Wednesday, January 5th, 2022
PM Imran welcomes ECP scrutiny of PTI’s funding, says it will lead to more ‘factual clarity’ for the nation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday welcomed the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) scrutiny of PTI’s funding, which he said came through donations from overseas Pakistanis. “The more our accounts are scrutinised, the more factual clarity will emerge for the nation to see how PTI is the only political party with proper donor base premised on proper political fundraising,” he tweeted. His comments come a day after a damning report compiled by the scrutiny committee of the ECP noted that the ruling party had received funding from foreign nationals and companies,Read More
DG ISPR Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar addresses press conference in Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi, JAN 5: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar is currently addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi. The press conference, Maj Gen Iftikhar’s first of the year 2022, comes as the world observes the Right to Self-Determination Day of Indian Occupied Kashmir. Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar began the press conference by recalling Indian forces’ atrocities in occupied Kashmir as well as “propaganda” campaigns by their media. “The ceasefire agreement that was signed with India … the biggest dividend was that the locals that live there, itRead More
Int’l Seminar on Corruption & Human Rights being jointly held by Govt of Pakistan & OIC IPHRC tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, JAN 5 /DNA/ – An International Seminar on the theme of “Combating Corruption – A Prerequisite for the full enjoyment of all Human Rights and Sustainable Development”, is being organised by the Government of Pakistan and the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad on 6-7 January 2022. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have also partnered in this important initiative. The InternationalRead More