Imran accuses the PDM government of using terrorism to gain “political miles”.
In a televised speech,the PTI chairman claimed that terrorism reached an all-time low during his administration but resurfaced with vengeance during the “current administration.”“Look at the graph of terrorism and how it declined during the PTI administration,” he said. “Why wasn’t there terrorism when the PTI was in the federal government?” Imran blamed incumbent Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif for increased terrorism,recalling the sacrifices made by the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the war on terror and crowded the streets for fear that there might be another operation.The PTI chief added that Shebaz had “spread lies” at a cabinet meeting over the weekend about KP’s inappropriate use of terrorism funds. “KP has spent Rs 600 crore in nine years. We have established four police training schools,elite training schools in Nowshera, Special Combat Forces to Counter Terrorism,said Imran.That’s why terrorism has subsided. In 2017 he also established a DNA lab at Kyber Medical College. Commenting on the award by the National Finance Commission (NFC), the former prime minister said only his two states, Punjab and his KP have honored the pledge and donated funds for tribal district collections.Imran said, Sindh and Balochistan did not provide the money.We have invested Rs 55 crore in the tribal districts. The PDM government only gave Rs 5b. crore.”
Journalist Imran Riaz arrested for his ‘controversial’ remarks
On Feb 2, Pakistani journalist and TV host Imran Reaz Khan was arrested in Lahore for “controversial remarks,” Geo News reported Thursday.The arrest comes hours after Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Pakistan’s Teliku-e-Insaf (PTI) ally, was arrested by Islamabad police.A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a team from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Riaz at Allama Iqbal International Airport while he was boarding a flight to Dubai.Sources say the FIA will take the journalist to a local court in Lahore to demand custody of him. Imran Riaz’s lawyer Mian Ali Ashfaq told that this is the “illegal arrest” of the journalist and they will challenge in court against it.According to the FIR ,Imran Riaz was “found involved in publicly making a hate speech at a conference which falls under the territorial jurisdiction of FIA cyber crime cell”.It was further publicly shared on social media platforms nationally and internationally. It may cause alarm or fear in the country and arise feeling of hatred and indignation among people of Pakistan. In response of this incident,Teherik-e-Insaf (PTI) condemned the arrests and said, “we can affirm that there are no human rights in Pakistan at all”. The tweet also included a video of “Where Riaz Was Filmed”.PTI leader Asad Umar also condemned the arrests, claiming that the terrorists were roaming free while Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Imran Riaz are behind bars.
Shehbaz Sharif calls for all-party meeting,invites Imran Khan
Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif called for an All Party Conference (APC) in Islamabad on Thursday and invited the country’s political leaders,including PTI Chairman Imran Khan,to discuss ways to address the challenges facing the country. The country is also in trouble economically. Foreign exchange reserves have fallen to her $3.09 billion, but analysts say this does not cover her three weeks worth of imports. The country is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release much-needed funds under a stalled relief program.The success of the IMF will also help free money from other platforms looking for the go-ahead from lenders. Economy Minister Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, former Speaker of the National Assembly contacted PTI leaders Asad Kaiser and Pervez Khatak.Sadiq forwarded the invitation to PTI leader, asking him to nominate a representative for a board meeting to be held at the governor’s house in Peshawar. The meeting will be attended by all stakeholders, including rangers and operatives.The meeting will discuss the terrorist incidents in Peshawar and consider measures to eradicate terrorism and strengthen the counter-terrorism department and the police force.
Call for Violence Against ECP: PTI Leader Fawad Chaudhry Grants Bail
Chaudhry was arrested on January 25 for “inciting violence against the constitutional body, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).”The First Information Report (FIR) against him was registered at Kosar’s Islamabad Police Station on a complaint by his ECP Chief Umar Hameed.Additional Session Judge Faizan Haider Gillani today granted bail to the PTI leader on bail valued Rs20,000. Fawad’s lawyer,Faisal Chaudhry,Babar Awan and Ali Bukhari attended the court and Saad Hassan made a pleading on behalf of his ECP.After investigators presented the case files,the judge accepted the bail request, stating,”Fawad Chaudhry should not have made such a statement”.“I grant bail on the condition that Fawad Chaudhry does not repeat such statements.”
Defendant Mariam Sees Victory in Punjab Elections After Landing in Pakistan
Aiming to win the upcoming Punjab state poll, Pakistani Muslim League sends Maryam Nawaz to Pakistan.(PML-N) chief organizer Maryam nawaz said “her party is on track to win despite rising inflation and she is not afraid of the elections”.Maryam,who was appointed senior vice-president of the party earlier this month,landed at Abu Dhabi’s Alama Iqbal International Airport around 3:30 p.m. after her flight was slightly delayed. Tasked with reorganizing her party, she is now in Pakistan after spending four months in London.She had been in London since October to spend time with her father after being acquitted in the A Avenfield referrence case.A camp was set up near airport for security reasons and senior leaders went to welcome Maryam. PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif has asked Maryam to lead rallies and meetings with Home Secretary Rana Sanaullah ahead of the upcoming Punjab elections.Addressing PML-N workers in Lahore, the senior party leader reiterated that “Nawaz would soon be among them”. Maryam thanked the leadership of PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and party officials for trusting her and giving her new responsibilities.
