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  • Contempt of court petition to be filed against Shehbaz if he fails to submit Nawaz’s medical report: AGP

    Contempt of court petition to be filed against Shehbaz if he fails to submit Nawaz’s medical report: AGP

    The Attorney-General for Pakistan (AGP) has written a letter to the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif to bring back Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan.

    The AGP has instructed Shehbaz to submit Nawaz’s medical reports within the next 10 days; in case he fails to do so, contempt of court petition will be filed against Shehbaz.

    The AGP also mentioned that according to media reports, Nawaz is in good health, while when he was leaving the country, his condition was described as critical.

    The letter further said that as soon as Nawaz reached London, “his condition improved”.

    “After reaching London, Nawaz did not stay in the hospital for a single day and remained involved in his political activities,” the letter stated.

    The AGP highlighted that the affidavit and the court order were “violated as Shehbaz did not submit Nawaz’s medical reports”.

    In line with the federal cabinet’s decision, the Punjab government formed a medical board to examine Nawaz Sharif’s health reports submitted in the Lahore High Court (LHC).

  • ‘I also voted to let him go’, Asad Umar clarifies comment that PM sent Nawaz to London

    ‘I also voted to let him go’, Asad Umar clarifies comment that PM sent Nawaz to London

    Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has clarified his previous statement about Prime Minister’s (PM) decision to send Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif to London. He said his statement was taken out of context.

    “Spin being given to an answer of mine regarding Nawaz Sharif exit abroad, the discussion was about whether the PM takes decisions or someone else imposes decisions. I stated that the PM takes decisions as I was asked about the Nawaz Sharif exit decision in that context,” Umar tweeted.

    Further, he added that sending Nawaz to London was a “collective decision and was decided in the Cabinet”.

    Previously, while on a TV program the federal minister revealed that it was “100% Imran Khan’s decision” to send the former PM to London for his medical treatment. “This was first discussed in a cabinet meeting,” he said, adding that the decision was entirely made by the prime minister and the premier did not say that the decision was not his. 

  • ‘Inflation has benefitted traders and industrialists’: Hammad Azhar

    ‘Inflation has benefitted traders and industrialists’: Hammad Azhar

    Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar has said that inflation has increased in Pakistan because it is a global trend. He added that “inflation has benefitted traders and industrialists”.

    “Our competition is with inflation, not with the Opposition,” said Hammad.

    Azhar was addressing a press conference in Lahore along with Punjab Minister for Local Bodies Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed. Hammad, while talking about the local government elections, said, “To win the local body elections, we will benefit from the experience of senior leaders like Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed and give honest leadership to Lahore.”

    “In order to win the elections, the internal differences of the party will be eliminated. The party’s organisation in Lahore will be announced in the next few days. We will win the local bodies’ elections through hard work and make Lahore a stronghold of PTI,” he added.

    On January 22, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf nominated Hammad Azhar as the party’s candidate for the mayorship of Lahore.

    




    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    PM’s hawk adviser Shahzad Akbar resigns, Fawad Chaudhry says ‘more important work awaits’
    
			
    PM’s hawk adviser Shahzad Akbar resigns, Fawad Chaudhry says ‘more important work awaits’
    
			
    

    Adviser to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar said on Monday that he had resigned from his post.
    




    Taking to Twitter, Akbar said that he had tendered his resignation today to PM Khan.
    




    “I sincerely hope the process of accountability continues under the leadership of PM IK as per the PTI’s manifesto. I will remain associated with the party and keep contributing as a member of the legal fraternity,” he added.
    




    


    




    Reacting to the news, federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said, “It was never easy to take on Mafias but way you worked and handled cases is admirable.”
    




    


    




    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Mohammad Zubair tweeted, “Jumping the ship at the right moment, Shahzad Akbar has proven to be a smart person.”
    




    


    




    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Anny Marri said, “Sinking ship – meet the first of the rats. More to come….”
    




    


    




    In July 2020, Akbar was appointed as an adviser to the premier. 
    




    Akbar — former deputy prosecutor for the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) — was appointed as a special assistant to the prime minister on accountability in August 2018.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Taliban meet Afghan women activists and journalists in Oslo
    
			
    Taliban meet Afghan women activists and journalists in Oslo
    
			
    

    A delegation of the Afghan Taliban, led by Foreign Minister (FM) Amir Khan Muttaqi, met women activists and journalists in Oslo, Norway.
    




    “It was a positive icebreaking meeting,” feminist activist Jamila Afghani told AFP. 
    




    “They listened patiently and responded to most of our concerns. Let’s see what their actions will be, based on their words,” she added. 
    




