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  • Army Apprehends Father-Son Duo From PAK Near LoC

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    SRINAGAR: A father-son duo from Pakistan-administered Kashmir was apprehended by the army near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district.

    Sardar Abdul Hamid and his son Abbas of Polas village in PAK were nabbed by the troops in Gulpur sector shortly after they crossed over from across the border, according to officials.

    The questioning of the duo is in progress, and it is not immediately clear whether they crossed the border inadvertently or with some intention.

    However, no incriminating material was found in their possession.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Army Apprehends Father-Son Duo From PaK Near LoC

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    SRINAGAR: A father-son duo from Pakistan-administered Kashmir was apprehended by the army near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district.

    Sardar Abdul Hamid and his son Abbas of Polas village in PAK were nabbed by the troops in Gulpur sector shortly after they crossed over from across the border, according to officials.

    The questioning of the duo is in progress, and it is not immediately clear whether they crossed the border inadvertently or with some intention.

    However, no incriminating material was found in their possession.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Two Pak intruders apprehended along LoC in Poonch

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    Poonch/Jammu, Apr 29: A father-son duo from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) were apprehended by the Army near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, officials said.

    Sardar Abdul Hamid and his son Abbass of Polas village were nabbed by the troops in Gulpur sector shortly after they intruded into this side from across the border, the officials said.

    They said the questioning of the duo is in progress and it was not immediately clear whether they crossed the border inadvertently or with some intention.

    However, no incriminating material was recovered from their possession, they said.–(PTI)

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

  • Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif secures vote of confidence

    Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif secures vote of confidence

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    Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif secured a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Thursday, with 180 lawmakers reposing “full confidence” in his leadership as the premier, media reports said.

    After the House reposed confidence in him, the premier spoke at length about the recent orders of the higher judiciary, expressing reservations on rulings that questioned the Parliament’s confidence in him and warned of “serious consequences”, Dawn reported.

    The unexpected development came days after Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb vehemently refuted reports claiming that the premier had decided to seek a vote of confidence from the Parliament.

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    The resolution for the trust vote was moved by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. After it was moved, voting was conducted with lawmakers in favour of adopting the resolution rising from their seats.

    Subsequently, National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf announced that 180 members of the House had risen from their seats in favour of the resolution, Dawn reported.

    In his address, Sharif went on to say that the Parliament’s decisions are being challenged today.

    “This Parliament elected me as the Prime Minister. If this Parliament reaches a decision after debate and obliges the government and cabinet, it is mandatory for me to respect its decision. It is mandatory for me to stand by them,” he said, vowing to stand by the Parliament on its decisions, Dawn reported.

    “My government is standing with them… No matter what,” he asserted.

    In an apparent reference to a Supreme Court ruling, wherein the government was barred from implementing a bill clipping the Chief Justice of Pakistan’s powers following its enactment, the premier said: “It is not possible that the Parliament frames a law and the judiciary issues a stay order on it even before it is enforced.”

    He was emphatic in saying that only the Parliament has the right to make and amend the Constitution, Dawn reported.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Watch: Pak shepherd wandering around Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah goes viral

    Watch: Pak shepherd wandering around Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah goes viral

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    A video of an elderly Pakistani shepherd wandering around the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah in a simple yet eye-catching attire, goes viral on social media platforms.

    In a viral video clip, 82-year-old Abdul Qadir Baksh can be seen walking in the courtyard of Prophet’s Mosque barefoot and frail, with a long muslin cloth draped over his turban.

    What caught the photographer’s eye was his innocence and unworldly attitude. Many compared his appearance exectly that of Abu Bakr Siddiq (RA)— closest companion and advisor of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

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    Watch the video below

    Abdul Qadir Baksh from Hub Balochistan, has just returned back to the country after offering Umrah.

    He had been saving money for 15 years to make the pilgrimage and does not even own a mobile phone.

    “I feel like all my worries have vanished. My heart is content. I am not even short of sustenance, I am happy. My wish to visit the shrine of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and Makkah have been granted,” Bakhsh told Arab News.

    Baksh also expressed his desire to go on Hajbthis time, praying to ALLAH to grant him success.

    The video gained a lot of traction and even high-profile figures such as adviser to Saudi Crown Prince Turki Al-Sheikh tweeted about finding Baksh.

    Chairman of the Entertainment Authority, Turki Al Sheikh, wrote on Twitter, in response to the video clip of Abdul Qadir, and said good news, who will guide me to it?

    Peshawar Zalmi owner Javed Afridi has offered Haj sponsorship to Abdul Qadir Baksh after watching his video.

    “Wonderful & will be glad if he accepts our offer to sponsor him for his Hajj Travels,” he tweeted.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Pak govt, Opposition hold talks to end deadlock over holding elections

    Pak govt, Opposition hold talks to end deadlock over holding elections

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    Islamabad: After much bickering and dithering, Pakistan’s political leaders on Thursday began talks to end the deadlock over holding elections in the country.

