KOLKATA: Despite facing criticism for his leadership during Pakistan’s group-stage exit from the ICC World Cup 2023, captain Babar Azam has received support from team director Mickey Arthur, who advocates for him to retain the role. Following the team’s fifth-place finish in the 10-nation table, missing out on a semi-final spot for the second consecutive World Cup, Arthur defended Azam during a post-match conference. “Babar Azam is very, very close to me,” Arthur expressed. “He’s a young guy that needs to be taken on the journey. He needs to be shown the ropes. He’s still learning all the time and…
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Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali is ‘Online Web Editor of Khyber News. He is a journalist by profession and working in field for the last ten years. Previously he worked for national media organizations including ‘The Nation’ Daily Pakistan Today, Khyber News. He also worked in media development sector. He can be reached at sajjad.sovereign@gmail.com
TANK: A Station House Officer (SHO) among three police officials martyred in a terrorist attack on a police party in the Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday. District Police Officer Iftikhar Shah said that Abdul Ali Khan, the Station House Officer, leading a police party in chasing for the kidnappers of an 11-year-old girl in the village Shah Noor of the district when unidentified men ambushed the policy convey. As a result of the firing SHO Abdul Ali, constable Wahab, and Mohammad Alam were martyred while four others including a DSP were injured in the attack and were moved…
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi has summoned former federal minister Fawad Chaudhary to appear before the joint investigation team regarding his alleged involvement in the Jhelum-Pind Dadan Khan dual carriageway project. The former PTI leader has been directed to appear at the NAB Rawalpindi office at 10 am on November 13 (Monday). The summons state that the inquiry has uncovered Fawad Chaudhry’s purported exertion of undue political influence in the planning of the dual carriageway project during his tenure as a federal minister. Additionally, the summons allege that he unlawfully gained advantages from the contractor and their associates.…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf former Secretary General Asad Umar has announced to quit party and politics. Asad Umar, who served as Finance Minister and Planning and Development Minister in Imran Khan’s cabinet, stated that he is resigning from the basic membership of PTI. He mentioned that he doesn’t want a confrontational policy with the state policies. The confrontational policy is against the interests of the country. “As I had already stated publicly earlier that I disagree with the policy of confrontation with state institutions, and such a policy has led to a serious collision with state institutions, which is not in…
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Chief Minister Azam Khan died here at a private hospital on Saturday morning just a day after he was admitted to a hospital. After his death, a constitutional question was raised about whether the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa- KP cabinet, appointed by Azam Khan, had been dissolved or not. Former secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan, Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad, clarified that with the passing of the Chief Executive, the entire provincial cabinet automatically stands dissolved. All executive authorities and powers now temporarily rest with the Governor Haji Ghulam Ali. He said that the province now faces…
PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azam Khan, passed away in Peshawar on Saturday. Azam Khan had been ill and had a severe stomach infection. He was admitted last night after stomach infection and was under treatment at the Rehman Medical Institute when he succumbed to a heart attack. His funeral prayer will be held at 3:30 pm at hometown Prang, Charsadda. He hailed from Charsadda and was retired bureaucrat and held prominent positions, serving as the secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources in Islamabad. Additionally, he served as the chief secretary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from…
The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has apprehended five suspected terrorists in intelligence-driven operations across Pakpattan, Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur, and Sahiwal. CTD officials reported a total of 179 operations, resulting in the capture of individuals, including Nadeem, a significant Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander in Pakpattan. The arrests were accompanied by the confiscation of explosive materials, five detonators, two hand grenades, two improvised explosive devices, weapons, and cash. According to CTD, the detained individuals—Nadeem, Shehbaz, Khalid, Madni, and Salman—were allegedly plotting attacks on sensitive installations. In addition, this week witnessed 769 combing operations, leading to the arrest of 82 suspects. Throughout these operations,…
Kolkata: Pakistan team will play its last and most important match of ICC World Cup 2023 against England today (Saturday) to reach the semi-final. The Green Shirts are struggling with a strange game of statistics to reach the semi-finals. The match between Pakistan and England will be played today at Eden Gardens Kolkata at 1:30pm. If Pakistan scores 300 runs while batting first in the match, then they have to bowl England out for 13 runs, (i.e., win by 288 runs or more), while if Pakistan bowls first, they have to bowl out England for 50 runs. And it has…
ISLAMABAD: Electricity prices are anticipated to rise nationwide, including Karachi, due to adjustments in the first quarter of the financial year. Discos have requested the transfer of an additional burden of Rs22.56 billion to consumers, applicable to electric consumers from July to September. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has issued a revision notice, maintaining a uniform tariff as per government guidelines. NEPRA will review the first quarter adjustment application on November 14. The companies are seeking permission to collect Rs12.126 billion in capacity charges, Rs10.247 billion under use of system charges, Rs4.680 billion for operation and maintenance, and…
KARACHI : Over 207,000 foreigners residing illegally in Pakistan returned to Afghanistan, marking a significant decrease in the crime rate in Karachi, as reported by Additional IG Karachi Khadim Hussain Rand. The repatriation on November 8 alone involved 4,119 illegal Afghans, comprising 702 families and 251 vehicles. Overall, 207,758 illegal Afghans have been repatriated. Operations against illegal residents are ongoing in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, with 182 individuals still in the holding camp at Haji Camp in Karachi. Official records show 544 deportations via the Chaman border, including 70 men, 33 women, and 89 children in the Haji Camp holding camp,…
