Month: October 2023

UN chief slams Israeli atrocities in Gaza as Palestinians sustain ‘never-before-seen’ wounds

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has denounced a “clear violation” of international humanitarian law by Israeli forces in Gaza as Palestinians in the besieged territory are suffering from “never-before-seen” wounds from relentless airstrikes. More than 5,700 Palestinians, also mostly civilians, have been martyred across the Gaza Strip in Israeli strikes, according to Gaza health officials. The Israeli military has bombed entire neighbourhoods in the blockaded territory in response to unprecedented Hamas attacks inside Israel on October 7 that killed at least 1,400 people. Opening an important UNSC session, Guterres said there…

In another blow to PTI, three women leaders join Jahangir Tareen’s IPP

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Former ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) suffered another blow on Tuesday after three of its women leaders joined the ranks of Jahangir Tareen’s Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP). Andleeb Abbas, Sadia Sohail, and Sumaira Bokhari — parting ways with the Imran Khan-led PTI — joined the recently formed IPP after meeting with the party’s Patron-in-Chief Jahangir Tareen in Lahore. On the occasion, IPP spokesperson Firdous Ashiq Awan — who is also one of the former PTI leaders who parted ways with Imran — said that she welcomes her “political sisters” to the…

Hamas releases two elderly hostages as families call for ceasefire

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Hamas on Monday night released two elderly hostages who were airlifted to an Israeli hospital to be reunited with family during the early hours of Tuesday, as the US demanded the release of 200 other captives before Gaza ceasefire talks are considered, AFP reported. Early on Tuesday, a military helicopter brought freed hostages Nurit Cooper, aged 79, and Yocheved Lifshitz, aged 85, to a medical centre in Tel Aviv. Their release comes days after two other women — American citizens — were freed. The office of Israel’s prime minister said Cooper and…

Nawaz Sharif to appear before court in Toshkhana case today

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, Nawaz Sharif, Tuesday will appear in an accountability court and the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to attend the hearing of the Toshkhana reference as well as the plea for revival of his appeals against conviction in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia reference cases. Ahead of his arrival before the accountability court Judge Muhammad Bashir in Islamabad today, the bomb disposal squad completely emptied the courtroom and searched it for security purposes. A heavy contingent of the Islamabad Police has also been deployed both inside and outside…

‘Absent-minded fielders’: Babar blames ‘fielding hiccups’ for shocking defeat against Afghanistan

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CHENNAI: Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam lambasted the team’s poor fielding performance after the Green Shirts suffered their third back-to-back World Cup 2023 loss after Afghanistan secured an eight-wicket win against the Men in Green on Monday. Afghanistan, who earlier defeated defending champions England, easily chased down Pakistan’s 283-run target courtesy of impressive innings from Ibrahim Zadran (87), Rahmat Shah (77 not out), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65), and skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi (48 not out). Addressing the post-match press conference, Babar highlighted the team’s poor fielding and bowling as the reason behind today’s…

PM expects polls ‘soon’ as parties ‘speed up election preparations’

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Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said that he expects the poll date to be announced “soon” as political parties go into “election mode”. The prime minister, while interacting with journalists in the federal capital, reassured that the interim setup is doing its best to facilitate the electoral process from which no political party has been left out. Last month, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced that general elections in the country would take place in the last week of January 2024 — but the electoral did not give…

Special court indicts Imran Khan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi in cipher case

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guilty to the charges ByShabbir Dar October 23, 2023 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi were indicted by a special court, formed to hear the cipher case, registered under the Official Secrets Act, on Monday. The indictment was overseen by special court judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain who heard the case at the Adiala jail in Rawalpindi. Both the PTI leaders were indicted after their petition under CrPC 265-D to stop the indictment was rejected. The judge, while rejecting the petitions, stated that today’s hearing…

Gaza hospitals on verge of collapse amid Israel’s relentless airstrikes

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Israeli warplanes have bombed areas near three hospitals in the Gaza Strip, including Al-Shifa and Al-Quds Hospitals in Gaza City and the Indonesian Hospital in the north, though the extent of the damage is yet to be determined. According to the director of the Indonesian Hospital, the Israeli bombardment caused “serious damage and injuries,” but he did not provide further details. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society stated on October 14 that Israel had ordered them to evacuate Al-Quds Hospital, but the group said it was not possible to move the…