Wednesday, September 14th, 2022
PTI lambastes govt for ‘using religion to instil hatred’ against Imran
ISLAMABAD, SEP 14: Leaders of the PTI on Wednesday lambasted the coalition government — particularly the PML-N — for “using religion to instil and spread hatred” against party chief and former prime minister Imran Khan. “PML-N is running an organised and planned campaign to make Imran Khan controversial [for the people],” former religious affairs minister Noorul Haq Qadri said at a press conference in Islamabad, alongside fellow PTI leaders Asad Qaiser and Iftikhar Durrani. His comments came hours after PML-N leader Javed Latif, in a press conference, accused the PTIRead More
Taliban deny Maulana Masood Azhar’s presence in Afghanistan
KABUL: The Taliban government on Wednesday denied the presence of Maulana Masood Azhar — the head of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed — in Afghanistan. A day earlier, Pakistan formally wrote a letter to Kabul, asking to locate, report and arrest the JeM chief as it believe that he is hiding somewhere in Afghanistan. According to the letter, Azhar is likely residing in two different provinces of Afghanistan — namely Nangarhar and Kunar. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that the JeM chief is not in Afghanistan but in Pakistan. Islamabad formally banned JeM on terrorism chargesRead More
Lebanese woman robs bank to pay for sister’s cancer treatment
BEIRUT – A Lebanese woman held up a Beirut bank on Wednesday and reportedly walked out with thousands of dollars to fund what she said was hospital treatment for her ill sister. The move and another heist Wednesday come as Lebanese depositors — whose savings have been devalued and trapped in banks for almost three years amid an economic collapse — take matters into their own hands. Sali Hafiz streamed a live video of her raid on a Beirut branch of Blom Bank, in which she could be heard yellingRead More
PTI starts shortlisting candidates for general elections
ISLAMABAD, SEP 14 (DNA) — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has given the party organizations the task of shortlisting candidates for the general elections. The PTI central Punjab meeting was held under the chairmanship of Asad Umar while Yasmin Rashid, Hamad Azhar, Ejaz Chaudhary and organisational officials participated in the meeting. During the session, the shortlisting of candidates for the upcoming elections in the province has started upon Imran Khan’s directive, while the party organisations have presented the initial lists of loyal and strong partyRead More
England to arrive tomorrow for T20I series against Pakistan after 17 years
LAHORE – The cricket team of England will reach Karachi on Friday to play a series of seven T20 international matches against Pakistan. The National Stadium Karachi will host the first four matches. The first match will be played at the National Stadium on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Director General of Pakistan Rangers Sindh Major General Iftikhar Hasan Chaudhry chaired a high-level meeting regarding security arrangements for the visit of the England cricket team to Pakistan. The meeting reviewed the security plan regarding the England cricket team’s visit to Pakistan in detail.Read More
US vows to continue to provide assistance for Pakistan flood victims
WASHINGTON, SEP 14 (DNA) — United States said it will continue to work closely with Pakistan to assess the damage caused by recent devastating floods and provide it assistance in this time of need. During a press briefing in Washington, the US State Department spokesperson, Ned Price said the United States is deeply saddened by the devastation and loss of life caused by the historic floods and stand with the people of Pakistan at this difficult time. He said so far, more than half of the 630 metric tons ofRead More