Waqas Ali, Raees Ahmad, Faisal Irshad, Muhammad Bilal Hussain, Faheem Haider, Arzam Junaid, Mian Muhammad Akram Usman, Muhammad Hashir Khan, and Hassan Shakir.

    Of these 16, Mian Akram Usman is a former Member of the Provincial Assembly from Punjab.

    Earlier, the officer had sought the custody of the vandals presently confined in Camp Jail, Lahore.

    On May 9, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s loyalists came out on streets after Khan’s arrest and allegedly attacked military installations.

  • Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi can not leave country: Government

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi along with 80 other members of the party have been put on a no-fly list on Thursday. Murad Saeed, Maleeka Bukhari, Fawad Chaudhry and Hammad Azhar have also been added to the no-fly list.


    The names of PTI leaders were added to the list on the advice of the relevant institutions.

    The Ministry of Interior had been asked by the police department, National Accountability Bureau, and anti-corruption department to add these names to the list.


    According to Dawn, Lahore police on Wednesday requested that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) place a one-month travel ban on 700 PTI leaders.

  • Bangladeshis promise free and fair elections after US imposed visa restrictions

    Bangladeshis promise free and fair elections after US imposed visa restrictions

    Bangladeshi authorities have assured the United States (US) that they will take steps to tackle and prevent unlawful practices or interference in its election after the US threatened curbs on citizens of the South Asian nation who undermine polls.

    “The government apparatus will take necessary measures to prevent and address any unlawful practices or interference … to compromise the smooth and participatory conduct of the elections,” the Bangladesh foreign ministry said in response.

    “The electoral process will remain under strict vigilance, including by international observers as accredited by the Election Commission,” it added in a statement.

    A day earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States is adopting a new policy to restrict visas for Bangladeshis who undermine the democratic election process at home.

    Hasina Wajid, who has a tight control over the South Asian nation since coming to power in 2009, has been accused of human rights violations, obliteration of press freedom, suppression of dissent and the jailing of critics, including many supporters of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

    The BNP has been calling for Hasina to step down and for the next election, due in January 2024, to be held under a neutral caretaker government, a demand her government has rejected.

  • Did Imran Khan just admit that Nawaz was removed by establishment?

    Did Imran Khan just admit that Nawaz was removed by establishment?

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has filed a petition in Supreme Court (SC) asking that an ‘undeclared martial law’ be termed unconstitutional.

    Imran Khan has nominated Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Azam Khan and others as parties in his petition.

    A passage in the petition has caught the attention of political commentators.

    “The respondents intend to create a wrong impression about the armed forces which is the main objective and target of Maryam Nawaz who found it is a great opportunity to take revenge for the removal of his father from power by the establishment,” the excerpt from the petition read.

    




    




    


    




    The words are being seen as an admission by Imran Khan that his arch rival, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif was removed from power as Prime Minister on the behest of the establishment.
    




    Nawaz Sharif has long maintained that his dismissal from the post of Prime Minister and his lifetime disqualification order by the Supreme Court was done at the behest of the establishment.
    




    Khan’s petition also read, “It is now matter of general information that the respondent Nawaz Sharif made a deal with establishment (statement of Khawaja Asif on TV) and there being a condition that the petitioner and his political party should be banned and declared a terrorist organization to pave the way for Nawaz Sharif and his daughter coming back to power.”
    




    


    





    




    The petition also requests the Supreme Court to declare the detention of PTI workers under Army Act and the Official Secrets Act illegal, and to order the immediate release of the PTI workers.
    





    Imran also asked the SC to make a judicial commission to investigate the events of May 9 when party supporters are alleged to have attacked military and civilian installations.
    




    




    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Jisko mai PTI ka ticket doonga, woh Insha’Allah jeetega: Imran Khan
    
			
    Jisko mai PTI ka ticket doonga, woh Insha’Allah jeetega: Imran Khan
    
			
    

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan addressed party workers on Wednesday through a video link. During his speech, Imran said he was ready to constitute a committee to hold talks “with anyone in power”.
    




    Imran questioned why the powers-that-be wanted to conduct elections in October. “Because they wanted to crush PTI,” he claimed.
    




    “I am forming a committee. It will talk to anyone who is in power on two matterss — if it helps the country according to ‘them’, I will leave politics. Second, how is it beneficial for the country if elections are held in October,” said Khan in his address.
    




    “Convince us on these two things. If they believe and satisfy the committee that my leaving politics will benefit the country, I will step back and leave politics,” he promised.
    




    Without naming anyone, Imran said that “they” have benefitted from arson at the Lahore Corps Commander House (Jinnah House) and used it to crack down on his party.
    




    “[Such] a crackdown has never been seen in the history of the country,” he said.
    




    “They have jailed the entire leadership and even those who are not even a part of the party,” added Imran.
    Khan also requested his party workers to remain steadfast. During the address Imran said that who ever he gives a party ticket to, will win.
    




    “Your captain is standing till there is blood in his body,” he said. “Your captain fights till the last ball, there is no question of accepting defeat. Whatever they are going to do, I am ready for it,” he added.