    Anas Haqqani, a leader of the most violent faction of the Taliban movement, is also a part of the delegation. 
    




    Following the talks, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted: “Afghanistan is the shared home of all Afghans. They need to work together for the political, economic and security prosperity of the country.” 
    




    


    




    Taliban representatives will meet delegations from other western nations [United States (US), France, Britain, Germany, Italy and the European Union (EU)] today (Monday) and will be certain to press their demand to unfreeze $10 billion by the US and other western countries as the country is currently facing a humanitarian crisis. 
    




    It has been confirmed by Norwegian FM Anniken Huitfeldt that the meetings are not for legitimation or recognition of the Taliban. 
    




    So far, the Taliban have visited Russia, Iran, Qatar, Pakistan, China and Turkmenistan.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Overseas Pakistanis used like ATM in PTI, says former information secretary
    
			
    Overseas Pakistanis used like ATM in PTI, says former information secretary
    
			
    

    Former central information secretary of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Ahmad Jawad on Sunday announced that he will file a lawsuit against the party for terminating his membership.
    




    The ruling PTI had expelled Jawad from the party for “violating the party’s constitution” on social media and “slandering” senior leadership.
    




    Talking to Geo News, Jawad said that his termination from the party’s membership is “illegal”, adding that, “PTI voters and workers have seen the true colours of Imran Khan now.”
    




    The ex-PTI member said that in the last 74 years, “No one ha deceived the nation like PTI did, while overseas Pakistanis were used like Automated Teller Machines (ATM).”
    




    Taking to his Twitter, Ahmad said, “Imran Niazi Sahib your assumption will be proved wrong. The nation will not be fooled again, your container role will never be successful again in this country.”
    




    


    




    According to a statement issued by the PTI’s Standing Committee on Accountability and Discipline (SCAD) on January 12, a show-cause notice was served to Ahmad Jawad, asking him to explain his position within seven days of the receipt of the notice but the disgruntled leader did not respond to the notice.
    




    


    




    ” A House of garbage which started as an ideology of Change A deception which wasted two decades of this nation You can walk on toughest path with open eyes, but you will fall on a flat path with closed eyes,” tweeted Ahmad to the accusations written in the show-cause notice.
    




    


    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Jamaat-e-Islami warns that it will block entry points to Karachi
    
			
    Jamaat-e-Islami warns that it will block entry points to Karachi
    
			
    

    




    Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Chief, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has warned that the party will block the five entrance points to Karachi if their demands are not met.   
    




    JI has been staging sit-in protests for the past 24 days in Karachi and last night the JI Karachi chief addressed the gathering and gave a two-day ultimatum to the provincial government to accept their demands for the withdrawal of a local government act recently passed by the Sindh Assembly. 
    




    JI Chief, Siraj-ul-Haq has also addressed the activists sitting in the protests on Sunday night. 
    




    He said that the battle over this issue would damage the Pakistan People’s Party. 
    




    He warned that there would be a high possibility that people would start marching on Bilawal House when Bilawal Bhutto Zardari himself would initiate his long march towards Islamabad on February 27. 
    




    Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman also warned that when the party’s sit-in protest begins at the entry points to Karachi, they would not allow any vehicles to pass the road except ambulances. 
    




    The bill was passed with amendments to the Sindh Local Government Act of 2013 last December 2021.  In this bill, financial independence, which was allocated to the Karachi Municipal Corporation, would be taken back to the provincial government.  
    




    JI’s stance is that these amendments which were made under the local government act would weaken the local government organisation in the province.  
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Maryam Nawaz tells PM Khan not to make a scene, pack up and move out of office
    
			
    Maryam Nawaz tells PM Khan not to make a scene, pack up and move out of office
    
			
    

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz responding to the warnings and threats made by Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Sunday, saying, “Imran Khan Saheb! There is no use of crying and making a scene now. Pack up and move out.”
    




    Taking to Twitter, Maryam said, “The longer you stay in power the more problems will be for you and the masses. You have been badly defeated.”
    




    


    




    “Your ultimatum that you will get more dangerous if ousted from power is no more than a hollow threat. The masses will offer thanksgiving prayers the day you leave the power. You are not Nawaz Sharif behind whom masses are standing nor are you an underdog or a victim. You are a conspirator and have fallen prey to your nemesis,” tweeted the PML-N leader. 
    




    


    




    “The ‘cartels’ you are complaining about are the MAFIAS on your right & left who have fleeced 220 million & who run your kitchen,” tweeted Maryam.
    




    


    




    Referring to PM’s tirade against Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif and accusing the judiciary of issuing status quo orders in certain cases, she said, “Your reality has dawned on the world, do not blame the judiciary. You have only your vindictiveness & revengefulness to blame.”
    




