December 28, 2020
By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) â Pakistan’s main opposition party on Monday retained the mayorship of capital Islamabad defeating the ruling party, according to unofficial results.
Adil Shah, the candidate of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of the three-time premier Nawaz Sharif defeated the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Malik Sajid Mahmood for the coveted post. Shah secured 43 votes, while Mahmood could only get 26 votes in the 73-member electoral college.
The victory coincides with an ongoing protest movement launched by an 11-party opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement, to oust the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The office had fallen vacant in October this year after the resignation of PML-Nâs Sheikh Anser Aziz the first mayor of the capital, who accused the government of stripping the local government of several key directorates.
Taliban meet top Pakistani diplomat on peace process
Taliban meet top Pakistani diplomat on peace process
17th Dec 2020
By Islamuddin Sajid and Aamir Latif
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): A delegation of the Afghan Taliban met with Pakistan’s top diplomat Wednesday to discuss the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan.
The delegation, led by the group’s deputy chief, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, arrived on a three-day visit to Islamabad on Wednesday morning and visited Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Reaffirming Pakistan’s support for a “peaceful, stable, united, sovereign and prosperous Afghanistan,” Qureshi said Islamabad would continue to “facilitate” the peace effort, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry.
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