3,000 visas to Sikh pilgrims issued

Pakistan High Commission yestrday issued about 3,000 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims to enable them to participate in the 552nd birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak in Pakistan on Nov 17-26.

According to a press release issued by the High Commission, the Sikh pilgrims during their stay in Pakistan will visit different Gurdwaras, including Gurd­wara Janam Asthan in Nan­kana Sahib and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur.
Visas to the Sikh pilgrims have been issued under the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, which provides for visit of 3,000 Sikh pilgrims from India for birthday celebrations of Guru Nanak.
Thousands of Sikh pilgrims residing in countries other than India will also be visiting Pakistan to attend the event.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken several initiatives to facilitate Sikh pilgrims, including the historic opening of the visa-free Kartarpur Sahib Corridor in November 2019 on the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. The newly built Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib complex was a gift by the people of Pakistan and their leadership to the Sikh community from India and worldwide.
Meanwhile, Pakistan High Commission in India extends felicitations to the Sikh community on the 552nd birth anniversary of the founder of Sikh religion. The High Commission also wish­­es a spiritually rewarding Yatra to the pilgrims visiting Pakistan on this occasion.
The issuance of maximum number of pilgrimage visas is in line with the government’s efforts for promoting visits to religious shrines in Pakistan.

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Details of agreement with TLP to be unveiled within 10 days, Sheikh Rasheed claims

Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said that the details of the agreement between the government and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) will be revealed within a few days.

Speaking to the media in Islamabad, the minister claimed that all details regarding the agreement between both sides will be brought to the public's notice within a period of 10 days.
It may be recalled that the news of a deal being struck between the government and the TLP was announced on October 30 in a press conference held by officials from the PTI government's negotiating team.
Saylani Welfare Trust Chairman Maulana Bashir Farooqui, who was present during negotiations between the TLP and the government, said the agreement cannot be made public before the 10th day of the deal, even as he assured that its contents "do not go against the national interest".
Shedding light on the Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) decision to hold a long march, Rasheed said that the actual time for the sit-in was when PDM chief Fazlur Rehman first visited Islamabad, and that the Opposition began protests "late".
The PDM last week announced protests across the country as well as a long march towards Islamabad against the government's "anti-people" measures and inflation.
"Now, if they plan a sit-in, they will be humiliated," he said, adding that it will take more than six months for PDM to warm up.
Rasheed said that the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan will negatively affect Pakistan. "Our economy is already going through testing times," he said.
Regarding the electronic voting machine, the interior minister said that his party Awami Muslim League supports Prime Minister Imran Khan.
"I am a supporter of the EVM," he maintained.
He told the media that the names of the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif and Fawad Hassan Fawad were already on the exit control list (ECL).
The minister also shed light on the surging inflation in Pakistan, saying that food prices are increasing worldwide.
However, he admitted that inflation is a real problem the government needs to deal with.
It is pertinent to mention here that according to the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the weekly inflation for the week ended November 11 registered an increase of 1.81%.
During the week, average prices of 30 essential items, including tomatoes, diesel, petrol, cooking oil, vegetable ghee, potatoes, etc., rose.

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Nawaz, Fazl agree in phone call to step up pressure on govt: sources

PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman today held a telephonic conversation to discuss the prevailing political situation in the country, sources.

During the telephone call, both leaders agreed to mount more pressure on the government inside and outside Parliament, the well-placed sources said.
Expressing their satisfaction over unity among the Opposition parties, the two leaders have decided to give the government a tough time.
“Giving the PTI-led government more time would be tantamount to injustice with the people and the country,” said Fazlur Rehman.
The two leaders agreed to move the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s protest plan forward and discussed the Opposition’s long march towards Islamabad. Talking about the long march, Nawaz Sharif assured Fazlur Rehman that his party will support the PDM’s decision
Opposition to hold countrywide protests against inflation
On October 17, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who is chief of the PDM, announced that within the next two weeks, the Opposition will hold countrywide protests against the growing inflation in the country.
"As soon as we are done with celebrations for Eid Milad un Nabi (SAW), we will start a full-fledged campaign against inflation," he said, while speaking to the media after holding an informal meeting with PDM members at his residence.
Former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Chairman Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party Mehmood Achakzai, and Secretary-General of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan Awais Noorani attended the meeting, where the leaders consulted over launching campaigns against the federal government and inflation, sources said.
"We appeal to the entire nation to fully participate in the protests and rallies," Fazlur Rehman said.

