In the weeks after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks in Israel, Islamic organizations in Pakistan have been, in various Pakistani towns and cities, holding anti-Israel events, conferences, and protest rallies at which Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Khaled Mash'al as well as Islamic religious scholars are speakers, sometimes speaking remotely from Qatar.[1] Similarly, on
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LAHORE:Punjab Governor Baligh ur Rehman said that the terrorism is on the rise again in the country and there is a need to forge unity in our ranks to eliminate terrorism. He expressed these views.
Senate to elect new chairman, deputy today
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate is set to elect its chairman and deputy chairman today amid opposition’s claims of horse trading against the government ahead of the contest to be held through secret ballot after oath-taking of 48 newly-elected members of the Upper House of the Parliament.
The ruling Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has nominated Sadiq Sanjrani, the incumbent Senate chairman, as their candidate for the Upper House’s top slot, while the opposition alliance – the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) – has expressed support for former premier Yousaf Raza Gilani.
For the deputy chairman’s seat, the government has nominated Mirza Afridi, while Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri will contest the election from the opposition’s side.