August 2022

PM Shehbaz calls out apathy of PTI on politics over IMF deal amid flood situation – SAMAA English

Get the latest news and updates from Samaa TV Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday zeroed in on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for attempting to sabotage deal with International Monetary Fund (IMF).He said that negotiations with IMF were underway and the board meeting was due tomorrow (Sunday) but a political party was doing such politics which …

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Pakistan floods force tens of thousands from homes overnight – The Indian Express

Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in northern Pakistan on Saturday after a fast-rising river destroyed a major bridge, as deadly floods cause devastation across the country.Powerful flash floods in the northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caused the Kabul River to swell, sweeping away a large bridge overnight, cutting off some districts from …

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Distribution of Rs38b allocated to assist flood affectees begins in Sindh: PM – Pakistan Today

— Rescue underway as Indus, Kabul rivers highly floodedISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehabaz Sharif on Saturday said that the federal government had allocated a grant of Rs38 billion to support each flood affected family with disbursement of Rs25,000.Speaking to the flood affected people in Sajawal, Sindh, the prime minister said he had already announced a …

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Govt committed to expedite work on CPEC projects: Ahsan Iqbal – Pakistan Today

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said the incumbent government is fully supporting the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and is committed to expedite work on its related projects.He said when the PML-N government signed $46 billion projects under CPEC back in 2013, no one in the world was willing …

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Unceasing political vendetta – Newspaper – DAWN.COM – DAWN.com

WE have a history of political feuds and vendetta that run through generations. It may be difficult to pinpoint the origins of the politics of vendetta but the misuse of laws and state institutions to settle political scores started as early as 1949 when Proda — the Public Representative Officials Disqualification Act — was enacted …

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Pakistan’s Army Is Just as Corrupt as the Politicians It Denounces – The Wire

While dynasticism and patronage are certainly part of Pakistan’s political structure, the military is not a superior alternative.A file image of Pakistan army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa. Credit: ReutersListen to this article:Pakistan is mired in a serious political and economic crisis. The change of government in April this year, with the removal of Imran Khan …

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No cause to celebrate – The Express Tribune

In our own worldTerrorist killed in Mir Ali operation: ISPR Home Latest Pakistan Business Sci-Tech Phones World Opinion Life & Style Sports Blogs Archive Other Justice aside, this country’s populace is even deprived of the basic right to voteIn neighbourhoods which were not reeling from the aftereffects of the monsoon downpour or streets that were …

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Kashmir Dispute: Role of Diaspora – Pakistan Observer

First of all, let me express deep appreciation to the Pakistan Business Forum, Azad Kashmir for inviting the leadership of Kashmiri Diaspora of Washington metropolitan area to speak on the subject, “Kashmir Dispute & the Role of Diaspora.”Lot has happened on the corridors of power in Washington, DC and it would not have been possible …

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