Shehbaz to attend UN conference on sustainable development in Doha

conference the leaders will discuss ways to mobilise additional international support and action in favour of the LDCs and agree on a renewed partnership between them and their development partners Pakistan has been playing a leading role at UN platforms to amplify the collective voice of the Global South to promote sustainable development worldwide In 2022, as chair of the Group of 77 and China, Pakistan supported the efforts of the LDC Chair and Qatar in securing the adoption of the Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries by consensus and its endorsement by the General Assembly that his grand-father Raja Basharat had served as minister in PTI government and threatening to kidnap the applicant and his family and kill them

The applicant appealed to the police to register a case against Raja Shah Nawaz and his grandfather Basharat Raja and to provide him with security Police accepted the complaint for legal action and summoned both parties for inquiry

Police Arrest Eight Suspected Militants In Lahore And Sargodha

LAHORE s ta f f r E p o r t

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab police claimed to have arrested eight militants from proscribed outfits during separate raids in Lahore and Sargodha according to a statement on Saturday The statement noted that law enforcement officials and the CTD team apprehended five suspects in Lahore and three in Sargodha and also seized explosives detonators and related equipment that the suspects were allegedly planning to use in terrorist activities During this week, the CTD, with the support of law enforcement personnel, conducted 382 combing operations, resulting in the arrest of 59 suspects, while 18,020 individuals were checked The deteriorating law and order situation in Pakistan, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, has witnessed terrorist groups carrying out attacks across the country with near impunity Since the breakdown of talks with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in November the militant group has increased its attacks targeting the police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistanbordering areas Insurgents in Balochistan have also intensified their violent activities and established ties with the outlawed TTP In February the TTP conducted a highprofile attack on Karachi Police Headquarters, while in January, a powerful suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar Police Lines claimed the lives of 84 people and left many others injured

2020 Sindh Public Ser Vice Commission Exams Invalidated Over Tampering

KARACHI s ta f f r E p o r t

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has invalidated the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) exams that took place in 2020 due to tampering according to a report by its registrar presented to a two-judge bench consisting of Justice Muhammad Iqbal Khuhro and Justice Adnanul Karim The commission marked answer copies without notifying the supervisory committee which consisted of a registrar in Karachi and additional registrars (ARs) for Hyderabad, Larkana, and Sukkur, and granted candidates extra marks, the report revealed The court had previously instructed the committee to oversee the exams, as per the report Sealed answer copies were dispatched to the SPSC headquarters for marking under police supervision, the report said

After two years, all the ARs wrote multiple letters requesting inclusion in the next phase of recruitment, and they were eventually told to appear before the commission with the copies Upon reaching the commission for the next phase court staff discovered that the answer copies had been tampered with the report explained The SPSC had marked the copies without informing the ARs and had also awarded extra marks to candidates according to the report The SPSC chairman informed court officials the findings had been shared with the chief secretary who would take action against those who tampered with the copies The court criticised the commission for abusing its authority and engaging in red tape, and it vowed to issue a verdict in line with the Sindh government s actions against the culprits

The prime minister s participation in the Conference will signify Pakistan s support and solidarity with the Least Developed Countries in their pursuit of social progress and economic prosperity the spokesperson added Pakistan supports reinvigorated global partnerships based on effective means of implementation, including within the framework of South-South Cooperation, to pursue the UN 2030 Development Agenda and the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)