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Caretaker PM to highlight Kashmir issue at UNGA: FO

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September 14, 2023

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Caretaker PM to highlight Kashmir issue at UNGA: FO

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will address the annual UN General Assembly session on September 22.

At the weekly news briefing here on Thursday, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the caretaker premier would be accompanied by interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani during the visit to New York.

She said the interim prime minister would outline Pakistan’s perspective on a range of regional and global issues of concern, including Jammu and Kashmir dispute, which was amongst the longstanding unresolved items on the UN Agenda. He would elaborate on the significant measures being taken by the caretaker government to consolidate Pakistan’s economic recovery and efforts to mobilize domestic and external investments, the spokesperson added.

Ms Baloch said Kakar would also participate in a summit on the sustainable development goals and other high level meetings to be organised under the auspices of UNGA.

She said these would afford valuable platforms to deliberate on effective measures required at the global level to addressing the most pressing economic and development challenges confronting the global South in the wake of Covid-19, geopolitical contestations and climate change.

The spokesperson said that on the sidelines of the UNGA, the caretaker PM would also hold bilateral meetings with counterparts from various countries as well as heads of international organisations, philanthropic organisations and corporate leaders.

Responding to a question, the spokesperson said Jammu and Kashmir was an internationally recognised disputed territory whose final disposition was to be made in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions and aspirations of Kashmiri people.

She said it was also an established fact that Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan shown in an Indian map are under Pakistan’s control and part of its official political map, pending the final disposition of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. In that backdrop, she said that any map showing the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir as part of India was legally untenable and factually incorrect.

She expressed the hope that “our international partners would pay due attention to these facts.”

When asked about Pakistan Afghanistan transit trade agreement, the spokesperson said that Pakistan has been implementing it in good faith. “We have facilitated our landlocked neighbor in its access to the world in terms of trade and we will continue to do so.”

She, however, said that there have been some concerns of Pakistan regarding misuse of the transit trade agreement on which we will engage with the Afghan authorities so that these practices do not continue.

The spokesperson said that Pakistan was concerned about security threat emanating from Afghan soil. “It is important for the interim Afghan government to ensure that their territory is not used to threaten Pakistan,” she concluded.

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Fans curious as Ranveer Singh deletes his wedding pictures

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May 8, 2024

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In an unexpected turn of events, Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has apparently deleted his wedding photos with wife Deepika Padukone from his Instagram account.

The famous couple is getting ready to have their first kid, which is why they made this move.

Fans have found great joy in Ranveer and Deepika’s modern romance.

In 2018, the pair exchanged vows in a secret ceremony near Lake Como, Italy, leaving a lasting impression on their followers. But their supporters are worried about recent events.

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PTI founder says he wants to clear the air about 2014 sit-in

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May 8, 2024

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PTI founder says he wants to clear the air about 2014 sit-in

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder says he is ready to face an inquiry into the 2014 sit-in.

The PTI founder, who interacted with reporters at Adiala Jail a day after the ISPR presser, said he would be happy to appear before an inquiry committee. He said the allegations levelled against him regarding the dharna (sit-in) were wrong.

He said the 2013 election was the one of returning officers (ROs).

“How can one hold dialogue with the government after the caretaker prime minister’s statement about Form 47,” he said while calling the elections of prime minister, president, Punjab chief minister and Senate bogus.

Holding out an olive branch to the powers that be, he said half of his family had men in army and half bureaucrats. “This is our army and we have no issue with it. I came to know about the May 9 violence when I appeared in the Supreme Court,” he said.

He said he condemned the May 9 violence while being in the court of Justice Umar Ata Bandial.

The army, he said, should not be dragged in politics. “We have not resorted to arson in our 27-year history,” he said.

He said the PTI dissolved two governments. It did not want violence, he added.

Significance of media talk

The PTI founder’s media talk holds significance as it comes a day after Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry’s presser.

The ISPR once again said the perpetrators and facilitators of May 9 violence would have to face punishment in line with law and Constitution. The army, he said, had the evidence of wrongdoing.

He said May 9 was not Pakistan armed forces’ case but it was a case of all Pakistanis. An attempt was made to create hatred between the people of the country and armed forces, he said, adding that it’s essential to punish the perpetrators to keep faith in the judicial system intact.

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Pakistan Ulema Council to observe May 10 as ‘Youm-e-Istehkam Pakistan’

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May 8, 2024

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Pakistan Ulema Council to observe May 10 as 'Youm-e-Istehkam Pakistan'

Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi said that May 10 would be observed as “Youm-e-Istehkam Pakistan”.

He underscored the significance of this decision in enhancing Pakistan’s reputation, especially in light of the troubling events of May 9.

Also read: PTI demands judicial commission on May 9 incidents

Expressing dismay over the delay in court proceedings, Ashrafi stressed the importance of justice prevailing and urged for accountability for those liable.

He called for a thorough investigation into the troublemakers behind the unrest and advocated for unity among political parties to ensure stability.

Ashrafi also questioned the judiciary’s approach and highlighted Pakistan’s progress in attracting investment from friendly nations.

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