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Tehreek e Labaik Ya Rasool Allah is still on Islamabad Roads

November 11, 2017 News Desk

Overseas Tribune Exclusive, Thousands of protesters of Tehreek e Labaik Ya Rasool Allah have effectively blocked the Islamabad Highway from Faizabad Interchange. Due this blockage daily life of millions of people in twin cities has affected. Long march was started from Data Darbar Lahore, initially there were a few hundred members of Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah. By Friday afternoon, the population of the protesters rised to over 3,000, disrupting public life and prompting police to set up shipping containers on the through way to prevent the protesters from entering the…

Farooq Sattar quits MQM-Pakistan, politics

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 News Desk

KARACHI Geo: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan’s Chief Farooq Sattar quit the party and politics, hours after Rabita Committee had expressed its confidence in his leadership after high-level huddle on Thursday. The decision comes a day after MQM-P and Pak Sarzameen Party had announced to contest for general elections 2018 under ‘one name, one election symbol’. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Sattar said: “I was saddened and hurt by the response I got [after the press conference]” he said. “I was disappointed with the response I got from PSP leaders and…

Chairman KC-EU Ali Raza Syed pays glowing tribute to Martyrs of November 1947

November 7, 2017 News Desk

Chairman Kashmir Council Eu Ali Raza Syed Brussels Belgium

Brussels: Kashmir Council Europe (EU)’s Chairman Mr Ali Raza Syed has paid glowing tribute to Jammu’s Martyrs of November 1947. Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over observe the day to reiterate the pledge that they will continue the mission of their martyrs till the achievement of the inalienable right to self-determination. Hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris were killed by the forces of Maharaja Hari Singh, Indian army and Hindu extremists in different parts of Jammu region while they were migrating to Pakistan during…

Bergen, Norway: Paveena Ahangar and Parvez Imroz receive second most prestigious award for their struggle on Human Rights in Kashmir

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 News Desk

Rafto Prize 2017 awarded to Parvez Imroz and Parveena Ahanger

Bergen, Norway Two leading Kashmiri human rights defenders Pareena Ahangar and Parvez Imroz Advocate have received second most prestigious award on human rights in a graceful ceremony in the western city of Bergen, Norway. A large participations of human rights defenders, social activists, intellectuals, researchers and academic personalities attended the gathering held in national theatre of the city. Earlier, Mr Jostein Hole Kobbeltvedt, the Rafto Foundation, Executive Director introduced the prize laureates and their work for human rights in Indian Held Kashmir. After receiving the RAFTO Prize 2017, both the…

Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani meets Polish parliamentary delegation

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 News Desk

Marshal of Senate of Poland ‎Stanislaw Karczewski in Pakistan | Polish Delegation in Pakistan

A ten member parliamentary delegation of Poland headed by Marshal of Senate of Poland ‎Stanislaw Karczewski, had a meeting with Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani. The parliamentarian’s visit is aimed at strengthening parliamentary relations and promoting bilateral cooperation. The delegation, visiting Pakistan on Chairman Senate’s special invitation and will hold further meetings with the president, the prime minister and speaker of the National Assembly.

Saudi Arabia arrests princes, ministers in sweeping purge

November 5, 2017 News Desk

Saudi Arabia arrested 11 princes, including a prominent billionaire, and dozens of current and former ministers, reports said, in a sweeping crackdown as the kingdom’s young crown prince consolidates power. Separately, the head of the Saudi National Guard, once a leading contender to the throne, as well as the navy chief and the economy minister were replaced in a series of high-profile sackings that sent shock waves in the kingdom. The crackdown was reported immediately after a new anti-corruption commission, headed by powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was established…

Norway: World should help oppressed people of Kashmir, Say Paveena Ahangar and Parvez Imroz

November 5, 2017November 5, 2017 News Desk

Pervez Imroz and Parveena Ahanger in Conference of Rafto Foundation Norway

Bergen, Norway: Two leading Kashmiri human rights defenders Pareena Ahangar and Parvez Imroz Advocate have urged the civilized world to help the oppressed people of Jammu and Kashmir who are suffering due to the brutalities from a long time. They were speaking at an international conference in Norwegian City of Bergen on Saturday, a day before the award ceremony of RAFTO Foundation in the city. The conference was arranged by the foundation and a number of the intellectuals, professors, diplomats, researchers and human rights activists from different countries of the…

51 stolen vehicles recovered in ‘largest ever’ operation in Pakistan: Sindh Rangers

