Day: November 20, 2017

Israel has secret ties with ‘many’ Arab, Muslim states: minister

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Israel has secret ties with 'many' Arab, Muslim states, minister

(AFP/Dawn) An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that Israel had covert ties with “many” Arab and Muslim states but was obliged not to name them at the other sides’ request. A rare interview given by the head of Israel’s armed forces to a Saudi-owned news site was published on Thursday, further fuelling talk of close links. It followed previous broad hints by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and accusations by Hezbollah that Saudi Arabia was pushing Israel to attack the Lebanese group. “We have ties, some of them secret,…

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Zimbabwe’s defiant Mugabe ignores deadline for resignation, faces impeachment

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, shakes hands with Army General Constantino Chiwenga

(AP/Dawn) Longtime President Robert Mugabe ignored a midday deadline set by the ruling party to step down or face impeachment proceedings, while Zimbabweans stunned by his lack of resignation during a national address vowed more protests to make him leave. “Arrogant Mugabe disregards Zanu PF,” one newspaper headline said. Opposition activists and the influential liberation war veterans association announced more demonstrations to pressure the 93-year-old Mugabe, the world’s oldest head of state, to step down after 37 year in power. “Your time is up,” veterans association leader Chris Mutsvangwa said…

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Arab League chief says Lebanon should be ‘spared’

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Arab League chief says Lebanon should be 'spared'

(AFP/Dawn) Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Monday Lebanon should be “spared” from spiralling regional tensions, during a visit to Beirut a day after Arab diplomats blasted Lebanese movement Hezbollah. “Arab countries understand and take into account the situation in Lebanon and want to spare it… from any dispute,” Abul Gheit said after landing in Beirut, in comments carried by Lebanon’s National News Agency. His visit comes a day after the Arab League held an extraordinary general meeting in Cairo, at the request of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh called the ministerial-level…

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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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اسلام آباد: دھماکا خیز مواد دہشت گردی کیلئے نہیں لے جارہا تھا، مشکوک شخص کا بیان

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Islamabad Police Arrested a Suspect from Protest site

جیو:اسلام آباد میں جاری دھرنے کے قریب سے دھماکا خیز مواد سمیت گرفتار مشکوک شخص نے دہشت گردی کے تاثر کو مسترد کرتے ہوئے پولیس کو اپنے بیان میں کہا ہے کہ بارودی مواد روات میں ہاؤسنگ سوسائٹی میں سڑک کی تعمیر کے لیے لے کر جا رہا تھا۔ اسلام آباد پولیس نے دھرنے کے قریب سے گرفتار مشکوک شخص کے حوالے سے کہا ہے کہ ابتدائی بیان میں شاہ فیصل نے بتایا وہ روات کے قریب زیر تعمیر ہاوسنگ سوسائٹی میں سڑک بنانے کے لیے پہاڑ کی بلاسٹنگ کے…

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دھرنا ختم نہ کرانے پر آئی جی اور چیف کمشنر کو توہین عدالت کا نوٹس

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Faizabad Dharna | Tehreek e Labaik Protest

اسلام آباد (جنگ):اسلام آباد ہائی کورٹ کے جسٹس شوکت عزیز صدیقی نے وزارت داخلہ کو حکم دیا ہے کہ فیض آباد خالی کرائیں بے شک کسی کو خراش نہ آئے۔ فیض آباد میں 15 روز سے جاری دھرنے کے خلاف دائر درخواستوں کی سماعت کے دوران جسٹس شوکت عزیز صدیقی کہا کہ فیصلے پر عملدرآمد کیوں نہیں ہوا، آپ اس معاملے میں بے بس ہیں ۔ اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ نے عدالتی حکم کےباوجود دھرنا ختم نہ کرانے پر آئی جی اسلام آباد ،چیف کمشنراسلام آباد اور سیکرٹری داخلہ کو توہین عدالت…

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پنڈی دھرنا اور تحریک لبیک یا رسول اللہ

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Rawalpindi Protest and Tehreek e Labaik Ya Rasool Allah

(تحریر، محمد طارق ) اسلام آباد اور روالپنڈی کے بارڈر پر جاری تحریک لبیک یا رسول اللہ کا دھرنا ثابت کر رہا ہے ، کہ جب حکومت اور حکومتی اداروں کی بھاگ ڈور ذاتی مفادات کے حصول کے لیے اقتدار میں آنے والوں لوگوں کے ہاتھ میں ہوگی ، تو پھر ملک و معاشرے بے مقصد راہوں کے مسافر ہونگے – پچلھے 15 دن سے جاری پنڈی دھرنے نے پاکستانی جعلی جمہوریت کے چمپیئن سیاستدانوں کا سارا پول کھول دیا، کہ سیاست دان جو عوام کے مسائل کو حل کرنے…

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