Thursday, 4 August, 2022 I 5 Muharram, 1444 I Rs 15.00 I Vol XIII no 35 I 12 Pages I Lahore edition
Ruling coalition in unison to move sc foR imRan’s disqualification, ban on Pti g
Pdm decIdes to Put Imran on ecl
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Fazl wants PtI toP brass, emPloyees to be grIlled, arrested
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He Pml-n-led coalition government has decided to move supreme court for the disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan and a ban on his party Pakistan tehreek-e-Insaf (PtI). In this regard, a meeting of the legal team was held under the chairmanship of Prime minister shehbaz sharif in which Federal law minister azam nazir tarar briefed the participants. sources privy to the meeting said that it was decided in the meeting that the apex court would be approached for disqualification of Imran Khan and a ban on PtI. during the meeting, the JuIF ministers emphasized that the action against PtI should be taken to its logical end, whereas, the ministers of the PPP took the stand that after the decision of the ecP, action should be taken according to the law. according to the sources, it was decided to place the names of Imran Khan and other PtI leaders on the ecl and the federal cabinet will approve the names to be put in the ecl tomorrow. on tuesday, election commission of Pakistan (ecP) in its unanimous verdict announced that Pakistan tehreek-eInsaf (PtI) had received funding from
prohibited sources. PDM DecIDeS To PUT IMRAn on ecL: the Pakistan democratic movement (Pdm), in their meeting on wednesday, decided to put PtI chairman Imran Khan’s name on the exit control list (ecl). according to sources, the Pakistan democratic movement, in their meeting on wednesday, decided to take strict
action against the Pakistan tehreek-eInsaf (PtI) chief after the ecP’s verdict proving the party took prohibited funds from foreign nationals. sources have said that Pdm leaders agreed to put PtI chief Imran Khan’s name on the exit control list. moreover, the unity government has decided to file an article 62,63 reference against the PtI
head demanding his disqualification. the final approval to put the former Premier’s name on the ecP would be given by the federal cabinet. the Pdm leaders also agreed to legislate against protesting in the red zone in Islamabad. Pdm leaders include Prime minister shehbaz sharif, JuI-F chief maulana Fazlur rehman, maryam nawaz, aftab
sherpao, mehmood Khan achakzai, Kishwar zehra, Khursheed shah, Faisal Karim Kundi and other attended the important Pdm meeting. However, PtI leaders such as Fawad chaudhry and Farrukh Habib have responded to the possible listing of the PtI chief to the ecl as a ‘blunder’. Imran Khan has not travelled abroad even once since his ouster, putting him in the ecl would be a blunder, said PtI leader Fawad chaudhry. briefing media on decisions following the Pdm meeting, alliance chief maulana Fazlur rehman said that Pakistan tehreek-e-Insaf (PtI) top brass should be immediately arrested after the foreign funding case. Fazl told media that their (PtI) employees should be arrested and more details should be obtained. maulana Fazl said that there has been an indictment against Imran Khan and PtI in the foreign funding case. now the phase of deciding the punishment against him according to the constitution and the law has come, he added. JuI-F chief said that Imran Khan is no longer an accused, he has been declared a criminal. this party has been declared a foreign aided party as it has been proved that PtI has received foreign funding, Fazl added.
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Pakistani rupee makes huge recovery against US dollar IslAmAbAd staff RepoRt
the rupee made huge gains against the us dollar in the interbank market on wednesday, the rupee appreciated more than rs9 in the intraday trade and is being reported at rs228 per usd. the rupee has recovered for a fourth consecutive session after weeks of persistent declines in its value which has been largely attributed to the ease in import payments. the sbP interbank closing rate recorded rs228.80 per usd, rupee appreciated 4.19%. according to the latest data issued by the Pakistan bureau of statistics, Pakistan’s merchandise trade deficit for the month of July 2022 clocked in at $2.64 billion
compared to a deficit of $4.96 billion in the preceding month, narrowed by 46.77
per cent mom, that also helped reduce pressure on the struggling rupee.
Rana Sanaullah warns PTI against holding protest in Red Zone IslAmAbAd staff RepoRt
minister for Interior rana sanaullah Khan on wednesday warned the Pakistan tehreek-e- Insaf (PtI) of consequences for its planned protest in front of the election commission of Pakistan (ecP) office located in the Federal capital’s red zone. “no body will be allowed to hold a protest in the red zone and action will be taken as per law if anyone tries to enter the area forcefully,” he said while addressing a news conference along with minister for Information and broad-
casting marriyum aurangzeb. the minister asked the PtI to better stage its so-called protest either in H-9 area or F9 Park in line with the directives of the higher judiciary. “every political party has right to hold a protest in a peaceful manner,” he added. the government would facilitate and provide full security to the PtI workers if they held their protest at the designated places, he assured. rana sana claimed that they had the reports of a possible attack on the ecP by the PtI workers, who had the intention to hold a violent protest in the red zone.
Army dismisses as ‘propaganda’ militants claim of shooting down chopper QUETTA ReuteRs
militants in balochistan claimed they shot down a military helicopter that went down during a flood relief operation on monday, killing all six on board including the commander of Quetta corps. However, a senior military official dismissed the claim as “propaganda” and “fake news”. the military said the helicopter crashed during bad weather. the baloch raaji aajoi sangar (bras), an umbrella group of militant groups active in balochistan, said in a statement sent to reuters late on tuesday that its fighters shot down the “low flying helicopter” with an anti-aircraft weapon. the group provided no evidence and reuters could not independently verify the claim. the aircraft had lost contact with the air-traffic control tower in balochistan on monday evening while flying on a relief mission in a flood-hit area in the southwest. the helicopter was part of aid efforts in flood-hit balochistan, where rains and flash floods since June have killed nearly 150 people. ethnic baloch insurgents have for decades waged a low-level militancy against the government in the province. the province is also home to deep-water gawadar port, which neighbouring china has been developing as part of a multi-billion dollar china-Pakistan economic corridor (cPec) to link road and sea routes with beijing’s belt and road Initiative (brI). the commander of the Quetta-based 12 corps, lt. gen. sarfraz ali, was among those killed on the helicopter. the government is currently using helicopters and boats to evacuate flood victims from various parts of the country, including balochistan and rajanpur, a district in Punjab.