November 4, 2017 News Desk

Sector Commander Sachal Rangers revealed on Saturday that 51 stolen vehicles have been recovered in a province-wide operation, which he termed the “largest” in the country’s history. Sector Commander Brigadier Naseem, flanked by Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) East Irfan Baloch, said that the police and Rangers arrested two individuals — Qazi Muneeb Ahmed Siddiqui and Mohammad Shiraz — with weapons and a stolen vehicle during snap checking in Nazimabad a few days ago. “Initial investigation disclosed unexpected revelations as the two were found to be active members of an inter-provincial…

Honda complaint fuels confusion

November 4, 2017November 4, 2017 News Desk

KARACHI: Auto assemblers and oil industry executives expressed confusion over the complaint filed by Honda Atlas that petrol in Pakistan carries higher-than-recommended levels of manganese additive, which is damaging its engines. “We have received no complaints along these lines,” said Ali Asghar Jamali, CEO of Indus Motor Company. “Our company has four different engine classes that are all Euro II-compliant and none has reported any such issue,” he added. An executive at Pak Suzuki Motor Company, whose engines are also Euro II-compliant, said the same thing. “We have received no such complaints.”…

CJP seeks report on man’s allegation of Lahore ‘faith healer’ brainwashing son

November 4, 2017November 4, 2017 News Desk

The Supreme Court has directed the inspector general of Punjab police to submit a report into the alleged brainwashing of a man by a “faith healer” in Lahore. Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar took notice of the case on an application filed by Mohammad Salman Shakeel’s parents in the Human Rights Cell of the Supreme Court. Qazi Shakeeluddin stated in the application that a pir (faith healer) named Sufi Khurram and his disciple Rizwan had brainwashed his son, leading to him abandoning his family. He urged the court to order…

RAFTO-Norway award is an international recognition of rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Says Ali Raza Syed

November 4, 2017November 4, 2017 News Desk

Chairman Kashmir Council Eu Ali Raza Syed

Bergen Norway, Chairman Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU) has appraised the RAFTO Foundation of Norway for giving its annual award of 2017 to two leading Kashmiri human right defenders Parvez Imroz advocate and Parveena Ahangar. In a statement Mr Ali Raza Syed said, the award by the internationally famous organisation to Parvez Imroz and Parveena Ahangar is worldwide recognition of rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The award will be given to them on 5th November, Sunday in Bergen city of Norway and both of them have been arrived…

Chaos, absence of leadership best environment to spread ideology: Bin Laden on Arab Spring

November 3, 2017 News Desk

Osama Bin Laden | Bin Laden on Arab Spring

A journal made public by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and apparently handwritten by one of Osama bin Laden’s daughters offers a glimpse into how the Al Qaeda leader viewed the world around him and reveals his deep interest in the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions unfolding in the months before he was killed in a United States raid. He talks about Libya becoming a pathway for militants to Europe; of his visit as a youth to William Shakespeare’s home in Britain; of how quickly turmoil had gripped the Middle East. The 228-page journal meanders…

British High Commissioner summoned over ‘malicious’ anti-Pakistan slogans on London cabs

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 News Desk

Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua summoned the British High Commissioner in Pakistan Thomas Drew on Friday over slogans being displayed on London cabs “that directly attack Pakistan’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.” According to a statement released by the Foreign Office, “the high commissioner was informed that Pakistan, in line with the UN Charter, rejects actions and advertisements with malicious content that impinge on our sovereignty and territorial integrity.” It said that the “issue was also being raised with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by our High Commissioner in London.” “Pakistan is…

2,600 Sikh pilgrims from India arrive in Pakistan to celebrate Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017 News Desk

Over 2,600 Sikh pilgrims arrived at Wagah Railway Station on Thursday from India to participate in the religious and cultural rituals to mark the 549th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Jee. Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Chairman Siddiqul Farooq welcomed the Sikh pilgrims at Wagah. He was accompanied by Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Pardhan Sardar Tara Singh, Sardar Bishon Singh, Additional Secretary Shrines Tariq Khan Wazir and other ETPB officials. Farooq said that arrangements for the celebrations have been finalised by the board and assured that ETPB…

Top military brass review geo-strategic security environment in Corps Commanders Conference

November 2, 2017 News Desk

Top-level military officials in a Corps Commanders Conference at General Headquarters took stock of the geo-strategic security environment, with a special focus on recent interactions with Afghan and United States authorities, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday. Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa presided over the 205th conference in which the internal security situation, progress on ongoing counter-terrorism operations and the army’s projections for achieving enduring peace and stability were discussed, an ISPR handout said. “The forum concluded that [the] security apparatus shall continue to perform its…