President Alvi signs Official Secrets and Army Act Amendments in Law
President Arif Alvi on Saturday signed the Official Secrets Bill (Amendment) 2023 and the Pakistani Army Bill (Amendment) 2023 into law. Both bills were passed by the Senate and Congress and sent to the president for his approval amid criticism from opposition lawmakers. On July 31, Parliament passed the Pakistan Army Bill (Amendment) 2023, which provides for a penalty of up to 5 years in prison for anyone who discloses sensitive information related to the security of the country. Meanwhile, the Official Secrets Act was passed a few days before the end of the congressional term on August 7 after several controversial provisions were removed by the Senate following backlash from the Senate. rights advocacy groups, and under the bill, the JIT would complete its investigation within 30 days. Matters involving civil espionage will be investigated by the FIA or the JIT. However, under an amendment to Section B of Section 12, the penalty for one offense was reduced from 14 to 10 years.
Wahab Riaz announced retirement from International Cricket
Pakistani cricket sensation Wahab Rias, known for his quick bowling skills, has officially announced his retirement from international cricket. Wahab, who currently holds the post of Caretaker Sports Minister of Punjab, shared the important decision on social media platform X.In his heartfelt message, Wahab thanked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), family, coaches, mentors, teammates, fans and everyone who supported him on his incredible journey. represented. “After a wonderful journey, I have decided to retire from international cricket,” he explained. Looking ahead, the right-hand pacemaker has revealed plans for the future that include an exciting new phase centered around participation in franchised cricket events around the world. The decision to retire from international cricket comes from his passion for the game of cricket and his desire to utilize his skills and experience to improve the franchise cricket experience for his fans and fellow players. This opinion was confirmed in an official statement highlighting Wahab’s central role in franchise cricket.Explaining his own retirement schedule, Wahab Rias said he has been discussing his plans for the past two years and that 2023 is his target to say goodbye to international cricket. He expressed his sense of accomplishment and affirmed that he had contributed to his country and national team to the best of his ability.The cricket community has sent warm wishes to Wahab Rias as he embarks on this new and exciting journey. With his outstanding contributions to the sport and commitment to improving the cricket experience, his presence is expected to have a lasting impact on the world of franchise cricket.
Aiman and Muneeb welcomes their 2nd Baby Girl
Aiman Khan and Muneeb Butt’s little family is growing. They just welcomed a baby girl! The news was announced on Instagram by Minal Khan, Aiman’s twin sister. According to the posted content, the baby is named Miral and was born in the early morning of August 7. Several celebrities have commented congratulating the post, including Areeba Habib and Ushna Shah. The couple married in November 2018 and welcomed their first daughter Amal on August 30, 2019. Congratulations to the lucky parents!
Pak/Ind music collaboration featuring Kinza Hashmi and Karan Wahi in Rahat Fateh new song
Kinza Hashmi, the talented actress, is set to make her mark on the world stage with an upcoming music video featuring popular Indian actor and presenter Karan Wahi with the TV series “Dil mil gaye”. The collaboration between these two stars is highly anticipated, with fans eagerly speculating about the project. Kinza Hashmi will collaborate with Bollywood actor Karan Wahi for the music video for the new song “Mere Ho Jao” by singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The song will be released on August 15. Both Kinza and Wahi shared the news on Instagram. He called it “a heartfelt song sung by the legendary Rahat Fateh Ali Khan sahab and written with passion by Mani Manjot”. “This song crossed the border on August 15th,” he said. Hashmi calls the project very close to her heart. “First time next to the very talented Karan Wahi! I was a bit nervous at first but the sentiment was overwhelming across the border,” she wrote. We can’t wait to see what they have in store for us!
Imran khan’s Desperate Plea for Freedom: A Heart-Wrenching Life Behind Bars
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has told his legal team not to be in prison, according to Attock prison sources familiar with the meeting between Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president and his lawyer. Sources told Geo News that Khan, accused of corruption in the Toshakhana case and sentenced to three years in prison, was unhappy and worried about being locked in his cell in “distressing” conditions. Khan’s attorney, Naeem Haider Panjotha was given permission by prison authorities to see him on Monday. After meeting the PTI president, he said the former prime minister was being held in “horrific” conditions and provided “class C prison facilities”. According to sources, PTI Chairman, when meeting with his lawyer, expressed concern about the prison environment with flies entering his cell during the day and insects at night. “Get me out of here, I don’t want to be in jail,” officials quoted Khan as saying during a meeting with his lawyer. Panjotha added that the PTI leadership was in high spirits despite all the hardships and vowed to spend the rest of her life in prison but would not bow to slavery.
