Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Air Chief lauds security personnel for foiling terrorist attack  

Air Chief
  • Chief of Air Staff interacted with base personnel.
  • He lauded morale of base personnel of PAF.
  • He thanked joint operations team including Pakistan Army.

MIANWALI:  Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force visited PAF Base, Mianwali following a recent foiled terrorist attack.

During the visit, the Air Chief commended the on duty security personnel for their unwavering professionalism and bravery in thwarting the malicious attempt and neutralizing the intruders in the minimum possible time.

Chief of the Air Staff interacted with the base personnel, expressed his utmost appreciation for their exceptional commitment in putting service before self and reiterated the required level of readiness of each & every person in the Pakistan Air Force to counter any malicious intent of hostile elements & terrorist outfits.

He lauded the morale of base personnel and highlighted the collective resolve of PAF to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and preparedness in the face of evolving security challenges.

He also thanked the joint operations team comprising Zarar Company of Pakistan Army and civil LEAs for their timely support to counter the infiltration most optimally.

Speaking at the occasion the Air Chief stated, “The security scenario demands our unwavering vigilance and commitment. We stand resolute against any threat to our beloved nation. Pakistan Air Force will continue to play a pivotal role in safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan.”

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PTI can run election campaigns and hold meetings, PHC rule

PTI
  • The media coverage of their party is also banned.
  • The petitioner said PTI banned from election campaign.
  • Court observed no political party can be deprived of its right.

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court(PHC) has issued a written decision on the plea regarding the permission of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s election campaign and meetings.

It is written in the judgment that the petitioner has taken the position that the preparations for the election are going on but they are not being allowed to campaign. The media coverage of their party is also banned and party has applied to the district administration for the convention many times but their request were rejected.

The judgment also states that the Advocate General raised an objection to the admissibility of the petition and said that there is no such restriction on PTI, as per Section 14 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Civil Administration Act 2020, permission from the previous administration to hold meetings and conventions.

According to the text of the written decision, the petitioner said that PTI has been banned from the election campaign despite several requests to the administration.

The decision declared that PTI is allowed to hold meetings under the law and can use its legal right to conduct election campaigns and no political party can be deprived of its right. The caretaker government should conduct transparent elections.

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Education Minister inaugurates Latif Art and Literature Festival

Education
  • The two-day festival is organized by Siraj Institute of Sindh Studies.
  • Sindhi said there was need to spread message of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.
  • He announced waving off tuition fees of Palestinian studying in country.

KARACHI : Caretaker Federal Minister for Education Madad Ali Sindhi inaugurated the ‘4th Latif Art and Literature Festival -2023 under the theme of ‘Redefining Shah Latif’ at the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi.

The two-day festival is organized by Siraj Institute of Sindh Studies (SISS), which will continue till November 05.

While addressing the inauguration ceremony, the minister said that there was need to spread the message of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai to overcome the re-emerging terrorism incidents in the country.

He said that Latif gave us the message of love and peace. He said that the caretaker government had started crackdown on illegal immigrants to restore law and order situation in the country as the illegal Immigrants were responsible for creating law and order situation.

He said that the people of Sindh should be given rights to live peacefully and action must be taken against settlers, as they use the resources of the province and the real owners of the province were deprived of their rights.

Speaking on the festival, he said that such kind of the festivals would be held in Islamabad, Lahore, and Multan. Sindhi said that he had directed Higher Education Commission (HEC) to only permit University of Karachi (KU) and the University of Sindh, Jamshoro, to produce PhD scholars on Shah Abdul Latif. He said that a number of books had been written on the poetry of Shah Abdul Latif and stressed that then time had come to research on his life.

The Chairperson of Siraj Institute of Sindh Studies Prof. Dr. Fahmida Hussain said that the purpose of the festival was to inform the new generation about teachings and poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai by redefyining them. She said that different sessions would be part of the festival to discuss the message of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.

