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Business Recorder
3 days ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
PML-N's Hafiz Abdul Karim elected member of Senate
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) clinched the Senate seat from Punjab as Hafiz Abdul Karim got elected as the member of the upper house of the Parliament on Monday. The PML-N-backed candidate got 243 votes and became Senator on the seat that fell vacant after the demise of Prof Sajid Mir. The voting began at 9:00am and continued until 4:00pm. A total of 345 members cast their votes for the seat, with four candidates in the race. The PML-N appointed Chief Whip Rana Arshad as its polling agent, while the opposition nominated Rana Shehbaz for the role. The candidates include PML-N's Hafiz Abdul Karim, PTI's Mehr Abdul Sattar, and independent contenders Khadija Siddiqi and Ejaz Minhas. The newly elected Senator, Hafiz Abdul Karim, expressed gratitude to the PML-N leadership and allied parties' members, pledging to raise a strong voice in the Upper House for the betterment of the country and public welfare. He vowed to actively represent Punjab and contribute to national policymaking. PML-N Chief Whip Rana Muhammad Arshad stated that the ruling coalition members remained united and fully followed the party leadership's instructions. Party leader Shoaib Siddiqui expressed confidence that Hafiz Abdul Karim would effectively represent Punjab, the country's largest province, in the Senate. During the voting process, PML-N senior leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif cut short her visit to flood-affected areas to arrive at the Punjab Assembly to ensure support for her party's candidate. Both the ruling alliance and opposition actively campaigned for their respective candidates throughout the election process. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Arab News
6 days ago
- Climate
- Arab News
Relief operations underway as Pakistan rain death toll nears 200
ISLAMABAD: Authorities were conducting relief operations in several areas across Pakistan after this week's torrential rains appeared to largely subside, with the death toll from rain-related incidents nearing 200 since late June. Pakistan's most populous Punjab province has been the hardest hit with 114 deaths, followed by 40 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 21 in Sindh, 16 in Balochistan and one each in Islamabad and Azad Kashmir since June 26, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Authorities rescued four special persons who were stranded in floodwaters, while 18 others were evacuated to safety in Kacha Rokhri area in Punjab's Minawali district, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party said on X, citing authorities. 'Immediate cleaning of landslide-affected roads in different areas of Chakwal has started. Administration, rescue and heavy machinery are present on the spot,' the party said. 'Deputy commissioners have been instructed to remain in the field until rainwater drainage is completed.' The downpours have also damaged nearly 700 homes across the South Asian country, according to the disaster management authorities. Rations, blankets and tents are being distributed by local administrations in affected areas. 'Scattered thunderstorm/rain with isolated heavy falls is expected over Sindh, East Balochistan and South Punjab,' the NDMA said in its weather outlook for Saturday and Sunday. Monsoon season brings South Asia 70 to 80 percent of its annual rainfall, arriving in early June in India and late June in Pakistan, and lasting through until September. The annual rains are vital for agriculture and food security, and the livelihoods of millions of farmers. But increasingly erratic and extreme weather patterns are turning the rains into a destructive force. In 2022, record-breaking monsoon rains combined with glacial melt submerged nearly a third of Pakistan, killing more than 1,700 people and displacing over 8 million. In May, at least 32 people were killed in severe storms, including strong hailstorms.
