Wednesday, October 26th, 2022
Authorities seemed scared even of Arshad’s dead body: Fawad
DNA ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhary lashed out at the imported government and said that the authorities seemed so terrified of the dead body of Arshad Sharif because they were constantly changing location of the ambulance as if he would stand up. In a statement on Wednesday, Fawad Chaudhary said that late at night, he was waiting for the dead body of Arshad Sharif at the airport but the authorities were constantly changing location of the ambulance so as the people could not gather there. HeRead More
The Qatar World Cup: Footballing for soft power
Former Qatari emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the father of the Gulf state’s current ruler, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, learnt a lesson from the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. A US-led military coalition liberated Kuwait while many conservative Kuwaitis fled to Saudi Arabia. Less conservative Kuwaiti nationals sat the war out in the casino of the Cairo Hilton hotel. Mr. Al Thani recognized that, like Kuwait, his country with a citizenry of 300,000, sandwiched between two regional behemoths, Iran and Saudi Arabia, would never be able to fendRead More
Biden, Sunak reaffirm ‘special relationship,’ agreed Ukraine support
LONDON, OCT 26: U.S. President Joe Biden and new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in a phone call on Tuesday, reaffirmed their two countries’ “special relationship” and agreed on the importance of supporting Ukraine, the White House said in a statement. Biden and Sunak also agreed on the importance of working together to address the challenges posed by China and to secure sustainable and affordable energy resources, the statement said. They also discussed their commitment to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, it said.
Saudi crown prince orders release of Pak pilgrims arrested for sloganeering at Masjid-i-Nabwi “P.B.U.H”
RIYADH, OCT 26: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Wednesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman had ordered the release of Pakistani pilgrims who were arrested and detained for sloganeering and hounding a PM-led delegation at Masjid-i-Nabwi in Madina this April. PM Shehbaz, who will be concluding a two-day trip to Saudi capital Riyadh today, thanked the crown prince in a tweet for ordering the release. “I am deeply grateful to the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mr Muhammad bin Salman, who, on my request, ordered the release of the PakistanisRead More
Khan dubs Islamabad march as Pakistan’s ‘biggest freedom movement’
SIALKOT: PTI Chairman Imran Khan Wednesday dubbed his “Azadi March” as the “biggest freedom movement” in the country’s history after getting a boost from the top court’s decision. “My heart believes it will be the biggest freedom movement in the history of Pakistan. We will continue our struggle till the nation gets its rights via elections,” Khan told a party event in Sialkot. The Supreme Court earlier rejected the federal government’s request to immediately stop the long march to Islamabad, with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial advising theRead More
SC rejects govt’s request to immediately stop PTI’s long march
Islamabad, OCT 26: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the federal government’s request to immediately stop PTI chief Imran Khan’s long march to Islamabad, with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial advising the government to hold talks with the former prime minister. The federal government filed a contempt of court plea against the PTI chairman in the Supreme Court over his long march to the federal capital. In its petition, the government said, “Imran Khan is making announcements to attack Islamabad”, which it claimed was a violation ofRead More