Human Rights Watch’s Israel and Palestine director, Omar Shakir, stated: “For more than two months, Israel has been depriving Gaza’s population of food and water, a policy spurred on or endorsed by high-ranking Israeli officials and reflecting an intent to starve civilians as a method of warfare.” “Global leaders ought to speak out against this heinous war crime, which has devastating effects on Gaza’s population,” he continued. In the meantime, hundreds of injured individuals and a steady stream of fresh patients have been described as a “bloodbath” by UN personnel transporting medical supplies to the Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza. The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that “patients with trauma injuries were being sutured on the floor and there is no pain management available.”
During his ongoing visit to the US, General Syed Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has met a number of important US government and military figures, including US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Q. Brown, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defence General (R) Lloyd J. Austin, Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, and Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Finer. Concerns about current conflicts, global and regional security, and items of bilateral importance were reviewed, according to a news release from Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). In order to pursue common objectives, the parties decided to keep in touch and look into possible bilateral collaboration opportunities. The two main areas of cooperation that were identified after meetings with defence officials were defence and counterterrorism cooperation.
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the prime minister, firmly stated on Friday that no one could dare cast a bad eye on Pakistan and that its desire for peace should not be interpreted as weakness or hesitancy to confront any aggression. Kakar also reiterated Pakistan’s principled position and support on the Kashmir issue. “Pakistan is not a country that incites conflict. However, anyone who believes that we are timid, weak, or hesitant ought to dispel this misconception. New Delhi is not Tel Aviv, and Muzaffarabad is not Gaza.During his two-day tour, he addressed students from various institutions and universities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, saying, “No one can dare to kill 4,000 children here.” Speaking about his confidence in Pakistan’s defence capabilities in the face of Indian aggression, he stated that while Benjamin Netanyahu and Narendra Modi of Israel shared similar views, their means of implementation and strategies for responding differed. In response to a query, the prime minister vehemently denied reports that Pakistan will alter its stance to adopt India’s example and incorporate the AJK. He said, “No one can think of such a stupid act.” No one is brave enough.” He asserted that falsehoods were disseminated by adversaries to sow discord and that Pakistan had a moral relationship with the Kashmiris spanning several decades, supported by the selfless contributions of ninety thousand individuals. He declared that Pakistan was prepared to repel any form of ...
On Friday, Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited the Central Business District (CBD) Punjab project site. He examined the road from Kalma Chowk to Walton, paying special attention to the ongoing building projects. He called a special meeting in the CBD location and gave orders to move the cattle that had been discovered there. Updates were given by CBD officials, who emphasised the quick development of infrastructure at the CBD Punjab project site. The building of the CBD Punjab Boulevard, which will run from Kalma Chowk to Walton Road, has advanced significantly, and the flyover has begun. The infrastructure for the Lahore Prime CBD Punjab Quaid District has been finished. In an interview with the media, the CM pledged to finish the current project in one to one and a half months. He promised that joint efforts with DHA will take care of the traffic problems on Walton Road, adding that work on connecting Walton Road to Main Boulevard is moving quickly and should be finished by January 31. In addition, work is underway to build a new bridge that would connect Walton Road to Lahore Bridge and provide an alternate route from Ferozepur Road. This work is expected to start in the near future. When highlighting future initiatives, CM Naqvi brought up the impending start of work to address traffic issues at the Garden Town square T-junction. He announced that the Diplomatic Enclave is almost finished and is awaiting the Foreign Office’s NOC. He also highlighted the efficiency and calibre of CBD’s work on eight to ten significant projects, guaranteeing their timely completion.
The Pakistani Supreme Court summoned former chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) General Faiz Hameed and others on Friday during the ousted judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui’s appeal against his dismissal from the Islamabad High Court. The case was handled by a five-member bench that was chaired by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and included Justices Amin-ud-Din Khan, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Hasan Azhar Rizvi, and Irfan Saadat Khan. Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa questioned whether Shaukat Siddiqui’s accusations were real as soon as the hearing got underway. “Was Siddiqui dismissed on a speech made about these allegations?” he questioned afterwards. “Did the general, who you wish to represent in this case, wish to take office in the 2018 General Elections?”
Murtaza Solangi, the federal minister for information, broadcasting, and parliamentary affairs, announced on Friday that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would make its action plan public in accordance with the law and the Constitution. Speaking to the reporters outside the ECP, he stated that the Election Commission was the only constitutional authority tasked with holding national elections in accordance with Article 218(3) of the document. “We neither can question the Election Commission, nor we can supervise it, in fact, the Election Commission supervises the caretaker government,” Murtaza Solangi insisted. According to Murtaza Solangi, all parties who have registered are given equal opportunities by the administration. He advised everyone to get in touch with the Election Commission if they had any complaints about the ECP.
On Friday, the cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) made the decision to accept the Power Division’s proposal to sign the draft PPAA, ICA, TDA, and mediation agreements between K-Electric and government agencies. The Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, chaired the ECC meeting, according to a press release from the finance ministry. Attendees included federal secretaries, senior government officials from the relevant ministries, Shahid Ashraf Tarar, Minister for Communication, Railways & Maritime Affairs, Fawad Hasan Fawad, Minister for Privatisation, Muhammad Ali, Advisor to the PM on Finance, Dr. Waqar Masood, and others.
Following an attack on the local police headquarters in the Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, two policemen were injured and three policemen were martyred, according to authorities on Friday. The casualties were confirmed by Tank District Police Officer Iftikhar Ali Shah. He informed the reporters that one of the deceased was a sub-inspector. The officer claimed that after one of the militants detonated himself at the police office and residence block’s main entrance, the other militants broke in. DPO Shah stated, “Our force on guard engaged them in a gun battle for hours.” Three of the attackers, according to KP Inspector General Akhtar Hayat, were slain. DPO Shah stated that a search was underway to find further terrorists and that he was present at the scene of the incident.
Sarfraz Bugti, the acting federal minister for interior and drugs control, opened the Anti-Narcotics Force Academy (ANFA) Forensic Lab on Friday at the agency’s headquarters. Along with the Police Liaison Officer and Police Consular from the People’s Republic of China Embassy, the chief visitor was cordially received by Secretary of the Ministry of Narcotics Control, Capt(r) Munir Azam, and DG ANF, Major General Muhammad Aneeq Ur Rehman Malik, HI (M). Commandant ANFA gave information on extensive counter-narcotics training programmes during the visit. The minister conveyed his appreciation to the Chinese delegates for their crucial help in setting up the forensic laboratory. He underlined how important the lab is to accelerating prosecutions, relieving pressure on existing forensic facilities, and increasing the effectiveness of drug detection using cutting-edge technology.
Israel strikes a large portion of the Gaza Strip, killing families in their homes, as Washington dispatched an envoy to urge its ally to increase safety precautions against civilian losses in its conflict with Hamas militants. With no end in sight, the more than two-month-old battle is still raging and generating a humanitarian crisis. In Rafah, a densely populated area on the southern border of Gaza, people sobbed in a mortuary next to bodies covered in bloody shrouds. Locals grimly combed through the debris of the Ashour and Abu Dhbaa families’ nearby homes, where 26 people, according to Gaza health officials, had perished. Since October 7, Israel has dropped 29,000 air-to-ground weapons on Gaza, of which up to 45% have been unguided “dumb bombs”.
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