Afghanistan’s Star Spinner Rashid Khan Included in Squad for Pakistan ODIs
The 24-year-old Rashid Khan widely regarded as the world’s best pitcher in white-ball cricket – featured in the Major League Twenty20 event in the US but last week pulled out of The Hundred in the UK with an unspecified injury . Teenage left-hander Noor Ahmad also returns to the Afghanistan team to supplement Rashid in the rotation attack. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) head coach Asadullah Khan said the team is preparing for the big events ahead. “This three-match ODI series against Pakistan offers us a great opportunity to prepare the team for the next two events,” Khan said in a statement released by ACB. The first two ODIs will be played in Hambantota on August 22 and 24, the third in Colombo on August 26. The Asian Cup opens on August 30 with four matches in Pakistan and the remaining nine in Sri Lanka, while the World Cup runs from October 5 to November 19 in India. Pakistan and Afghanistan have played four ODI matches so far, including two at the Asian Cup and one at the 2019 World Cup. Crew: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbanz, Ikram Alikhil, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Wafadar Momand.
Pakistan is Sending Cricket Team to India for the Highly Anticipated World Cup2023
In order to compete in the 50-over World Cup, which will be held in India in October and November of this year, Pakistan has made the decision to send a team. “Pakistan has emphasized without wavering that politics and sports should not be intermingled. In order to compete in the next ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, it has so chosen to send its cricket team to India, according to a statement from the Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday. Following a committee meeting last week, Inter-provincial Coordination Minister Ehsan-ur-Rehman Mazari informed Dawn.com that it had been resolved to bring up concerns about the team’s security with the ICC. He had stated that a guarantee for the team’s security would be requested from the ICC. As a result of today’s decision, Pakistan will now play for the first time in seven years, in India. Today’s long-awaited decision comes after weeks of uncertainty around Pakistan’s World Cup participation as the government took its time clearing the team’s trip to India due to security concerns. According to the FO’s statement, Pakistani authorities continue to express “deep concerns” regarding the security of their cricket team while playing in India. “We are raising these issues with the Indian government and the International Cricket Council (ICC). We anticipate that the Pakistan cricket team’s complete safety and security would be provided throughout its journey to India, according to the statement. “Pakistan believes that fulfilling its international sporting obligations should not be hindered by the state of bilateral relations with India,” it continued. Pakistan’s choice demonstrates its a sensible and constructive approach should be taken in light of India’s adamant stance, which prevented it from sending a cricket team to Pakistan for the Asia Cup.
Renowned Economist Hafeez Shaikh Among Shortlisted Candidates for Caretaker Prime Minister
The minister Rana Sanaullah confirms in a priate talk show saying that “a consensus has developed in recent days that someone deemed ‘neutral’ should be appointed to the position. When asked if Shaikh was willing to accept responsibility, Sanaullah replied: “Sure he will.” Shaikh’s name is among those believed to have been included in a list of five people finalized by the ruling coalition parties for the post of interim prime minister. The purported list is also said to include former Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani. Apparently alluding to him, when Sanaullah was asked on Geo News today whether a retired Supreme Court judge would be among the shortlisted candidates, his response was he is very vague. “Yes, there are people from all segments,” he said. When asked if former Prime Minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan would be shortlisted, he replied: “I don’t think so. He’s a senior member of our party and I don’t consider him neutral. How can someone from a political party be neutral?” The minister also addressed turmoil following reports that the name of Finance Minister and PML-N leader Ishaq Dar had been made as interim prime minister and said that “because there is pressure to appoint a the ‘neutral’ person who takes care of the Prime Minister will not come from a political party”. Sanaullah said the name of the acting prime minister would be announced on Tuesday and Wednesday and only one name will be announced, he added. PM Shehbaz is expected to share the proposed names with his brother and PML-N head Nawaz Sharif in London. According to sources, elder brother Sharif will finalize three names that the prime minister will share with opposition leader in Parliament Raja Riaz Ahmed. In addition to Shaikh and Jillani, other names are said to be being considered for the position of interim prime minister, including former prime minister Fawad Hassan Fawad’s former chief secretary, former permanent representative to the United Nations. Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Pir of Pagaro Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi and former Governor of Pagaro Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi. Punjab and PPP. Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood.