Resolution passed against heinous act of desecrating the Holy Quran in Denmark
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mumtaz Zehra Baloch said Pakistan strongly condemned the desecration of the Quran in Denmark.This action was taken by anti-Muslim bigots who had done the same in Sweden a few days earlier. She said she regretted the repetition of this heinous act.Muslims are realizing that freedom of expression is being used to promote religious hatred and violence.Earlier on Friday, the Pakistani Senate unanimously passed resolutions condemning the heinous act of desecrating the Holy Quran in Sweden and the Netherlands.The Senate hatefully condemned this shameful case of Islamophobia and stipulated in UNGA Resolution 36/35 of 25 November 1981, Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,Article 18, the European Court of Human Rights and the European Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief. UNGA resolution 56/6 of 9 November 2001 on a global agenda for dialogue between civilizations,UNGA resolution 2005/40. United Nations Commission on Human Rights, etc.
India invites FM Bilawal to Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting: report
India has invited Pakistan’s foreign minister to a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to host in May,Indian media reported.It might a possible thaw between rivals with nuclear weapons.The invitation came days after Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif called for talks with India on all matters of concern, including the Indian-Occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).The call was made in August 2019, prior to making it clear that it has been reverted.Just a month ago, he said, as a bystander at a UN Security Council meeting, there were street protests in India after Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawalbutt Zardari called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “gujarat slaughterer”,to which India called Bilawal’s comments “uncivilized”.Foreign ministry spokesmen from both countries did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on media reports that Bilawal had been invited to his SCO foreign ministers’ meeting in Goa. India’s Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar’s invitation was delivered by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, according to the Indian Express newspaper. “The dates currently being considered are May 4th and 5th,” it added.If Pakistan agrees, Foreign Minister Bilawal will visit India for almost his first time in 12 years. The last foreign minister to visit India was Hina Rabani Khar in July 2011,Indian Express said.
Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand Prime Minister
Chris Hipkins, who played a key role in New Zealand’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic,will become prime minister on Sunday.He emerged as the sole candidate to lead the ruling Labor Party. “I think it’s an unbelievably strong team,” Hipkins said at a press conference after the party announced him as the sole candidate.“We have been seeing the process together and will continue to do so.I am all excited to be working with such an amazing people who are truly committed to serving the people of New Zealand. I feel honored”. Ardern’s proposed cabinet reshuffle will be effected but Treasury Secretary Grant Robertson is likely to continue his role, he said. He had spoken with Australian prime minister “Anthony Albanese” and they both had a “warm discussion”,he told.Hipkins came to prominence when he was first elected to Parliament for Labor in 2008, leading the government’s response to the pandemic. He was appointed Minister of Health in July 2020 and became Covid Response Minister at the end of the year.He is currently Chief of Police, Education and Civil Service, and Speaker of the House of representatives.
Nawaz goes public as PML-N leaders gather in London
PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif has broken his silence for the first time after his party suffered a severe political blow in Punjab after Parvez Elahi won a confidence vote just before the state legislature was dissolved.He said ” a cruel joke had been played on Pakistan for personal gains”.After meeting a delegation of senior Pakistani PML-N leaders, he told reporters,” Pakistan will get out of this difficult situation and we will be the ones to liberate the country. ” When Asked whether former retired army commander Gen.Qamar Javed Bajwa and former ISI officer Gen.Faiz Hamid blamed the state of the country? he said, “Reality comes first”. Everything is open Now.Names and faces are no longer hidden. It was a cruel lie spread on the country. At the time,he also mentioned that Gen.Qamar and Gen.Hamid are responsible for the “two governments” in the country. His comments suggested that he and his daughter Mariam Nawaz have met with party leaders at a high-level meeting to discuss strategies as elections in the two states become more likely followed.The meeting came amid heightened political activity at home and discussion about Maryam Nawaz returne to Pakistan. PML-N leaders Rana Sanaullah, Pervaiz Rashid and Javed Latif were also present at the meeting.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces resignation next month
Jacinda Ardern has announced she will step down as New Zealand’s prime minister next month.Jacinda Ardern looked very emotional when she announced this and her voice was heavy.She explained how difficult six years had been as prime minister for her and how it affected her character.She will step down as Labor leader by February 6 next month, and the party will vote for her replacement within days.New Zealand will hold a general election on October 14th this year.when Jacinda Ardern was elected as a Prime Minister of New Zealand in 2017 at the age of 37, she became the world’s youngest female prime minister at the time.A year after she became prime minister, she became the second elected leader in the world to give birth to her son during her tenure.She has guided New Zealand through major events such as the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing economic recession, the shooting at mosque in Christchurch and the volcanic eruption of White Island.She said: “It is one thing to lead your country in times of peace, but it is another to lead your country in times of crisis.” Jacinda Ardern wasn’t resigning because Labor couldn’t win the election, but because she was sure she would. “It takes courage and strength to meet this challenge,” she said.Jacinda Ardern highlighted her government’s achievements in tackling climate change, housing and reducing child poverty, saying she is proud of these initiatives.However, she hoped that “New Zealand will always remember her as a kind person.”Jacinda Ardern led Labor to a landslide victory in her 2020 election, but polls show her popularity has declined in recent months.