Tuesday, July 26th, 2022
ISPR announces promotion of 32 brigadiers to major general
RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Tuesday that 32 brigadiers have been promoted to the rank of major general. The military’s media wing said that the promotions were approved after Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa presided over a promotion board meeting at the General Headquarters. Out of the 32, eight officers belonged to the Army’s Medical Corps. The promoted officers were identified by the ISPR as: Brigadier Omer Naseem, Brigadier Syed Abbas Ali, Brigadier Muhammad Abbas, Brigadier Muhammad Shahid Abro, Brigadier Luqman Hafeez, Brigadier MohammadRead More
CJP to announce decision on CM Punjab election case at 7:30pm
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) said Tuesday that the Supreme Court will announce the verdict in the Punjab chief minister’s election case at 7:30pm. The proceedings went on for three days — Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday — as lawyers from all the parties presented their arguments. Pervez Elahi, who had been defeated by Hamza Shahbaz on July 22 after 10 PML-Q votes were rejected by Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Dost Mazari, had challenged the deputy speaker’s ruling in the SC. The SC formed a three-member bench — headed byRead More
Early elections may help overcome uncertainty: President
Dr. Arif Alvi says his relations with the sitting govt fine; clarifies that he received 74 summaries out of which he had singed 69 within no time. He did not sign four summaries that mainly pertained to the NAB laws and the Electronic Voting Machines Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Tuesday said that no party had clear mandate therefore in order to evolve a consensus the stakeholders should either sit and talk or go for early elections. That was the only way to end uncertainty and overcomeRead More
REPowerEU: A Great dichotomy between policies and persuasions
Dr. Mehmood Ul Hassan Islamabad, July 26: REPowerEU: A Great dichotomy between policies and persuasions: This was stated by Dr. Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan, Director of Center for South Asia & International Studies (CSAIS) Islamabad and Regional Expert on China, CPEC & BRI in his article published by Gwadar Pro on Tuesday Most recently, the European Commission (EC) has published its latest REPOWEREU plan which covers four main areas, i.e. energy efficiency and savings; energy supply diversification; clean-energy transition acceleration; investment and reform. According to the plan, it would endRead More
US, Taliban make progress on Afghanistan’s reserves
While the Taliban do not reject the concept of a trust fund, they oppose a US proposal for third-party control of the fund KABUL/WASHINGTON: US and Taliban officials have exchanged proposals for the release of billions of dollars from Afghan central bank reserves held abroad into a trust fund, three sources familiar with the talks said, giving a hint of progress in efforts to ease Afghanistan’s economic crisis. Significant differences between the sides remain, however, according to two of the sources, including the Taliban’s refusal to replace the bank’s topRead More
‘Not such a bad idea’ to appoint next army chief beforehand: President Arif Alvi
President Alvi says he “cannot” meet army, naval or air chiefs and “play his part” in current crisis. Says dialogue is possible only when all stakeholders agree. Says “neutrals needs to remain neutral always.” ISLAMABAD, JUL 26: President Arif Alvi on Tuesday said that it is not a bad idea to appoint the next chief of army staff before the time fixed for appointment — November. The statement came during an interaction with journalists in response to a question. The president was asked what he thinks of the suggestion that theRead More