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By Special Correspondent Denouncing Prime Minister Imran Khan as a “political puppet,” prominent Pakistani activists, including former and current members of parliament, have blamed the strong army for the fragility, instability, and failure of the country to support its neighbors.  “Pakistan is ruled by an undisclosed martial law,” said the Pashtun chief and former Senator Afrasiab Khattak at the Fifth Annual Conference of South Asians Against Terrorism and for Human Rights (SAATH).  SAATH is a pro-democracy Pakistani organization co-founded by former Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani and US columnist Dr. Mohammad Taqi. Previous annual SAATH conferences were held in London and…

By Our Staff ReporterIslamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court issued a notice on Monday to Prime Minister Imran Khan for attending a political meeting of lawyers in support of his party, allegedly using public funds. The Insaf Lawyers Forum (ILF), the legal arm of Pakistan’s ruling party Tehreek-e-Insaf, organized an event on 9 October at the Jinnah Convention Centre, which Khan discussed. “The prime minister is the premier of the whole country, not of one particular group. Why is he misusing the state’s resources?” Justice Qazi Faez Isa remarked while hearing a case against the Punjab government. Dawn News announced that the…

By our Staff Reporter Islamabad: A person was arrested after the vandalism of the Hindu temple in Pakistan ‘s southeastern province of Sindh.  The local police reported the FIR on the incident at the Shri Ramdev Temple in the Kario Ghanwar district of Badin and arrested Muhammad Ismail Sheedi, a local who was identified by complainant Ashok Kumar as the person believed to have caused the profanation. Police officer Badin Shabir Sethar told local media that he had ordered an inquiry and demanded an investigation report within 24 hours. He also said he believed the accused had an unsound mind. “We…

By Our Staff ReporterThe Supreme Court’s senior judge noted that neither the Pakistan Constitution nor any statute entitles judges or senior members of the armed forces to obtain residential or commercial plots. Justice Qazi Faez Isa wrote the observation in an additional note in a thorough judgment given on Thursday by a four-member bench in the case relating to the acquisition of land for a housing project by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation for Government employees. The bench set aside the September 9, 2018 verdict of the Islamabad High Court which had scrapped…

By Haneen AbbasIslamabad: Pakistan issued instructions on Friday to block access to the popular TikTok video-sharing app, citing “immoral, indecent content” posted on the application. In a statement, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) stated that it had received a range of complaints against TikTok regarding the quality of the content of the application. A notice was given to the Chinese-owned App to comply with the instructions for the moderation of “unlawful online content.” In the event of failure to respond to the notifications, the authority issued an order to block the request in the region. According to media report, TikTok…

News DeskIslamabad: China said it was grateful to Pakistan for its support on Hong Kong during a debate at the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) Third Committee earlier this week.Speaking at a regular press briefing on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said: “We want to express our appreciation to Pakistan and all these countries for speaking out for justice.”Their support once again proved that justice will always prevail and a small number of western countries who attempted to smear China under the pretext of Hong Kong and Xinjiang issues failed again.”Earlier this week, Pakistan had said that Hong…

By Our Staff ReporterNew York: The Roosevelt Hotel owned by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday announced that it will permanently close its doors for guests from October 31.”We at The Roosevelt Hotel have enjoyed being a part of your stories, and an integral part of the history of Midtown Manhattan since 1924. But after almost 100 years of welcoming guests to New York, The Roosevelt Hotel is regretfully closing its doors permanently as of October 31, 2020,” the hotel stated in its Facebook post.Located at the corner of Madison Avenue and 45th Street of New York’s Manhattan, The Roosevelt…

BY QASWAR ABBAS ISLAMABAD— (Gwadar Pro) – In order to replace its old and aging Railway system with modern and fast system, Pakistan Railway has invited bids from Chinese companies to tender for country’s first and biggest transport sector project —Main Line-1 (ML-1) — from Sept 12. The project which is all set to benefit millions of Pakistanis has been divided into three separate packages —Nawabshah to Rohri / Sukkar, Multan to Lahore & Walton Academy and Lahore to Lalamusa & Kaluwal to Pindora sections. Pakistani officials said, ML-1 would create as many as 100,000 to 150,000 Pakistanis are expected to…

By Special Correspondent Islamabad: The US envoy, trying to end Afghanistan’s war, expressed his hope Wednesday that the Kabul government will be able to negotiate a side agreement with Pakistan, whose long-standing Taliban support has been checked. The Taliban and Afghan Governments have opened slow peace talks in Qatar as the United States begins withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan to end its longest-ever war. Zalmay Khalilzad, the US leader on Afghanistan, said that Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and his strong military chief, General Qamer Javed Bajwa, were “helpful” in diplomacy. “We are seeking an agreement between Afghanistan and Pakistan…

By our Staff Reporter Peshawar: Unidentified rapists brought shame to Pakistan once again after raping and killing two-and-a-half-year-old girl Zainab in Peshawar. Bone chilling story of rape and murder of baby girl identified as Zainab sent shocking waves across Pakistan where millions of people have already criticized the police for failing to arrest rapists of a woman on Highway last month. Residents and police said the minor girl had gone missing earlier this week on Tuesday evening in Sheikh Kallay Qilla area of Peshawar while playing with other children outside her house. On Wednesday, the Prang police got information about…