Wednesday, April 5th, 2023
FO warns of serious repercussions of UK minister’s ‘xenophobic’ remarks against Pakistani men
ISLAMABAD, APR 5: Condemning the British Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s ‘discriminatory and xenophobic’ remarks against Pakistani men, the Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday warned of the serious repercussions of such comments. The British minister has been accused of peddling extremist far-right lies about Pakistanis after she singled out British Pakistani men over concerns about grooming gangs as she accused authorities of turning a “blind eye” to signs of abuse involving young people. In a recent interview with Sky News, the UK minister said that the “systematic and institutional failure toRead More
SC verdict: PM Shehbaz Sharif summons meeting of ruling partners
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to chair a meeting of the parliamentary leaders of the coalition parties in Islamabad today (Wednesday). The parliamentary leaders’ meeting will be held at Prime Minister’s Office where ruling coalition parties will mull over a future strategy following Tuesday’s Supreme Court verdict that set May 14 as the date for elections in Punjab, say sources. The coalition parties will also mull over a strategy to highlight the government’s stance in the parliament, they say. Separately, an important meeting of the PPP Punjab chapterRead More
Business community has a key role in economic development: Baligh ur Rehman
DNA Islamabad, APR 5: The economy of Pakistan was achieving good growth in 2013 and work on CPEC projects was going well, but after 2018, the work on CPEC projects slowed down due to which the economy suffered. However, the current government is working hard to put the economy back on track in order to stabilize it. The opening of Khunjareb Pass is a good sign for a better economic future of Pakistan. This was said by Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman, Governor Punjab while addressing an iftar dinner hosted byRead More
Palestine condemns Israeli attack on innocent worshippers
DNA ISLAMABAD: The State of Palestine condemns in the strongest terms the brutal attacks of Israeli occupation soldiers against Palestinian worshippers at the Holy Aqsa Mosque Compound/Al-Haram Al-Sharif; IOF illegally invaded Al Aqsa, barbarically assaulted men, women, and children, unlawfully detained over 500 worshippers, prevented ambulances from attending to hundreds of injured worshippers, causing irreparable damage to the Mosque, including by causing a fire; Palestine reaffirms that Israel, its officials, occupation forces, and settler terrorist militias, have no sovereignty whatsoever over any part of Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound; Palestinian worshippers haveRead More
NA Speaker, Deputy Speaker condemn attack on Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
ISLAMABAD, Apr 5 (DNA): Speaker National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf and Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani on Wednesday strongly condemned the brutal attack on Palestinian worshippers by Israeli Forces at Al-Aqsa mosque. In a message, they prayed for those injured in the attack and urged the international community to take immediate action to halt aggression against Palestinians. DNA
Govt has no option but to implement SC’s ruling
By Qamar Bashir Former Press Secretary to the President Former Press Minister to the Embassy of Pakistan to France Before refusing to obey the supreme court’s order to hold Punjab Assembly Elections on May 14, the government should consider the supreme court’s overarching jurisdiction and powers as granted by the constitution. It should be aware that the Supreme Court of Pakistan is the country’s highest appellate court and the court of last resort, the last word on the law and the Constitution which are binding on all other courts inRead More