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By National News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan’s governance system has become corrupt, said Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Thursday, adding that the citizens do not have access to “cheap and speedy justice”. While hearing cases against the rising crime in Islamabad, obstacles in the delivery of justice, issues pertaining to naval farms and housing societies, the Chief Justice pointed to the flaws in the justice system and said district courts, which are meant to deal with the problems of the common man, had never been anyone’s priority, Geo News reported. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability…

By National News Desk Islamabad : Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an 11-party alliance, held a rally in Mardan on Wednesday despite a ban imposed by the district administration amid the COVID-19 which has engulfed hundred of thousands lives across globe. The district administration had decided not to allow the opposition leaders to hold the public procession given the rising numbers of coronavirus infections across the country, according to local media reports. Responding to the PDM’s call for protest, Mardan deputy commissioner warned that action will be taken against the protesters. The protesters, led by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) and PDM chief…

By National News Desk Islamabad: China has sought additional guarantees before placing a USD 6 billion loan on Pakistan’s Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway line as a result of the country’s deteriorating financial status, according to a media report on Wednesday. China has also suggested a combination of industrial and concessional loans to finance the rail project, against the wishes of Islamabad for “cheapest lending’.’ The question of additional guarantees was posed during the third meeting of the Joint ML-1 Financing Committee held 10 days ago (December 13), the Express Tribune reported, citing official documents. The senior Pakistani official involved in…

By Zahid Khan Rawalpindi: Chief of Pakistan’s armed forces General Qamar Javed Bajwa made it loud and clear on Tuesday that Indian Army shall always get befitting response to any misadventure or agression. “Pakistan Army shall take measures to protect innocent civilians along LOC and defend honour, dignity & territorial integrity of motherland at all costs, COAS reiterated,” General Bajwa said. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited forward troops deployed along Line of Control (LOC). He was briefed about latest situation, Indian Cease Fire Violations deliberately targeting innocent civilians along LOC and recent targeting of UN…

By Khaled Abu Toameh Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) announced last month that the Moroccan authorities have dismantled 207 terrorist cells since 2002.As for Morocco… it is the Islamists, and not Israel, who have “corrupted the minds of Moroccans, sowed the seeds of discord among them, brought Moroccan education to the brink of bankruptcy and legitimized ignorance.” — Ahmed Assid, professor of philosophy and activist, kifache.com, December 15, 2020.”The rhetoric of hostility and the threat of throwing the Jews into the sea won Israel widespread international sympathy. The Palestinians have missed many opportunities, and they have been chasing…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Pakistan has repaid a $3-billion loan extended by Saudi Arabia in 2018, using China’s emergency financial assistance against the backdrop of strained relations between Islamabad and Riyadh, people familiar with developments said Tuesday. Islamabad has so far paid Riyadh $2 billion after Saudi Arabia insisted on repaying the loan earlier this year as a result of bilateral relations strained over Pakistan’s attempts to forge an alternative Muslim nation front through outreach to Turkey and Malaysia. The people cited above said, on an anonymous basis, that Pakistan plans to repay the remaining $1 billion by early…

National News Desk Islamabad: Baloch activist Karima Baloch, who left Pakistan in 2016 to take refuge in Canada, was found dead at Harbourfront in Canada. According to news accounts, local sources confirmed that the police discovered her body drowned on an island near Toronto’s lakeshore. Her husband, Hammal Haider, and her brother, identified her body with the police. Karima, with the aid of a few friends and Baloch activists, had fled from Balochistan when her life was in danger. Baloch had been a stern critic of pakistan’s law enforcement agencies and got settled in Canada. She has been one of…

By Haroon Siraj Swat:- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Minister for Housing Amjad Ali Khan on Tuesday directed the Housing Department to plant at least 0.1 million saplings in the Jalozai Housing Scheme under the Prime Minister’s Billion Trees Project and strictly monitor all other development schemes. He also ordered concerned authorities to fix all matters for the inauguration of Hangu Township, Nishtarabad, Warsak I and II Peshawar housing projects. The orders were issued by the Provincial Minister while presiding over the monthly review meeting of the Housing department on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Secretary Housing Muhammad Ali Shah and Director…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Pakistan categorically rejected the denial by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs to accept responsibility for targeting the observers of United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) by the Indian occupation forces. “The deliberate targeting of a UN vehicle engaged in discharging the mandate of the UN Security Council (UNSC) constitutes a grave violation of India’s obligations, under the UNSC Resolutions and the UN Charter, which includes the obligation to ensure the safety and security of the UNMOGIP Observers,” Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. Pakistan reiterates its condemnation of…

[First published by The Gatestone Institute] By Majid Rafizadeh The EU would to itself a big favor to realize that Assadi was likely not acting alone. High-level Iranian leaders and diplomats most probably instructed him to carry out the terrorist operation.It was because of his diplomatic position that Assadi was reportedly able to bring the explosives from Tehran to Vienna without being caught. In other word, Iranian diplomats are key enablers of Khamenei’s fundamentalist agenda abroad.Unless or until Iran’s mullahs stop their terror activities, the EU would do itself and the Free World another big favor by cutting off its…