Perspectives of Legal Experts about Toshakhana Verdict
Judge chose the hardest penalty: Sheikh Saqib Ahmed, a legal professional, said: However, Section 174 of the Elections Act of 2017 offers even a “alternate sentence” because the word “or” was used there. translates to “means that a sentence of imprisonment of three years is ‘not mandatory’ and that the accused may only be ‘sentenced to payment of fine’ only, leaving the decision to the court.” After considering the evidence against Imran Khan, the judge “opted for the maximum punishment, exercising his broad discretionary powers,” he said. “The sentence will be suspended by the Supreme Court(s) and [Imran Khan] will be released on short bail,” he added, adding: The current “radical game” for Khan is to be removed from office and even lose his party leadership, which might be the last straw for the PTI ahead of the 2018 elections. Elections will be polarizing because of the verdict: Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, a human rights activist and attorney, stated: “This is the same sort of pre-poll rigging that we have seen before in our history where you try to eliminate politicians through processes that are not democratic, implying people do not have the right to decide who they want to elect and who they will remove from power.” She predicted very contentious elections if they took place in October or November, even though she didn’t think they would. She made this prediction while on the phone with Geo.tv. The advantage of any “lapses in safeguarding the accused due process” should go to the accused because they are the “favourite child” of the law, she continued. Imran Khan will be granted rights: The activist claimed that “the trial was conducted by the court and dealt with the counsel for the accused person in a manner that demonstrated bias against the accused person, demonstrated partisanship also in a manner the speed at which the case proceeded, is not usually seen in the district courts every day.” She noted that, in comparison to the Panama case, the only distinction is that Imran Khan has been given the chance to appeal today, whereas Nawaz Sharif has not received the same privilege. Act of retaliation: The PTI leadership’s attorney dismissed claims that the sentencing was motivated by retaliation. as “wrong in many respects” the decision. He claimed that the former prime minister had not had a fair trial as required by the law, but that doesn’t seem to be the case in this instance. “The Islamabad High Court’s own judgement, which was rendered yesterday, is rather ambiguous, but […] this [regulation] also necessitates the judge in question determining jurisdiction. The verdict was obviously revealed on the same day, but the defendant should have had opportunity to present his case, he continued. “Judgements once contested will be overturned or at least upheld, because even in other ways, any sentence of five years or less is typically upheld,” claimed PTI’s main attorney. on the initial
Law Minister Confirms General Elections 2023 are not possible Before January-February 2024
Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar revealed on Saturdays informed about general election based on the 2023 digital census is not possible before January-February 2024. A Council of Common Interest (CCI) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had “unanimously” adopted the new census results. Justice Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said the limit beyond 120 days could be eased through efficient work. Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar speaks at a press conference. — Pakistani Radio Stations/Files Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar revealed on Saturday that holding a general election based on the 2023 digital census is not possible before January-February 2024. Speaking to Geo News, Mr Tarar said a meeting of the Council of Common Interest (CCI) led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had “unanimously” adopted the new census results. Referring to Article 51 of the Constitution, the Minister of Justice said that the general elections for the national assembly and provincial councils will be conducted according to the constituency boundaries announced by the Commission. The justice minister said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) must complete the demarcation process within 120 days. However, the ECP’s prerogative is to know when they started the process. He argued that the results of the 2023 census show that the proportion of provinces in the general seats of the National Assembly will not change in the next elections. The justice minister said the 120-day external limit could be reduced by working efficiently, adding that another 54 days would be needed to hold a general election. The whole process should not exceed 150 to 165 days, he said. The Minister of Justice said that eight members of the ICC have agreed to hold further elections on the basis of the 2023 census. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, four key ministers and other members of the agency were among those attending the meeting, he added.