    The government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the main opposition party led by Imran Khan, have been wrangling over the issue of whether to hold elections on the same date in the country or first go for polls in the provinces of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa only.

    The government has nominated senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders – Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique, Law Minister Azam Tarar and Ayaz Sadiq – and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders Yousaf Raza Gillani and Naveed Qamar as members of the committee holding the talks, the Express Tribune newspaper reported.

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    The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Kishwar Zehra is also a part of the government-nominated committee.

    PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Barrister Ali Zafar and senior leader Fawad Chaudhary are representing their party.

    Importantly, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), the ley government ally and coalition partner, has decided to skip the talks.

    Speaking to the media ahead of the talks, Qureshi said that the “one-point agenda of the talks was elections”.

    Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his address to parliament also said that the two sides would discuss the date for holding elections in the entire country.

    The talks began following the invitation by Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani to the rival groups to come forward for parleys to end the ongoing unrest and uncertainty in the country.

    The Supreme Court had also asked the government and the PTI to sit together for talks but the advice was not heeded to and the court in its hearing of a case on Thursday observed that it would not push them for talks.

    Though it is not clear how long the negotiations would go on, time is limited as the Supreme Court had already given May 14 for elections in Punjab and the two sides should agree sooner on a new date to postpone the Punjab polls.

    The PTI is determined to press for polls in the provincial legislatures, but the government maintains its stance on simultaneous elections across the country.

    The National Assembly will complete its five-year term in August this year. According to the Constitution, elections shall be held within 90 days after the dissolution of the lower house. This means that the election must be held by mid-October. The last general election was held in July 2018.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Audio leak of Pak Chief Justice’s mother-in-law shows resentment against govt

    Audio leak of Pak Chief Justice’s mother-in-law shows resentment against govt

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    Islamabad: An audio call, purportedly between Pakistan Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial’s mother-in-law, Mahjabeen Noon, and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyer Khawaja Tariq Rahim’s wife, Rafia Tariq, surfaced on Sunday where the two were heard discussing their support for the top judge and the wish for snap elections, media reports said.

    The women, during the alleged call, also expressed their resentment towards the incumbent government in Islamabad, The News reported.

    Special Assistant to Prime Minister Ata Tarar shared the audio clip on his Twitter account, saying that he is sure about the deep conspiracy after hearing the audio clip.

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    “The Constitution and law have been trampled for the sake of families. The families of Chief Sahib and two colleagues are trying to bring Imran Niazi to power by holding early elections along with attending (political) rallies,” Tarar tweeted, as per the The News.

    In the purported leaked call, Noon and the PTI counsel’s wife, speak about their concern for the Chief Justice amid the ongoing election case delay case which is being heard by a three-member bench at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

    CJP Bandial’s mother-in-law is heard extending her support towards her son-in-law, assuring him to strengthen him in the midst of the rift between the government and the apex court.

    They also vaguely discuss about being in a Lahore rally where there were hundreds of thousands of people.

    The bench — headed by CJP Bandial and comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Munib Akhtar as members — in its April 4 order, directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold the polls in Punjab on May 14.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Political dialogue cannot happen with a ‘gun to your head’: Pak FM Bilawal on CJP’s request

    Political dialogue cannot happen with a ‘gun to your head’: Pak FM Bilawal on CJP’s request

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    Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Thursday that his party was trying to build consensus among the country’s political leadership on holding elections, but asserted that any dialogue would be futile if it is carried out “with a gun to your head”.

    The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman’s remarks came as the country’s Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial requested political leaders to hold negotiations earlier in the day after the Supreme Court resumed hearing a petition seeking to hold general elections for all national and provincial assemblies simultaneously.

    Justice Bandial said that there could be no obstinacy in negotiations and that consensus could be built through bilateral talks, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.

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    He asked the political leaders to meet and negotiate on Thursday rather than after Eid. During the hearing, he said the elections could be held in July after Eid.

    Despite Justice Bandial’s request, no dialogue was held between the highly-polarised political parties.

    Later, the hearing was adjourned till April 27 after Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Awan and PPP lawyer Farooq H Naek met Justice Bandial in his chamber and sought more time to hold dialogue with the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party led by ousted prime minister Imran Khan to evolve consensus on the matter, the report said.

    “We have made attempts in the past to unify the political leadership [on elections] and are willing to do that again, but dialogue cannot take place with a gun to your head as no one will agree,” Bilawal, 34, said.

    He said the PPP supports holding elections on the same day and is prepared to talk to anyone to achieve this goal.

    “Our efforts are aimed at saving democracy, which is currently in danger,” he said.
    Bilawal hoped that the CJP would establish consensus within his institution before leaving his post.

    “Our history has never witnessed such fragmentation within the judiciary. The Supreme Court is currently undergoing a trial before the people,” he said.

    Pakistan is currently in the grip of political and economic instability, compounded by the bitter tension between the judiciary and executive over the date of elections in the Punjab province.

