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aJk premier says he was 'hurt' by sedition Charges SAYS HE ‘WILL ARRIVE IN MY GOVERNMENT CAR WITH HANDCUFFS ON’ FOR PROBE MUZAFFARABAD
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ZAD Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider on Sunday said that he was ‘hurt’ by the sedition charges in the First Information Report (FIR) lodged against him and other leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). “I was hurt when I got to know about the [sedition] FIR,” he said at a local news programme. “If three-fourths of the PDM’s [Pakistan Democratic Movement] representatives are [Narendra] Modi’s agents, then a question is raised on Pakistan’s existence.” “This FIR is evidence of moral bankruptcy and enmity against the state,” he
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pakistan condemns unabated indian state terrorism in kashmir ISLAMABAD STAFF REPORT
added. “Even the Mader-e-Millat (Mother of the Nation) was declared a traitor.” The AJK premier further said that incidents like this weaken a nation, but that he would not give up on Pakistan. Farooq claimed that his spirits are still high and that his affiliation with the country would only improve. The AJK prime minister said that his future is connected to Pakistan’s future and that he would live and die here. Farooq said that he had not asked anyone to exclude his name from the FIR, adding that the development was ‘unfortunate’. “If I am summoned for the [sedition] probe, will arrive in my government car with handcuffs on,” he said. “They did not even have the courtesy to apologise to me over a telephone call,”
he said. Farooq claimed that the AJK government would always respect the PM Office, regardless of which person carried the title, but added that such FIRs are a result of Prime Minister Imran Khan saying that the opposition is backed by India. The AJK premier also said that all
plans made at the All-Parties Conference (APC) last month were in accordance with the law. Haider said that he has not decided yet about participating directly in the PDM against the government. “The government of Pakistan has not taken steps according to the people’s expectations after Modi’s August 5 move,” he said.
Pakistan has strongly condemned unabated Indian stateterrorism and extrajudicial killings of innocent Kashmiris in fake encounters and so-called cordon-and-search operations in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK). In a statement issued on Sunday, the Foreign Office (FO) called upon the international community, including the United Nations, human rights organisations and the global media, to take full cognizance of the consistently aggravating situation in the occupied Kashmir. It also called for holding India accountable for the egregious human rights violations and war crimes in the occupied territory. The FO urged the world community to work for peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions and wishes of the Kashmiri people for durable peace and stability of the region. Four young Kashmiris were martyred in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of the occupied valley on Saturday. A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured in the illegal and inhuman military crackdown. Over 300 Kashmiris, including women and children, have been martyred by the Indian occupation forces during the last one year.
samples of 65 taken for dna test in Charsadda rape case CHARSADDA TLTP
Samples of 65 more suspects were taken for a DNA test on Sunday in the rape and murder case of a two-and-ahalf-year-old girl Zainab. Police are investigating the arrested suspects but have not yet been able to find a clue about the culprits behind the felony. A police official said that the police are taking the investigation forward on the basis of evidence collected from the crime scene. The police said that they have not yet received a DNA report of the minor girl. Sources said that they will present the suspects before the court after receiving DNA reports of the suspects. The medical report of the body of the minor victim has confirmed that she was sexually assaulted before being stabbed to death. Earlier, on October 6, the mutilated body of Zainab was found dumped in the fields in the Daudzai area of Peshawar, close to Charsadda. The incident sparked an outcry in the area with the family of the victim demanding immediate arrest of the culprits. Charsadda police have registered a case under abduction, sexual assault and murder sections.
opp following int’l agenda to create unrest in pakistan: rasheed ISLAMABAD: A masked police official stands altert in a street sealed to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as the authorities imposed 'mini' smart lockdowns in various parts of the federal capital. ONLINE
pakistan moving towards non-elite health, education system: president alvi ISLAMABAD STAFF REPORT
President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday said that Pakistan was moving towards a non-elite health and education system, as both sectors are key in poverty reduction and national development. He said this while retweeting Ehsaas Programme head Dr Sania Nishtar’s call on Twitter for Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarships applications from students with family income less than Rs45,000. The scholarship, covering tuition fee and living stipend, will provide deserving students an opportunity to study in any of 125 public sector universities. The portal ehsaas.hec.gov.pk is open for applications till October 30, 2020. “All students must spread this so that deserving apply for scholarships in time. More than 50,000 scholarships given last year,” the president remarked.
Imran tasks Tiger Force to check commodities’ prices daily ISLAMABAD STAFF REPORT
Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked the volunteers of the Tiger Force to regularly check the prices of basic commodities like flour, sugar, ghee and lentils in their localities. In a tweet on Sunday, the prime minister asked the volunteers to post the prices on Tiger Force Portal. He said that he will meet with the Tiger Force volunteers on next Saturday at Convention Centre in Islamabad. He added that he will provide guidance and tasks to
youngsters according to the government’s action plan. The premier said that his government will use all the resources at disposal of the state to bring down skyrocketing prices of essential food items in the country from Monday. According to the details, the government has decided to use all resources against inflation in the country. PM Imran has decided to once again use the services of volunteers of Tiger Force for the identification of hoarders and consultations with Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs (SAPM) Usman Dar have been completed.
Bilawal accuses govt of discrediting country, demolishing economy KARACHI STAFF REPORT
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday lashed out at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, saying that it had become a “burden” on the country, hence it should step down before a public revolt. Presiding over a meeting of his party’s Karachi Co-
ordination Committee at Bilawal House, the PPP chief said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) public meeting on the anniversary of 2007 Karsaz bombing in Karachi would be a referendum against the “puppet regime”. “The Imran [Khan] regime imposed on the people through stolen mandate has destroyed everything in the country and people are fed up with its anti-people policies of promoting unemployment, inflation, diplomatic
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Sunday said that the opposition was following international agenda to create unrest in Pakistan. In an interview with a private TV channel, he said that the opposition was working on an international agenda for creating instability in the country. Expressing his serious concerns over the agenda of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), he said that opposition’s motives behind public meetings were very dangerous. The minister said that launching protest was the right of every citizen but violating law and order situation anywhere in the country, would not be tolerated. Admitting the facts of high inflation being faced by the common man, he said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was the only leader who could address the issue of inflation. He assured that all-out efforts would be made to control prices of daily use items. Responding to a question about public gatherings, the minister said that opposition wanted to hold public meetings which could cause the spread of coronavirus in the country. He added that any terrorist activity could also occur in public gathering being called by opposition parties in the next few days. APP isolation and the economic assassination of Pakistan,” he said. Bilawal claimed that the PTI regime has no roots among the people, and has been “selected” to demolish and discredit the country and discourage meritocracy in every field. He asked the Karachi Coordination Committee to facilitate the people of the port city in reaching the venue of the public meeting without any hindrance and to organise the democratic workers of PDM for better arrangements. Karachi Coordination Committee Coordinator Waqar Mehdi, PPP Karachi Division President Saeed Ghani, MNA Qadir Patel, Lal Bux Bhutto, Najmi Alam, MPA Sajid Jokhio, Khalid Lateef, Ghulam Mohammad Samoon and others were present during the meeting.