India.com
16-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
From Ayub Khan to Pervez Musharraf.... Pakistan's military dictators met a bad death, last days of their lives were spent in humiliation
From Ayub Khan to Pervez Musharraf.... Pakistan's military dictators met a bad death, last days of their lives were spent in humiliation Pakistan's infamous military establishment is again back in news and of course for all wrong reasons. General Asim Munir, the present Pakistani chief has been venting out venom against India. In the last 78 years, Pakistan has been in the hands of dictators more than elected government. But these military dictators have met with a terrible fate in the last days of their lives. In Pakistan, Ayub Khan, General Yahya Khan, General Zia-ul-Haq and as army chief, Pervez Musharraf seized power through coups and trampled the hopes of the people under their feet. Ayub Khan Ayub Khan was the first indigenous army chief of Pakistan, who held the responsibility from 1951 to 1958. But in 1958 Ayub Khan usurped power by removing the then President Iskandar Ali Mirza. The 1965 India-Pakistan war was Ayub Khan's idea. But after the crushing defeat there was a rebellion against him in Pakistan and he had to resign in 1969. In the 1965 presidential election, he allegedly rigged and defeated Jinnah's sister Fatima. In 1968-69, during the agitation against Ayub Khan across Pakistan, he suffered a heart attack. Then due to a paralysis attack, he became unable to walk and was confined to a wheel chair. Ayub Khan then resigned on March 25 1969 and handed over the command to General Yahya Khan. Yahya Khan After losing to India in the 1971 war, Yahya Khan handed over power to PPP leader Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Bhutto released Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from jail and put Yahya Khan under house arrest. He was forbidden to meet anyone. According to reports, he became mentally unstable along with diabetes and heart disease. General Yahya Khan died on 10 August 1980. General Zia-ul-Haq General Zia-ul-Haq was the second indigenous army chief of Pakistan. When the agitation against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who took power from Yahya Khan, intensified in 1976-77, he imposed martial law in Karachi, Lahore and Hyderabad (in Pakistan) in April 1977. Before Bhutto and the opposition parties could come to an agreement, Zia-ul-Haq staged a coup on 5 July 1977 and remained the martial law administrator until 1978. During the trial of American tanks, President Zia-ul-Haq, American ambassador Arnold Raphael, head of American military mission in Pakistan left for Islamabad by plane. But the plane crashed. General Zia and others died in it. Pervez Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif appointed Pervez Musharraf as the chief of Pakistan Army in 1998. But when the relations deteriorated, Sharif tried to remove him on 12 October 1999, but he himself was overthrown. After the defeat in the Kargil war, Musharraf was on target. Pervez Musharraf, who was on the plane from Colombo to Karachi, took along with him the high profile officers of the army as soon as he landed in his country and became the ruler. He first became a military dictator and then a superpower president. Musharraf was afflicted with a rare disease in Dubai in 2023. The military dictator spent the last days of his life in pain and loneliness and died in February 2023.
Mint
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Dhruv Rathee accuses Pakistani channels of misusing his 'clips', slams influencer for calling him out
A screenshot of Dhruv Rathee's YouTube video, allegedly shown on a Pakistan channel, is doing rounds on social media. It's a part of a montage curated and used by various pro-Pakistan social media channels. The edited video clips intend to create anti-India propaganda and to purportedly show that many Indians are critical of the Indian government. Even Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) is using the video on its social media channels. 'It was not an intelligence failure. The attack happened despite intelligence inputs,' Rathee says in the video clip. PMLN uses Dhruv Rathee's YouTube video clip Various Indian users on social media are now critical of Dhruv Rathee, who's now based in Germany. They are accusing Rathee of being 'the face' of anti-India propaganda. They are also demanding the Indian government to ban his YouTube channel. As the screenshot goes viral, the influencer has reacted to it. According to Rathee, Pakistani channels have 'misused' his video out of context. 'They misused my video by cutting out of context clips,' Dhruv Rathee said. 'Instead of telling people the truth, you're just re-sharing Pakistani lies! Only cuz of ur hate for me, you became Anti-India,' Rathee replied to another popular social media influencer, who goes by the handle 'Gabbar Singh'. However, Gabbar insisted that it was not the first time Dhruv Rathee's video was used by Pakistan. He shared another clip where a Pakistani cleric was expressing his fondness for the Rathee. 'Bro, if Pakistan keeps using your videos, maybe it's not just about them misusing it, maybe there's something in your narrative that makes it easy for them to twist. Time to introspect,' wrote another user. One user pointed out while the Indian influencers fight on social media, 'Apas mei nahi, pak se ladna hai!! (We're supposed to fight against Pakistan, not against one another).' The edited clips also use a statement by Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati. In the clip, he says, 'When something wrong happens at home, we question the 'chowkidar' first.' The video also includes a press statement by Pakistan Army General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry. He says India attacked Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack simply because it could not find any evidence of who was responsible for it. On April 22, the terrorist attack killed 26 civilians. India launched Operation Sindoor, took military action on May 7 and eliminated terror camps in PoK and Pakistan. One user has asked Grok AI to clarify who is right in this argument. The AI tool replied, 'There may be some truth and some falsehood on both sides. My advice is to check the claims made by both parties yourself, watch the full context of the videos, and focus on facts. Don't blindly trust online content.'
