Afghan Taliban delegation arrives in Islamabad

A delegation of Afghan Taliban arrived in Islamabad on Monday to discuss the Afghanistan peace process with senior Pakistani officials.

The delegation reached the capital from Qatar at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliberate the Afghan peace process and other related issues.

Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry, a spokesperson for the Foreign Office, had confirmed the other day that an Afghan Taliban delegation will be visiting Pakistan to discuss the way forward in the peace process.

In October last year, a 12-member delegation of the Afghan Taliban under the leadership of Mullah Baradar had held dialogues with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi after reaching the Foreign Office prior to signing a historic peace deal with the US in February 2020.The delegation had appreciated Pakistan’s efforts for peace in the region.

The United States (US) and the Afghan Taliban had signed the historic peace deal, marking an end to the 18-year-war in Afghanistan on February 29 this year.

US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar had signed the agreement during a ceremony in Doha, Qatar which was witnessed by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Qatari Emir and representatives from fifty countries.

 

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Afghan Taliban delegation arrives in Islamabad

A delegation of Afghan Taliban arrived in Islamabad on Monday to discuss the Afghanistan peace process with senior Pakistani officials.

The delegation reached the capital from Qatar at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliberate the Afghan peace process and other related issues.

Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry, a spokesperson for the Foreign Office, had confirmed the other day that an Afghan Taliban delegation will be visiting Pakistan to discuss the way forward in the peace process.

In October last year, a 12-member delegation of the Afghan Taliban under the leadership of Mullah Baradar had held dialogues with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi after reaching the Foreign Office prior to signing a historic peace deal with the US in February 2020.The delegation had appreciated Pakistan’s efforts for peace in the region.

The United States (US) and the Afghan Taliban had signed the historic peace deal, marking an end to the 18-year-war in Afghanistan on February 29 this year.

US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar had signed the agreement during a ceremony in Doha, Qatar which was witnessed by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Qatari Emir and representatives from fifty countries.

 

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Pakistan’s economy is on the right track: PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has said that Pakistan’s economy is on the right track.

In his tweets on Monday, the prime minister said the current account balance swung upwards to a surplus of 424 million dollars in the month of July this year. “This after current account balance posted deficit of 613 million dollars in July last year and a deficit of 100 million dollars in June this year,” he added.

 

MashaAllah Pakistan's economy is on the right track. After current account balance posted deficit of $613 mn in July 2019 & a deficit of $100 mn in June 2020, in July 2020 current account balance swung upwards to a surplus of $424 mn.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 24, 2020

PM Imran Khan said this strong turnaround is a result of continuing recovery in exports, which rose 20 per cent compared to the month of June and record remittances.

 

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Pakistan’s economy is on the right track: PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has said that Pakistan’s economy is on the right track.

In his tweets on Monday, the prime minister said the current account balance swung upwards to a surplus of 424 million dollars in the month of July this year. “This after current account balance posted deficit of 613 million dollars in July last year and a deficit of 100 million dollars in June this year,” he added.

 

MashaAllah Pakistan's economy is on the right track. After current account balance posted deficit of $613 mn in July 2019 & a deficit of $100 mn in June 2020, in July 2020 current account balance swung upwards to a surplus of $424 mn.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 24, 2020

PM Imran Khan said this strong turnaround is a result of continuing recovery in exports, which rose 20 per cent compared to the month of June and record remittances.

 

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IHC fixes appeals of Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar against Avenfield verdict for hearing

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed appeals of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and his son-in-law Captain Safdar against their conviction in the Avenfield reference for hearing.

A two-judge bench comprising Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani will hear the case on September 1. The appeals will come up for hearing after a passage of more than a year.

The accused have been out on bail since Sept 19, 2018 when the IHC suspended the 10-year, seven-year, and one-year imprisonment handed down to Nawaz, Maryam, and Safdar, respectively by an accountability court on July 6, 2018.

The Supreme Court later upheld the suspension of their conviction while rejecting the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) appeal against the high court’s decision.

 The court will also take up Nawaz’s appeal against his conviction in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference on September 1. NAB’s appeals, including one seeking an increase in the PML-N supreme leader’s sentence in the Al-Azizia case from seven years to 14 years and the other against his acquittal in the Flagship reference, will also be heard.

Accountability court Judge Muhammad Arshad Malik had handed the verdicts in the Al-Azizia and Flagship cases. He was later dismissed from his post following a video scandal.

Addressing a press conference alongside top PML-N leadership on July 6, 2019, Maryam had shown reporters a video in which judge Arshad Malik was heard saying that there was “no proof of corruption against the deposed premier” in the Al-Azizia reference and that he was coerced into convicting him.

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IHC fixes appeals of Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar against Avenfield verdict for hearing

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed appeals of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and his son-in-law Captain Safdar against their conviction in the Avenfield reference for hearing.

A two-judge bench comprising Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani will hear the case on September 1. The appeals will come up for hearing after a passage of more than a year.

The accused have been out on bail since Sept 19, 2018 when the IHC suspended the 10-year, seven-year, and one-year imprisonment handed down to Nawaz, Maryam, and Safdar, respectively by an accountability court on July 6, 2018.

The Supreme Court later upheld the suspension of their conviction while rejecting the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) appeal against the high court’s decision.

 The court will also take up Nawaz’s appeal against his conviction in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference on September 1. NAB’s appeals, including one seeking an increase in the PML-N supreme leader’s sentence in the Al-Azizia case from seven years to 14 years and the other against his acquittal in the Flagship reference, will also be heard.

Accountability court Judge Muhammad Arshad Malik had handed the verdicts in the Al-Azizia and Flagship cases. He was later dismissed from his post following a video scandal.

Addressing a press conference alongside top PML-N leadership on July 6, 2019, Maryam had shown reporters a video in which judge Arshad Malik was heard saying that there was “no proof of corruption against the deposed premier” in the Al-Azizia reference and that he was coerced into convicting him.

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Michael Jackson up in arms against The Beatles and Elvis Presley in unearthed letter

Music legend Michael Jackson had unleashed his wrath onto rock icons The Beatles and Elvis Presley, as revealed by recently-discovered unearthed letters of the later superstar.

The notes penned back in 1987 by the 'King of Pop' testify how the singer catapulted to fame through his deep-rooted fury over racial inequality across the globe.

According to the letters, Jackson accused MTV of snubbing black musicians while maneuvering all focus on ‘white rock.’

Taking a dig at Elvis Presley, Jackson said he is anything but ‘the King’ while warning Bruce Springsteen that he will show him “who’s the boss.”

Attacking The Beatles, Jackson wrote: “Yes these guys were good, but they weren’t better singers or dancers than the blacks.”

“I am not prejudice, it’s just time for the first Black King now,” he added.

He went on to fulminate against the Klu Klux Klan in America and its racial crimes which surge fears of children being raised in a racist environment in the United States.

“My goal is to become so ‘Big’, so powerful. To become such a hero, to end prejudice. To make these little white kids love me by selling over 200,000,000 albums,” wrote Jackson, adding: “Make them look up to me. I will change the world.”

“I want what’s fair. I want all races to love as one,” he concluded.

Jackson did go on to snag away the title of ‘King of Pop’ becoming one of the most successful musicians around the globe. He is remembered till this day as a legend in the world of music, having sold 66 million copies of Thriller, making it the biggest selling album of all time.

 

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