    


    




    Maryam Nawaz further criticising the premier said, “Your dashed hopes @ImranKhanPTI are a new hope for the incompetency & ineptitude stricken people of Pakistan who are waiting for you to spare them the 4-year long ordeal that has cost them their lives.”
    




    


    




    PM Khan on Sunday warned the Opposition said, “If I exit the government, I will pose a greater threat to you. Right now, I am sitting quietly in my office and watching the drama unfold. But if I take to the streets, you will have nowhere to hide.”
    




    PM Khan’s remarks came while answering callers’ questions, during the telecast of the fifth ‘Aap Ka Wazir Azam Aap Ke Sath’, a town-hall-style broadcast where the premier takes questions from the public and responds back to their queries.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Journalist Kamran Khan posts robbery video, Sindh govt says it’s a drama recording
    
			
    Journalist Kamran Khan posts robbery video, Sindh govt says it’s a drama recording
    
			
    

    Journalist Kamran Khan on Sunday shared a video of an alleged robbery incident taking place in Karachi. Khan, while sharing the video requested Karachi police and Rangers to take action. He further added that such incidents have happened 2500 times in the first 22 days of 2022.
    




    


    




    Karachi, City Administrator Barrister Murtaza Wahab took to Twitter to inform Kamran Khan that the video he shared was from a shoot of a drama serial.
    




    


    




    People on Twitter are sharing their opinion on the video, and while some are making fun of the video, others are questioning Murtaza Wahab about the increase in street crimes in Karachi.
    




    


    




    


    




    


    




    


    




    


    




    




    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    ‘If I am forced out of the office, I will be more dangerous’: PM Khan
    
			
    ‘If I am forced out of the office, I will be more dangerous’: PM Khan
    
			
    

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Sunday warned the Opposition said, “If I exit the government, I will pose a greater threat to you. Right now, I am sitting quietly in my office and watching the drama unfold. But if I take to the streets, you will have nowhere to hide.”
    




    PM Khan’s remarks came while answering callers’ questions, during the telecast of the fifth ‘Aap Ka Wazir Azam Aap Ke Sath’, a town-hall-style broadcast where the premier takes questions from the public and responds back to their queries. 
    




    ‘I am waiting for you [Nawaz Shahrif]… please come back’: Khan
    




    PM Khan called on former PM Nawaz Sharif to come back to face the cases against him, saying: “I am waiting for you… please come back.”
    




    ‘I do not consider Shehbaz Sharif an Opposition leader, he is a criminal’: PM Khan
    




    PM Khan lashing out at the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership, said that he was willing to talk to the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), but he would never sit down with Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif — even for dialogue on key national issues.
    




    “The office of the Opposition leader has respect, but I do not consider him (Shehbaz Sharif) an Opposition leader, rather he is someone who has committed serious crimes against the country,” he said. 
    




    ‘My party will complete its current term and also win another full term’: PM Khan
    




    PM Khan was confident that he and his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would not only complete their current term in office but would also win another full term, adding that the nation stood behind him, as he knew the people better than the Opposition did.
    




    “The reason why people came out for me was that I was trying to get back their looted wealth. You are only trying to cover your own [corruption],” he said.
    




    “The people recognise your true face now and whatever you have done with this country over the last 30-35 years. You need to understand that the lava is simmering. Once people take to the streets, they only need to be pointed in your direction, and you’ll see everyone of them running off to hide in London,” he said, addressing the Opposition.
    




    ‘Inflation only problem that gives me sleepless nights‘: Prime Minister Khan
    




    In response to a caller’s question, he admitted that inflation was the only problem that gave him sleepless nights.
    




    Insisting that inflation was a global phenomenon that had taken a toll on developed economies like the United States and the United Kingdom as well, he blamed the price hike of commodities on the disruption in the supply chain caused by the pandemic.
    




     “The biggest challenge we face today is inflation and the rising prices of commodities. I am well aware and cognisant of the issues being faced by the common man due to rising prices.”
    




    The prime minister said that the corporate sector has made a profit of Rs980 billion and “I would call them and ask them to increase the salaries of their staff because you have never made such a profit before today.”
    




    Chastises media, judiciary for protecting mafias: PM Imran Khan
    




    Chastising the media for not presenting a full picture of what was happening on the economic front, PM Khan accused journalists of only painting what he called a ‘bleak’ picture of the economy. Terming certain journalists ‘mafias’, he said they were merely trying to advance the agenda of the Opposition and never projected the achievements of the government.
    




    The prime minister called on the judiciary to be “merciful to the people” and not to support “mafia and cartels”.