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Ace boxer Waseem might quit representing Pakistan due to lack of funds, support

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Ace boxer Waseem might quit representing Pakistan due to lack of funds, support

(Abdul Ghaffar | Dawn) The unbeaten World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Silver Flyweight Champion, Pakistan’s Muhammad Waseem, expressed disappointment again over the lack of funds and support, and said he was thinking of accepting offers from other countries and play for them. The country’s ace boxer announced his decision through a video message on Monday, saying he had no sponsors to fund his participation in the international boxing events and represent Pakistan — therefore he was thinking of switching sides. Waseem, who hails from Quetta, told his fans that his upcoming fight for the…

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Islamabad protesters given more time by govt to reconsider protest

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Tehreek e Labaik Protest at Faizabad

(Mohammad Imran | Dawn) Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Monday announced an extension granted by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the deadline for religious parties to end their sit-in at Islamabad’s Faizabad Interchange. Daily life in the capital has been disrupted for nearly two weeks by protesters belonging to religious parties — including the Tehreek-i-Khatm-i-Nabuwwat, Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLY) and the Sunni Tehreek Pakistan (ST) — who are calling for the sacking of Law Minister Zahid Hamid and strict action against those behind the amendment to the Khatm-i-Nabuwwat…

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Nawaz is name of ideology for revolutionary change, says former PM

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Nawaz Sharif at Anti Corruption Court Islamabad

(Abrar Rasheed/Geo) ABBOTTABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Sunday that he has brought his review petition [in the Panama Papers case] to the people today. Addressing a public gathering of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) at the Abbottabad college ground, the party chief said, “you have to decide my appeal. Give a decision that echoes far and wide”. The PML-N president said he is not scared of jail or death. “You have to promise, we will march together towards our destination. Don’t sit at home, we will walk together…

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PTV current affairs director sacked after allegations of harassment, misuse of authority

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Tanzeela Mazhar

(Shakeel Qarar/Dawn) Pakistan Television (PTV) on Friday sacked its suspended director of current affairs, Agha Masood Shorish, following allegations of sexual harassment and misuse of authority by multiple staffers at the state-run broadcaster. A total of five inquiries had been initiated against Shorish, including three for sexual harassment. PTV’s 14 producers had also filed a complaint against him in the Islamabad High Court, and the issue was also taken up in the National Assembly. Shorish, who was suspended three months ago for negligence, had continued to receive his salary and…

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NAB moves to put names of Sharif, four relatives on ECL

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Nawaz Sharif gets Angry on arrest of PML N social media activists

(Imran Gabol/Dawn) LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Lahore, on Friday initiated the process to place ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and four of his family members on the Exit Control List (ECL). According to the NAB Isla­mabad spokesman, the other members of the family who may face travel restriction are Mr Sharif’s sons Hussain and Hassan, daughter Mar­yam and son-in-law retired Capt Mohammad Safdar. An accountability court had earlier declared Hussain and Hassan proclaimed offenders for skipping court proceedings in references pertaining to their family’s Avenfield properties, Azizia Steel…

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In light of Dar’s health, Finance Ministry portfolio with prime minister: PM house

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Finance Minister Ishaq Dar

(Murtaza Ali Shah/Geo) ISLAMABAD: Reports of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s resignation circulated on Saturday morning, claiming he had sent his resignation to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. However, credible sources inside the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) denied the reports terming them as mere rumours. Later the prime minister house spokesperson Musadik Malik, cleared the confusion stating that in light of Ishaq Dar’s health and him seeking treatment abroad, as per cabinet rules, the finance ministry portfolio had already come under the prime minister’s control The spokesman added, that the prime…

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Mohammad Hafeez handed third suspension from bowling in international cricket

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Mohammad Hafeez handed third suspension from bowling in international cricket | Hafeez Bowling Action

Pakistani spin bowler Mohammad Hafeez has been handed his third suspension from international bowling by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which today announced that an independent assessment had found his bowling action to be illegal. A bio-mechanical examination of his action revealed that his arm bent more than 15 degrees for the majority of his deliveries. The 15-degrees level of tolerance is the maximum allowed under the ICC’s regulations. The ICC has said that the ban on Hafeez’s bowling will be recognised and enforced by all national cricket federations for…

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NA passes Elections (Amendment) Bill 2017 to ‘strengthen’ Khatm-i-Nabuwwat clauses

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Zahid Hamid | NA passes Elections (Amendment) Bill 2017 to 'strengthen' Khatm-i-Nabuwwat clauses