    Parliament and the judiciary are divided over the holding of elections in the two provinces as the former has refused to authorise the funds to meet the expenditures.
    The deadlock has increased political instability and with the economy already in freefall, the threat of default of the country has increased.

    The federal government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asserts that it has the power to delay the polls and hold them after August.

    However, Khan’s PTI party was pushing for early polls and demanding that instead of delaying the Punjab elections, the National Assembly should be dissolved and general elections called in the country.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Former Pak PM Imran Khan’s Instagram head abducted in Lahore

    Former Pak PM Imran Khan’s Instagram head abducted in Lahore

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    Lahore: Authorities in Pakistan allegedly abducted the Instagram head of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf here on Thursday as part of the federal government’s ongoing crackdown against social media activists from ousted prime minister Imran Khan’s party.

    The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in collaboration with the intelligence agencies and police have launched a nationwide operation against social media activists, especially of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party following an alleged online smear campaign against Pakistan Army chief Gen Asim Munir.

    Khan on Thursday claimed on Twitter that the party’s Instagram lead Attaur Rehman was “picked up” on Thursday morning from Lahore.

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    “Another abduction late last night — this time of PTI’s Instagram lead Attaur Rehman from Faisal Town Lahore. Strongly condemn these continuing abductions of our social media team. Atta has been with us for 15 years. The powerful are breaking all laws with impunity,” Khan tweeted and demanded his release.

    Last week, the intelligence agencies picked another main social media activist, the PTI — ‘Humara Pak’ head Waqas Amjad — who was allegedly tortured in judicial custody.

    Last month, Khan’s focal person on social media Azhar Mashwani was also picked up by authorities.

    Khan has blamed the military establishment for “abducting” his party’s social media activists.

    He deplored the torture of Amjad, saying, “today there is total law of the jungle in Pakistan.”

    “Orders come from a higher authority (establishment)’ that seems above all laws & abductions are done first, then sham FIRs registered,” Khan lamented.

    Khan said Pakistan has descended into a “banana republic,” where there is no rule of law and only the law of the jungle.”

    Khan, 70, lambasted the PMLN-led coalition government and its handlers in the military for registering over 140 FIRs against him.

    “As bail in one FIR is granted, another FIR pops up. I have over 145 FIRs against me. It’s a circus of FIRs. My Bani Gala caretaker, my Zaman Park cook, our social media’s Mashwani, Waqas & my security in-charge Ghumman — all abducted & tortured to try & update their software,” Khan said.

    The PTI has written to international forums drawing their attention to the violation of human rights, abductions, torture of political workers and muzzling of dissenting voices by the fascist regime of Shehbaz Sharif with the help of the military establishment.

    According to Khan, over 3,000 PTI workers are languishing in different jails in the country without a charge.

    Khan, the cricketer-turned-politician, was ousted from power in April last year after losing a no-confidence vote, becoming the first Pakistani prime minister to be voted out by the National Assembly.

    Since his ouster, he has been demanding snap polls in the country to remove what he termed an “imported government” led by Prime Minister Sharif.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • 1st consignment of discounted Russian crude to arrive in Pak in May

    1st consignment of discounted Russian crude to arrive in Pak in May

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    Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan has placed its first order for discounted Russian crude oil, which is expected to arrive in the port city of Karachi next month, an official said on Thursday, a decision that may provide some relief to the people already hit by skyrocketing inflation.

    Pakistan, which is currently grappling with high external debt and a weak local currency, is hopeful that snapping crude at discounted rates from Russia will stabilise oil prices in the country.

    Petrol now costs a record Rs 282 per litre, following the revision announced by the government last week.

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    “We have placed our orders and the first consignment is expected to reach Karachi in May,” an official in Pakistan’s Ministry of Petroleum told PTI.

    According to the deal, Pakistan will only import crude oil from Russia, and refine it through a local dealer.

    The official didn’t provide details about the price at which the Russian crude would be imported.

    The move is expected to provide some relief to the people already hit by double-digit inflation.

    He, however, confirmed that it would have a positive impact on the supply side and stabilise prices.

    In December last year, Russia refused to provide Pakistan with a 30 per cent discount on its crude after the Pakistani delegation asked for a reduction in price.

    A Russian delegation arrived in Islamabad in January this year to hold talks and settle technical issues such as insurance and mortgage.

    Energy accounts for the biggest share of Pakistan’s imports, and cheaper oil from Russia will help Pakistan in containing the ballooning trade deficit and balance-of-payments crisis.

    Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have plummeted to USD 4 billion, the country’s central bank said last week.

    The cataclysmic floods last year inundated a third of the country, displaced more than 33 million and caused economic damages to the tune of USD 12.5 billion to Pakistan’s already teetering economy.

    Pakistan and the IMF have failed to reach a staff-level agreement on the much-needed USD 1.1 billion bailout package aimed at preventing the country from going bankrupt.

    The funds are part of a USD 6.5 billion bailout package the IMF approved in 2019, which analysts say is critical if Pakistan is to avoid defaulting on external debt obligations.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )