On Tuesday, an explosion on Peshawar’s Warsak Road that targeted police officers injured at least seven people, including three children, according to police and medical officials. The authorities claim that an explosion of explosives caused the disaster. Two youngsters are reportedly in critical condition at the Lady Reading Hospital, where the injured were transferred. The children range in age from 7 to 10 years old, according to a hospital representative. The mobile unit of the Machnigate Police Station was conducting a normal patrol when the explosive detonated, according to SSP Operations Kashif Aftab Abbasi. Three seconds after the police vehicle drove by, there was a boom. He stated that the militants’ intention was to attack the police car.
The Finance Division gave the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Rs17.4 billion to set up the polls, one day after the ECP expressed worries over the lack of funding. The Finance Division stated in a statement on Tuesday that it had released Rs. 17.4 billion to the ECP, on top of the Rs. 10 billion that had been released in July 2023. With this, the entire money released for organising general elections is Rs27.4 billion. The Finance Division is still dedicated to providing cash to the Pakistani Election Commission when and when it is needed, it stated. Imdad Ullah Bosal, the finance secretary, gave the electoral watchdog assurances on Monday that money for the next general elections will be made available in a day or two.
Mansoor Ebrahim Al-Mahmoud, the CEO of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), met with Dr. Umar Saif, the Federal Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication, in Qatar. During the discussion, they talked about potential and mutual partnerships across several industries, according to a news release that we got on Tuesday. The QIA CIO for APAC and Africa, Faisal Al-Thani, was also present at the conference. To investigate how Pakistani IT companies might register in Qatar and use it as a hub for regional commercial prospects, Dr. Umar Saif visited the Qatar Free Zones Authority in the meantime. Dr. Umar Saif met with Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani, the CEO of the Qatar Free Zones Authority, during his visit. Muhammad Aejaz, the Pakistani ambassador to Qatar, was also present at the meeting.
As Israel wages war on Hamas, senior UN officials have issued dire warnings, calling the situation in Gaza “apocalyptic” and saying there is “no place safe to go” for people, CNN reported. The chief UN official in charge of emergency relief, Martin Griffiths, stated in a statement on Monday that “every time we think things cannot get any more apocalyptic in Gaza, they do.” “People are being forced to make impossible choice after impossible choice, with little to survive on,” he added. “People are being ordered to move again.” He went on, “Such blatant disregard for basic humanity must stop.” Deep worries for the residents who were seeking sanctuary in southern Gaza over the weekend were heightened by reports of hundreds of deaths from the brutal Israeli bombing.
On Monday, Baloch people, especially the youth, were urged by Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar to seize the historic chance for prosperity in their province, as critics of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would soon become obsolete. Speaking at the opening of the Gwadar Seawater Desalination Plant and Pak-China Friendship Hospital, the prime minister stated that joining the development course would be a wise choice because the CPEC will undoubtedly move forward rather than backward. “People who believe that using violence, force, or any other tactic to sway the CPEC’s direction are making a historic error since their time will come to an end very soon. In light of the future of the country, it makes sense to cooperate with its development.
According to Dr. Umar Saif, the Federal Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MOITT), Pakistan is becoming the region’s centre for digital innovation and information and communication technology (ICT). In his speech at the Pak-Qatar IT Conference in Doha, Qatar, he emphasised Pakistan’s profusion of innovation and business success stories as well as its talent pool. He stated that there are many Pakistani knowledge workers in Qatar and urged Pakistani IT companies to take use of this savvy diaspora to gain a footing in the Qatari market. The Pak-Qatar IT Conference was previously opened by Dr. Umar Saif. It was a cooperative effort primarily comprising the Pakistani Embassy in Qatar, the Ministry of IT and Telecom (MOITT), and Pakistan Business Council Qatar, with backing from the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC).
With $9 billion in average yearly commerce, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is Pakistan’s largest commercial partner in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. He invited UAE investors to investigate the Pakistani market in search of new opportunities. He stated in a Gulf Today interview that Pakistan is organising a thorough plan to promote investment in key nations, such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE). PM Kakar stated that whereas the UAE exports petroleum, petrochemical products, and high-tech equipment to Pakistan, Pakistan exports labour, textiles, and agricultural products to the UAE. Additionally, services are exchanged between the two nations. Artificial intelligence, financial technology, and information technology are new fields of cooperation with enormous promise.
Former prime minister Imran Khan wants a US envoy and a “ex-army general” to be called before the special court that is considering the cypher case, according to PTI attorney Babar Awan on Monday. Awan claims that Imran made these remarks during the case procedures at Adiala Jail, where he is being detained. During a press conference, he stated, “Imran Khan has said that the US embassy representative should be called and he also took the name of a former general.” Media attending today’s cypher case hearing said that Imran made reference to retired General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the former head of the army, even though the PTI counsel did not identify the former military figure.
In the reference filed in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust case, an accountability court in Islamabad on Monday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for property tycoon Malik Riaz, three other people, and former special aides to the premier, Zulfi Bukhari and Mirza Shahzad Akbar. Farhat Shahzadi, a close friend of the late premier Imran Khan’s wife, attorney Ziaul Mustafa Nasim, and Riaz’s son Ali Ahmed Riaz were also granted non-bailable arrest warrants. In relation to the Al-Qadir Trust issue, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a referral against Imran and seven other people, including his wife Bushra Bibi, last week. According to the case, Imran and Bushra Bibi got land valued at hundreds of kanals and billions of rupees from Bahria Town Ltd in exchange for the legalisation of Rs50 billion.
According to Dr. Nadeem Jan, the minister of health, Pakistan is implementing an integrated strategy to end polio. He shared these opinions with Bill Gates, the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, during a meeting held in conjunction with the COP-28 conference in Dubai. Dr. Nadeem Jan provided information regarding Pakistan’s current polio vaccination programme. According to him, Pakistan is taking all required steps to ensure that the polio virus is eradicated. According to the caretaker minister, efforts are being made to guarantee Pakistani children’s complete access to vaccines. Bill Gates lauded the health minister’s all-encompassing scheme.
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