The National Assembly on Thursday evening passed the Elections (Amendment) Bill 2017 to restore Khatm-i-Nabuwwat laws to their original form and make sections relating to it “more effective.” The bill was tabled by Law Minister Zahid Hamid, who assured the house that he and his family “were Muslims and believed in the finality of prophethood”. “My family and I are ready to lay our lives for the honour of Prophet Muhammad,” the law minister offered to his critics, some of whom have insisted on his resignation for his alleged role…

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IHC orders end to Islamabad protest

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Tehreek e Labaik Faizabad Dharna

Overseas Tribune Exclusive, Finally, Islamabad High Court (IHC) stepped in to end protest by a religious group at Faizabad Interchange. Islamabad High Court has ordered authorities to clear the area captured by protesters. Justice Shaukat Aziz heard a case regarding hastily-abandoned amendment in Elections Bill 2017. Addressing lawyer of the religious party, Justice Shaukat Aziz said their application against the federal government will be considered as subjected to an end to the protest, Sammaa. On the other hand, People are facing severe issues of transport. Public transport is available till Faizabad…

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Three cops injured as Tehreek-e-Labaik protesters clash with police

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Political Instability in Pakistan

(Pakistan Today) ISLAMABAD: Three policemen were injured on Tuesday in a clash with Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLY) protesters, who continue to block the crucial Faizabad Interchange – which connects Islamabad with Rawalpindi – for the seventh consecutive day. Roughly 2,000 protesters are demanding the resignation of Federal Law Minister Zahid Hamid over an amendment to the Prophethood Declaration Clause in the Electoral Reforms Bill 2017. The I-9 station house officer and two other policemen were injured in the clash while the police arrested dozens of protesters. The Islamabad police chief said the protesters were…

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US bill delinks LeT from Haqqani network

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US bill delinks LeT from Haqqani network

(Anwar Iqbal/Dawn) WASHINGTON: The US Congress has removed a provision from the National Defence Authorisation Act 2018 that would have required the US Secretary of Defence to certify that Pakistan has taken steps to “significantly disrupt” the activities of both Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Haqqani network. The new version has confined this requirement to the Haqqani network only, indicating a desire in Washington to focus entirely on Afghanistan as long as it takes to subdue the Taliban insurgency there. While the United States considers LeT a terrorist organisation, it also…

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Qandeel murder case: court extends judicial remand of Mufti Qavi for 7 days

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Qandeel Baloch Murder Case Mufti Abdul Qavi Arrested

(Taser Subhani, Dawn) A judicial magistrate in Multan on Monday extended the judicial remand of cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi for seven days in connection with the ongoing investigations into Qandeel Baloch murder case. Qandeel had been murdered last year, allegedly by her brother Mohammad Waseem, who said he killed her in the name of ‘honour’. During Monday’s hearing, the public prosecutor pleaded before the court to extend Qavi’s remand. The plea was granted and Qavi was sent on remand until November 20. Earlier, Mufti Qavi was produced before the court amid…

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Hudaibya Paper Mills case: Justice Khosa recuses himself from bench

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Justice Asif Saeed Khosa

(Haseeb Bhatti, Dawn) Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on Monday recused himself from a Supreme Court (SC) bench constituted to deliberate a reference pertaining to the Sharif family’s Hudaibiya Paper Mills and asked Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar to set up a new bench to hear the case. Justice Khosa, who was appointed to head the bench, distanced himself from the case as soon as the court proceedings started and said, “I think the registrar’s office made a mistake by putting this case on my roster as I have…

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Population of Five Million People under Siege

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Islamabad Highway Blocked | Faizabad Interchange | Islamabad Expressway Situation | Dharna at Faizabad

Overseas Tribune Exclusive, Protesters from a religious group blocked the Islamabad Expressway since last five days, the people of twin cities are under siege. People are facing severe issues of transport. Public transport is available till Faizabad Interchange, after that people use to walk till I-8 check post of Islamabad Police and then have to wait for other vans. The Islamabad Expressway have become a bus stand, there are several cars parked on both sides of Islamabad Expressway. The protesters have installed barriers on roads for passerby and have also setup…

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2 soldiers martyred in attack on Pak-Afghan border checkpost: ISPR

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2 soldiers martyred in attack on Pak-Afghan border checkpost ISPR

At least two soldiers were martyred and four others injured in a suspected militant attack on a checkpost near the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur Agency on Monday, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. “Terrorists from [the] Afghanistan side attempted [an] attack on Pakistani posts along [the] Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur Agency. The attempt was effectively responded killing 8-10 fleeing terrorists while many seen running back [were] injured,” ISPR said. The martyred soldiers were identified as Capt Junaid Hafeez and Sepoy Raham. “The absence of Afghan [state] writ on…

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