Month: October 2023
Despite release of two hostages, Israel continues to pound Gaza
Hamas has released two American hostages in Gaza, offering hope to desperate families, as Israel pounded blockaded Gaza after the group took over 200 people hostage and killed at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians when it stormed into Israeli towns on October 7. However, despite the release of hostages from Gaza, Israel has continued to pound the territory where millions waited for the promised aid deliveries on Saturday, which have been stuck for days at Egypt’s Rafah border. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross president, Mirjana Spoljaric,…
Daily Metro Times-21 October 2023
‘I had advised Imran Khan to have good terms with army’: Sheikh Rashid claims after resurfacing from ‘Chilla’
Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed claimed that he had advised his ally, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on having “good terms” with the army during his government, as the former federal minister resurfaces after a month of disappearance on Friday. “Even today, I stand with the army. I always suggested the PTI chairman as well that one should keep good terms with the army,” Rashid said while speaking to a private news channel. The former federal minister came to the fore a day after the Lahore…
Daily Metro Times-20 October 2023
After 11 days of bombing, Israel decides to allow aid into Gaza via Egypt’s border
Israel would permit aid to enter Gaza via Egypt, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday, only “food, water, and medicine” will be permitted into the blockaded Palestinian enclave. “In light of [US] President [Joe] Biden´s demand, Israel would not foil the supply of humanitarian aid via Egypt,” the prime minister’s office said, announcing a cabinet decision. The statement noted that aid to civilians in the southern Gaza Strip would be allowed “so long as these supplies do not reach Hamas”, which rules Gaza. While Israel said it would…
Pakistani cricketers voice support for Gaza
Currently in India for the ICC Men’s World Cup, Pakistan cricketers have expressed solidarity with Gazans as Israel continues inhumane attacks on Palestinians. Israel’s bombardment has killed at least 3,061 Palestinians and injured some 13,750 other people, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza. In support of its Palestinian brethren, Pakistan has unequivocally all Israeli atrocities and demanded an immediate end to the bombings, which have not even spared hospitals and schools. The Pakistani government has also decided to immediately dispatch humanitarian relief assistance to Gaza in a bid to…
PML-N, PPP assured of ‘conducive’ environment ahead of polls
Two major political parties — the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) — were assured Wednesday by the caretaker government of a conducive environment as the country heads towards general elections. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has already said that the general polls will be held in January next year, prompting political parties to begin their campaigns for wooing voters and strengthening party ranks. However, apart from the PPP, the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and other political parties have demanded the authorities ensure a…
Daily Metro Times-19 October 2023
‘Election halted for one person,’ Bilawal slams Nawaz
Slamming Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said Wednesday that the Constitution, election, and democracy were halted due to “one person’s return”. Despite being partners in the last government and demanding the former three-time prime minister’s return, the PPP has kept raising concerns that Nawaz might get a “special relief”. Nawaz will return to Pakistan on Saturday (October 21), with the PML-N’s legal team being hopeful that he will not have to go to jail despite being a convict and an absconder.…