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Nawaz, Fazl agree in phone call to step up pressure on govt: sources

PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman today held a telephonic conversation to discuss the prevailing political situation in the country, sources.

During the telephone call, both leaders agreed to mount more pressure on the government inside and outside Parliament, the well-placed sources said.
Expressing their satisfaction over unity among the Opposition parties, the two leaders have decided to give the government a tough time.
“Giving the PTI-led government more time would be tantamount to injustice with the people and the country,” said Fazlur Rehman.
The two leaders agreed to move the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s protest plan forward and discussed the Opposition’s long march towards Islamabad. Talking about the long march, Nawaz Sharif assured Fazlur Rehman that his party will support the PDM’s decision
Opposition to hold countrywide protests against inflation
On October 17, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who is chief of the PDM, announced that within the next two weeks, the Opposition will hold countrywide protests against the growing inflation in the country.
"As soon as we are done with celebrations for Eid Milad un Nabi (SAW), we will start a full-fledged campaign against inflation," he said, while speaking to the media after holding an informal meeting with PDM members at his residence.
Former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Chairman Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party Mehmood Achakzai, and Secretary-General of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan Awais Noorani attended the meeting, where the leaders consulted over launching campaigns against the federal government and inflation, sources said.
"We appeal to the entire nation to fully participate in the protests and rallies," Fazlur Rehman said.

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Two policemen martyred in Bajaur blast

At least two police personnel were martyred in an explosion in Bajaur's Khar Tehsil on Saturday, said a local police official.

The explosion, reportedly a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED), targetted a police patrol.

According to DPO Abdul Samad Khan, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation after the incident.

The martyred personnel were identified as Constable Abdul Hayan and Constable Siraj. The bodies were shifted to a local hospital for medico-legal formalities.

Immediate investigation of the incident has been ordered by the authorities concerned.
Earlier in October, at least one police official was martyred and 13 others were injured in an IED attack on a police vehicle parked at the gate of Balochistan University in Quetta.

Security forces reached the incident site and established a cordon around the area while an emergency was declared at the local Civil Hospital.

Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani confirmed that a motorcycle fitted with an IED was used in the attack and four citizens were also injured in the attack.

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Famous TV actor Sohail asghar passes away

Well known TV actor Sohail Asghar passed away on Saturday after prolonged illness.

As per the actor's family, Asghar had been ailing for more than 1.5 years and was hospitalised in the past week due to deteriorating condition.

The actor's funeral prayers will be held on November 14, after namaz-e-asr.

Asghar began his career with theater in Lahore and later joined TV. He was famously known for his roles in Khuda Ki Basti, Chand Girhan, Khafa Khafa Zindagi (2018),Teri Meri Love Story (2016), Aap ki Kaneez (2014), Aashti (2009) and more.

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Two policemen martyred in Bajaur blast

At least two police personnel were martyred in an explosion in Bajaur's Khar Tehsil on Saturday, said a local police official.

The explosion, reportedly a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED), targetted a police patrol.

According to DPO Abdul Samad Khan, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation after the incident.

The martyred personnel were identified as Constable Abdul Hayan and Constable Siraj. The bodies were shifted to a local hospital for medico-legal formalities.

Immediate investigation of the incident has been ordered by the authorities concerned.
Earlier in October, at least one police official was martyred and 13 others were injured in an IED attack on a police vehicle parked at the gate of Balochistan University in Quetta.

Security forces reached the incident site and established a cordon around the area while an emergency was declared at the local Civil Hospital.

Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani confirmed that a motorcycle fitted with an IED was used in the attack and four citizens were also injured in the attack.

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