Sunday, February 12th, 2023
New military leadership realises regime change experiment ‘failed’: Imran Khan
LAHORE, FEB 12: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said that the new military leadership had realised that the “experiment of regime change has failed”. “I’m sure amongst the new military leadership there is a realisation that this experiment of regime change has gone wrong,” he said in an interview with the US broadcaster, Voice of America. The PTI chief, who was ousted via a no-confidence motion in April last year, stressed that the elected governments must have authority as well as responsibility and a country’sRead More
No chance of immediate relief to masses, admits Maryam Nawaz
ISLAMABAD, FEB 12 (DNA) — Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president Maryam Nawaz admitted on Sunday there was no chance of immediate relief to the masses. Speaking to media, Ms Nawaz said that although the country was facing difficult times, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was making all-out efforts to take the country out of the quagmire. Talking about her new role in the PML-N, Ms Nawaz said, “PML-N supremo and PM Shehbaz Sharif has handed over the responsibility to me ahead of my surgery.” Ms Nawaz saidRead More
Turkiye-Syria quake deaths pass 28,000, UN expects toll to double
Rescuers pulled a seven-month-old baby and a teenage girl from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after an earthquake devastated Turkiye and Syria and killed more than 28,000. UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said he expected the death toll to at least double after he arrived in southern Turkiye on Saturday to assess the quake’s damage. Tens of thousands of rescue workers are scouring flattened neighbourhoods despite freezing weather that has deepened the misery of millions now in desperate need of aid. Security concerns led some aid operations toRead More
Govt dropped flood levy after IMF opposition’
Monitoring Report ISLAMABAD: The government was forced to drop the proposed flood levy on the imports and a one-time tax on bank deposits of the general public after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the main stakeholders opposed them. The extreme steps that the finance ministry wanted to take in an effort to raise billions of rupees in additional revenue on which the federal government would have the exclusive right were viewed as highly regressive in the financial sector. The government caved in after not only the IMF, but also theRead More
Much-awaited PSL 2023 kicks off tomorrow
LAHORE: The most-anticipated tournament in the domestic calendar is upon us as the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will kick off on February 13 (tomorrow). The tournament will begin with Multan Sultans, the winners of the 2021 edition and the finalists of the last, in action with the title defenders and hosts Lahore Qalandars at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi will also host the matches of the eighth edition of the PSL, which promises to be as exciting as the last seven. Karachi’s NationalRead More
Fawad Chaudhry slams ECP for delaying meeting on Punjab polls
ISLAMABAD, FEB 12: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Fawad Chaudhry slammed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for not holding a meeting on Punjab general elections today (Sunday) despite court orders. Fawad, in a tweet, said: “The Election Commission should have held a meeting today for the polls, don’t make a joke of the Constitution and court orders.” Further criticising the commission, Fawad claimed that the “general impression” is that since the ECP is made up of “Munshis” (clerks or personal assistants), it will not hold provincial elections like itRead More