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The Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) on Monday announced that it would not give a vote of confidence to Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. In a statement released by the party, the MWM Political Council said that it has taken the decision after consultation with its leadership. However, Speaker Sibtain Khan had intervened, saying it could not happen as the Punjab Assembly was in session and calling a new one would be unconstitutional. A day after the LHC had reinstated Elahi, PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry had said that the party would ask Elahi to take a vote of confidence as soon as possible. It is pertinent to note that earlier the MWM had announced unconditional support to the former ruling party for the local government election in Islamabad.

Bangladeshi villager Belal Hossian, 35, a victim of illegal organ trade, shows the scars from his illegal kidney removal operation. PHOTO: AFPIt has taken a kidnapping of a young boy for Punjab’s law enforcement agencies to realise that a human organ trafficking group is active in the province and trying to lure in people with promises of high cash amounts. Frantic with worry, Abdullah’s father approached the Manawan police station and lodged a complaint about his missing son. Consequently,, as per police sources, recently, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority (PHOTA) have joined the investigation process as well. However, despite recent raids by both authorities to catch the ringleaders of the trafficking group, so far there has been little luck.

Share:The National Security Committee (NSC) will meet again on Monday (today) to take crucial decisions on terrorism and economic challenges. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will chair the National Security Committee (NSC) session which will be attended by civil and military officials. On December 30, the National Security Committee (NSC) vowed to respond firmly to resurgent terrorism in the country and expressed the resolve that militants are enemies of Pakistan. The meeting expressed the resolve that militants are enemies of Pakistan. It added that the NSC meeting will continue on Monday, January 2, in which further decisions will be taken in light of the proposals.

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The political leadership of the country welcomed 2023 with pledges of resetting the national priorities in order to achieve prosperity in the New Year, as the country passed a tough year fraught with economic, political and environmental challenges. “In the new year, as a nation, we must set our priorities correctly to overcome the challenges facing the nation,” he added. IA 2023 will be the year hope triumphs over hate, truth over lies & Unity triumphs over division. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in his message said: “Year 2022: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Year 2022: "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times".

The New York Jets are coming off another loss, their 5th in a row, this one coming in a dismal Jets performances as the Jets were dominated by the Seattle Seahawks, 23 - 6. Mike White was ineffective, inaccurate and indecisive all game, leading an inneffectual Jets offense that never gave the team a chance. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the New York Jets open as 3 point underdogs on the road against the Miami Dolphins next Sunday. Even if White is not so bad, I just don’t see the Jets beating the Dolphins in Miami. The moneyline odds are New York Jets +140/Miami Dolphins -165.

Entire nation united against terrorism: Chairman SenateChairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani says the entire nation is united against terrorism and nefarious designs of anti-state elements to impede ongoing progress will never succeed. Strongly condemning the attack on a police checkpost in Shehbaz Khel area of Lakki Marwat district, he said the sacrifices of security forces for sustainable peace in the country will not go in vain. Expressing his heartfelt sorrow over the loss of precious life in the attack, the Chairman sympathized with the bereaved family of the martyred constable. He said such cowardly acts by inimical elements cannot sabotage the hard-earned peace and our determination to eliminate the menace of terrorism. Sadiq Sanjrani said Pakistan is determined to fight terrorism to ensure peace and tranquility in the region.

Share:FAISALABAD - City Traffic Police (CTP) has conducted more than one million challans on violations of traffic rules and regulations during 2022. Therefore, the CTP launched a vigorous campaign against violators of traffic rules and regulations and during 2022, the traffic wardens conducted more than one million challans and imposed total fine of Rs.400 million on the violators, he added. DC VISITS FISH MARKET, DIRECTS FOR IMPROVING CLEANLINESSDeputy Commissioner (DC) Imran Hamid Sheikh has visited the Fish Market near Novelty Bridge here on Sunday and directed for improving its cleanliness. After receiving public complaints against poor cleanliness condition near Fish Market beneath Novelty Bridge, he visited the site and expressed dismay. He assigned the task and set a timeline to restore the sewage system in Fish Market.

It was his third consecutive package which has been announced by him after Rs446 billion dollars package for development of Province of Sindh except Karachi for which Rs1.1 trillion dollars package has been announced earlier. All these packages contain so much money if spent wisely on all the projects which so far has not been even started. This government has completed half of its term while announcing such packages, but when will this money be released is remain a question. So the fate of all these packages is at stake. We hope that government will look into the matter and form a parliamentary committee consisting of treasury and opposition members on immediate basis for the initiation, distribution and completion of all these announced packages in respective areas.

Unprecedented events lashed the political waters to madness as the stakeholders tried to steady the ship amid a chorus of downbeat predictions of the country’s economy facing a vertiginous collapse. “It came to an end because the military finally decided that it was too much burdensome for the institution, country, economy and they couldn’t carry on with the experiment,” the expert said. “Pakistan’s politics is hurting the economy, populist politics is hurting the economy and the elites’ interests are hurting the economy,” Zaigham said. “Pakistan’s power elite, political parties, economic elite and establishment are all responsible for the crises we are in and facing in the next year. Once again political parties are bickering about the rules of the game, which leads to political and economic crises time and again.

Share:President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have felicitated the nation and international community on beginning of the New Year and prayed for development, progress and prosperity of Pakistan as well as peace in the world. In their separate new year s messages, they stressed the need to work together to make Pakistan the cradle of peace, prosperity and development. The President in his message said the nation faced various challenges last year but overcame difficult situations due to the hard work, sacrifice, determination and resilience. He said in the new year, as a nation we must set our priorities correctly to overcome the challenges facing the nation. The President said we need national solidarity, unity, discipline, persistent hard work, passion and dedication to make Pakistan a prosperous, developed, democratic and stable country.

Share:Rawalpindi-City Traffic Police (CTP) has finalized arrangements to control one-wheeling and car stunts by youngsters on the eve of New Year’s night and seven special squads have been formed. According to a CTP spokesman, CTP had decided to take strict action against traffic rules violators. During the crackdown, the City Police Station arrested the accused Abdul Jabbar on charges of one-wheeling. Similarly, Waris Khan police held Maheeb Kausar and confiscated the motorcycle from the accused involved in one-wheeling during the crackdown. Meanwhile, one-wheeling was going unnoticed on various roads of the garrison city of Rawalpindi as motorbikers, mostly teenagers, continued to perform wheelie and stunts putting their and others’ lives in danger.

Series record: USC leads 2-1. American Athletic Conference champion Tulane already has tied an FBS record for biggest turnaround, from a 2-10 record last season. KEY MATCHUPQB Michael Pratt and Tulane passing game vs. USC secondary. He has thrown for 4,075 yards and 37 touchdowns with four interceptions, and run for 372 yards and 10 more scores. ... Tulane has 5,640 total yards this season, 202 shy of the single-season school record set in 2019.

The president returned the bill days after the Senate had passed it after Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani had hurriedly summoned a session of the upper house of the parliament last Friday on the government’s requisition when President Alvi had refused to do so. President Dr Arif Alvi has returned unsigned the Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in terms of clause (1) (b) of Article 75 of the Constitution. As per Section 3 of the current Bill, Alvi said, the mode of elections of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor has been changed after the announcement of the schedule of elections. However, it was reported that the ECP later announced that LG elections in the federal capital would be held as per schedule. It said that the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) is a municipal body established under the ICT Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2022.