Author: Aryasp Meghwar

Rana Sanaullah’s remarks against Khan during a TV interview trigger a sharp reaction from the opposition PTI party. Islamabad, Pakistan – Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party has slammed “incendiary remarks” by the country’s home minister against his political rival. In an interview on Sunday with a local news channel, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, the second-most powerful official in the government, issued what many say are not-so-veiled threats to Khan, 72, who since his removal from power last year has been demanding immediate elections. “He [Khan] has brought the nation’s politics to a point where only one of us can…

On the Belarusian-Polish border in front of the only accessible checkpoint “Kukuryki” (“Kozlovichi”), the line of trucks has doubled since March 24 and now stands at 1,000 vehicles, the State Border Committee of Belarus said . “The main reason is the failure of the Polish side to comply with bilateral agreements on the passage of trucks. So, over the weekend, the adjacent control services issued only 61% of trucks from the norm, ”the message says. The queues of trucks were also reported by the Lithuanian border service. On the border with Belarus, at the Raigardas checkpoint, the queue reached about…

Despite the global crisis, Bangladesh has reportedly performed better than neighbouring India and Pakistan in foreign exchange reserve management, the countries’ central banks have said. Last month’s data indicates that while the forex reserves of India and Pakistan declined, Bangladesh was the only exception of the three countries. Although, the amount is small. According to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank, the country’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $32.22 billion on January 31. On February 15, foreign exchange reserves increased to $32.6 billion and have been increasing since then as well.  In this regard, the bank officials said recently the…

At least four people were killed and 14 were injured after militants stormed the police headquarters in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, according to officials. Militants attacked the police station with hand grenades and shots were fired, an eyewitness told CNN. Pakistan’s Taliban, known as Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack, according to spokesman Mohammad Khorasani. Two policemen, two rangers and one civilian were killed in the attack, according to Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui, a senior leader of the Pakistan People’s Party, the ruling party in Sindh province where Karachi is located. Of the 14 injured,…

RAHIM YAR KHAN: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam senator and secretary general Abdul Ghafoor Haidri has said the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is not an electoral alliance. Speaking at a presser here on Friday night during a visit to the district, Mr Haidri blamed the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government’s policies for the rising exchange rate of dollar. To a question, he said the JUI-F leadership would decide whether the party would contest the by-elections and next general elections independently or as part of an alliance. He said many PTI leaders were new to t e politics and did not face jails and…

Driven by a near collapse of the economy, uncertainty and risks in Pakistan’s political and security have risen further with impending elections intensifying the struggle for power. A shortage of fuel and food has led to severe disruption in the supply chain. The fuel shortage has started to have an impact on the country’s business operations and transport services while the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) distributors are now threatening to go on a strike in protest of the government’s move to increase prices. “It is a grave situation in Pakistan and problems are now erupting from every corner. It is…

PM Sharif expresses willingness for talks with India; asks UAE to play a role in resolving differences. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for talks with India to discuss “burning issues such as Kashmir” while asking the United Arab Emirates to play a role in resolving the differences between the two neighbours. Terming the UAE a “brotherly country” while on a visit there last week, Sharif, in an interview with Al Arabiya aired on Tuesday, said: “I will give my word that we will talk to India with sincerity, but it takes two to tango.” “My…

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education ahead of her first report to the Human Rights Council. This submission focusses on question nine in the questionnaire: “What are the crucial issues to address, nationally as well as internationally, to ensure the realization of the right to education?” Right to Immediate Free Education under International Treaty Law Research demonstrates the prodigious value of pre-primary education. However, several international human rights treaties that address the right to education are not explicit on this point. A number of treaty bodies…

LAHORE: With political lobbying taking a centre stage across the country, electables belonging to south Punjab are also weighing options to make a “right political move” after they received “signals from powerful quarters”. These electables play an important role in the electoral politics of south Punjab, as unlike other parts of the province, major political parties, PML-N, PPP or PTI, are not dominant in comparison with independent politicians. Earlier, there were speculations that these politicians were mulling options to make a new political party to bag a maximum number of slots in the upcoming general elections. However, its key member…

Growing attacks on Pakistani security forces by terrorists operating from Afghan soil and frequent border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan are testing Islamabad’s ties with the Afghan Taliban. In a recent visit to Washington, Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said he would like the Afghan Taliban to demonstrate the will and capacity to curb terror groups operating from its territory, signaling that Pakistan would not hesitate to act against terrorists inside Afghanistan. Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, attacks by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, also known as the Pakistani Taliban or TTP, an offshoot and ally of…