Replying to a question regarding making Sindhi, Urdu and other languages as optional subjects, he said that a MoU was signed in this regard but he would look into the issue. Replying to another question on quality education, he said that corruption had destroyed the country and education had also been one of its victim.

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LHC orders authorities to seal factories causing pollution

LHC
  • Justice Shahid Karim heard petition filed by citizen Haroon Farooq.
  • Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Randhawa appeared before court.
  • The factories will be demolished if violation occurs again.

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered authorities concerned to seal the factories causing pollution under the remedying smog initiative in the province.

Justice Shahid Karim heard the petition filed by citizen Haroon Farooq for remedying smog in the Lahore High Court, during which Commissioner Lahore Division Muhammad Ali Randhawa appeared before the court.

Commissioner Lahore told the court that action will be taken indiscriminately against smog-emitting vehicles and we have also directed the traffic police to stop smog-emitting vehicles.

The commissioner told the court “We have taken many steps for the trend of cycling, have talked to the Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency to make a track for cycling, will try to get things for cyclists at a discount in hotels and we will now advertise in the newspaper that cutting trees is a crime”.

On this, the court said “Now it seems we are going on the right path, PDMA is sleeping, we are waking them up, if any vehicle is causing smog, take pictures of it, from next year. We have to take big steps in the beginning and these two months are very important”.

The court asked the commissioner to involve the private sector and we can resume cycling in these five to six months.

The court ordered to sealing of the polluting factories and said that the owners of the sealed factories would give an affidavit that if the violation occurs again, the factory will be demolished.

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Hijra
  • Festival provide opportunity to transgender celebrate day of joy together.
  • Hijra Festival is actually a part of struggle to give community their rights.
  • Hijra Festival will help to highlight positive face of country at global level.

KARACHI: The transgender community of Pakistan has announced to organize a ‘Hijra Festival’ for the first time in the country’s history, which will be held on the 10th of this month at the Karachi Arts Council.

Among the objectives of this one-day ‘Hijra Festival’, according to its organizers, is to provide an opportunity to the transgender community to meet each other and celebrate a day of joy together, on the one hand and on the other is to draw the attention of the mainstream society towards the issues faced by the transgender community.

This official announcement was made by Hina Pathani, the head of the organizing committee of ‘Hijra Festival’, other members of the committee, Bebo Haider, Kami Sid, Nisha Rao and Dr. Sara Gill while addressing the press conference held at the Karachi Press Club.

It should be noted that Hina Pathani and Bebo Haider are known for their long struggle for transgender rights in Pakistan, while Kami Sid is Pakistan’s first transgender model, while Advocate Nisha Rao is Pakistan’s first transgender lawyer and Dr. Sara Gill is the first transgender doctor in the country.

Addressing the press conference, the leaders said that the ‘Hijra Festival’ is actually a part of the struggle to give the transgender community of Pakistan their rights and a dignified place in the society. “This festival will be a jubilee in the life of the most discriminated and inhumanely treated community in the country,” they said, adding that the ‘Hijra Festival’ will help to highlight the positive face of country at the global level as well.

Giving details about the festival, the leaders said that the historic festival will start with a rally, which will be taken out from Fawara Chowk Zainab Street (near Governor House) to Arts Council. The ‘Hijra Festival’ is expected to be attended by a large number of people from all walks of life, as well as people from the transgender community across the country.

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ECP
  • A control room set up in Election Commission Secretariat for 3-days.
  • A central control room has been set up to monitor election process.
  • The central control room and monitoring team will monitor election.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has established a Central Control Room in Islamabad for monitoring and registration of complaints related to local government by-polls in Sindh.

A control room has been set up in the Election Commission Secretariat for from November 04 to November 06.

ECP Spokesperson said a central control room has been set up to monitor the election process, and redressal of complaints and will continue to function till the election results are announced.

He added that officers in the central control room along with the monitoring team will monitor the election process. ECP Spokesperson said the central control room will remain in place from November 4 to November 6.

He further said the control room will continue to function from the start of the polling process till the tabulation of the preliminary results.

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