The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)has rejected four applications filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) seeking secrecy during the scrutiny of its foreign funding sources. Dissident founding member of the PTI Babar had filed the foreign funding case before the ECP in 2014. In March 2018, a scrutiny committee had been formed to look into PTI’s foreign funding accounts to ascertain any wrongdoing.
A ‘verbal agreement’ reached between authorities from Twitter and Pakistani government has confirmed that verified accounts of Pakistani users will not be unilaterally suspended or terminated. After New Delhi stripped Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) of its semi-autonomous status, over 300 handles were suspended for tweeting in support of Kashmiris. Accounts of journalists and news channels highlighting rights violations in IOK also received warnings.
The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) solicited permission from Islamabad’s administration to hold its planned ‘Azadi March’ on October 27 at D-Chowk. JUI-F’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced the anti government March to put an end to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rule last week. He also warned the government against creating any hurdles in its way of his march and requested the city’s administration to make security arrangements as required.
Adviser to Prime Minister on Establishment Division Shahzad Arbab has said that Central Superior Services (CSS) aspirants would first undergo a necessary screening test. In line with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision on institutional reforms and revamping the civil service in Pakistan, the test would be made mandatory and would decide whether the applicant will be allowed to take the test or not.
Two young Pakistani innovators have recently launched an app which will make the task of recycling used books and coursework as easy as few clicks. Muhammad Zainulabadin Mughal and Sheikh Muhammad Sharjeel have created the WeRead app, through which users can donate and sell books on minimal prices or find books related to virtually any and every category.
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi has announced that government has granted tax exemption to China Overseas Ports Holding Company (COPHC) for 23 years to facilitate establishment of its industrial units at Gwadar Port. COPHC would get tax exemption for installation of machinery, as a step towards relocation of Chinese manufacturing industry in Gwadar and engaging local labour.
Prime Minister Imran Khan named as “Man of the Year” in a recent list of the most persuasive Muslims in the world by Jordan Royal Isamic Strategic Studies Center. According to Professor Schleifer Khan earned the title not only by his brilliant performance in cricket but also through successful fundraising campaigns to establish a cancer hospital and mainly because of his desire for peace with India.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to offer handing over Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) to China through government to government deal during his upcoming vist to Beijing on October 07, 2019. He decided to discuss five major issues including offering PSM, finalising deal on modernisation of railway Mainline (ML-1), financing of Bunji hydropower project, agriculture and social sectors-related projects in and outside the ambit of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam on Saturday analogised the upcoming Azadi March to a “war” which he said will “only end with the fall of the government”. Rehman claimed that the entire country will be a battlefield that will culminate in Islamabad. Later, he added that the party’s strategy won’t remain stagnant and will keep evolving to cope up with any situation.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman would not be able to use “religious card” against the government at the instruction of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N). He manifested no fear of the JUI-F’s call for Islamabad lock down on 27th October while talking to a selected group of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf leaders. .