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RO accepts Sheikh Rashid’s nomination papers for NA-62 by-election

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RO accepts Sheikh Rashid's nomination papers for NA-62 by-election

A returning officer on Saturday accepted the nomination papers filed by Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid for by-election in NA-62 – a Rawalpindi constituency.

RO Nousheen Israr accepted the papers in the presence of Sheikh Rashid’s representative as he was not allowed by the Adiala Jail authorities to appear in the election office. A day earlier, the RO asked Mr Ahmed to come for scrutiny of his nomination papers. She had also written a letter to the jail officials in this regard.

Ms Israr said objections against the nomination papers of the AML chief could be submitted by Feb 13.

Speaking to media, Mr Ahmed’s nephew Sheikh Rashid Shafique said the jail officials had defied the orders of a magistrate by not letting him (Sheikh Rashid) appear before the RO.

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He said Sheikh Rashid was being pressurised to change his loyalty but the former minister stuck to his stance of standing along PTI Chairman Imran Khan.

The AML chief has been in the jail for a few days after a court in Islamabad approved his judicial remand in a case pertaining to murder plot allegation against former president Asif Ali Zardari.

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Election date will alleviate uncertainty: Kaira

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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira emphasised that providing a specific date by the Election Commission for general elections would help alleviate the prevailing uncertainty.

Kaira reiterated that the PPP firmly upholds its constitutional mandate to hold elections and believes it is essential for stability.

Furthermore, he clarified that the issue of a level playing field is distinct from this matter and should be addressed separately. 

It is to be recalled that PPP co-chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had earlier requested the Election Commission (ECP) to announce a date for polls in the country.

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Solangi for eliminating extremism, prejudices from society

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Federal Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi said Thursday that the elimination of extremism and all types of prejudices was not only part of Islamic religious norms and Islamic history, but it was also a cornerstone of the Pakistan ideology.

In his speech at a peace festival here, the minister said that the National Counter-Terrorism Authority had taken important steps to eliminate extremism and terrorism from society.

Solangi said that extremism was one of the elements that destroyed peace and violence which bred terrorism.

The minister said that Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had highlighted the rights of minorities in his speech of August 11, 1947. He said that Islam also taught kindness to humanity, irrespective of caste and creed.

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Solangi said that anti-peace forces wanted to weaken the power of Pakistan by targeting minorities as diversity was Pakistan’s strength. “All the people of the state of Pakistan enjoyed equal rights.”

The minister said the promotion and protection of minorities’ rights on the principle of equality was a major weapon against extremism. He said that time had come to eliminate all types of prejudices from society, as it was one aspect of the ideology of the creation of Pakistan.

The minister also recalled that 22 years ago in 2001, the United Nations had announced to celebrate the International Day of Peace on September 21 every year. In 2023, he added, 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights would also be marked which was an important milestone in itself.

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Captain Safdar acquitted of sedition, MPO violation charges

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A district court on Thursday acquitted Captain (r) Muhammad Safdar, the son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, in two cases involving charges of sedition, criminal intimidation and violation of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).

Judicial Magistrate Bilal Muneer Warraich pronounced the judgment which had been reserved on the previous hearing.

Advocates Farhad Ali Shah and Haroon Bhutta appeared before the court on behalf of their client Captain (r) Safdar.

Two FIRs had been registered with the Islampura police station against Safdar under different charges, including the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) and 124-A & 506 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

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