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Express Tribune
2 days ago
- Politics
- Express Tribune
BNP's Mengal off-loaded from Dubai flight
BNP chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal was off-loaded from a Dubai-bound flight on Sunday as his name was included in a no-fly list. Taking to his X handle, the BNP chief wrote that he was offloaded from the aircraft by immigration staff when traveling from Quetta to Dubai. He added that he was informed that his name had been put in provisional national identification list (PNIL). Mengal also shared a screenshot of his ticket, immigration counter and the PNIL notepad, which says, "Prevent from leaving abroad." Following the episode, people from different walks of life condemned the incident as Senator Sana Ullah Baloch stated, "We strongly condemn the arbitrary and politically motivated restriction imposed on Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal, Member of National Assembly and former Chief Minister Balochistan, who was offloaded from his Dubai-bound flight at Quetta airport by immigration authorities." "According to Mr. Mengal, he was informed that his name has been placed on the Provisional National Identification List (PNIL)a deeply concerning act that undermines his constitutional right to freedom of movement guaranteed under Article 15 of the Constitution of Pakistan," he added. "Such measures not only violate the law and spirit of democratic values but also reflect the continued erosion of civil liberties."
Business Recorder
2 days ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
BNP chief Akhtar Mengal barred from traveling abroad, offloaded at Quetta airport
Balochistan National Party (BNP) President Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal was stopped from boarding an international flight on Sunday, with immigration officials citing his name on the Provisional National Identification List (PNIL), a watchlist used to restrict international travel. According to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Mengal was offloaded from a private airline flight bound for Dubai at Quetta International Airport. The officials said his name being on the PNIL was the reason he was prevented from flying. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Mengal confirmed the incident and said he was informed by immigration staff at the airport that he could not travel because his name was listed on the PNIL. 'I was scheduled to fly to Dubai, but was offloaded without prior notice,' he said. The move has sparked condemnation from senior BNP leaders. Former federal minister Agha Hassan Baloch and Ghulam Nabi Marri termed the act 'illegal and unconstitutional.' Mengal and BNP are supporters of terrorists: PPP They emphasised that Mengal is still a sitting member of the National Assembly, and his resignation, submitted earlier, has not yet been officially accepted. 'The government has no legal grounds to bar a serving MNA from international travel,' the BNP leaders said, calling for an immediate explanation from the authorities concerned. Mengal, a key voice from Balochistan in the federal legislature, has been vocal about rights violations in the province and the enforced disappearances issue. The travel restriction is likely to draw further criticism from political and human rights circles, who see such actions as part of a broader clampdown on dissenting voices.
United News of India
2 days ago
- Business
- United News of India
BNP senior leader urges interim govt to hasten its work on reforms, national charter, elections
World Dhaka, July 19 (UNI) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) General Secretary Fakhrul Mirza Islam Alamgir urging the interim government to speed up its work before the upcoming elections, said that the administration's work must expediate three key things – reforms, a national charter, and elections – warning that any further delay only will only complicate matters. "The sooner we move forward with reforms, a national charter, and elections without delay, the better it will be for the country," he said at a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club today, reports Daily Star. "I've said it many times before and I'm saying it again -- do not delay. The more you delay, the more complicated the situation becomes," he warned. The BNP leader further claimed that the 'anti-democracy' forces who opposed the July Uprising are regrouping to subvert democracy and "destroy the democratic process". Urging the interim administration to resolve all outstanding issues via dialogue, the BNP leader added "It was us who proposed the reforms. The issues within them can be resolved through dialogue. Without unnecessary delay, identify the problems, talk to political parties, and move towards elections -- that is the only way forward." Stressing on the importance of an acceptable framework for elections, Alamgir said "We hope those in charge will present an arrangement acceptable to all parties. Once we reach a consensus, we will take it to the people." Reaffirming BNP's stance, he said, "We have no intention of coming to power through a revolution. We want to take responsibility through elections with people's support and build a welfare-oriented, democratic nation." UNI XC ANV GNK More News Trump mocks BRICS nations, says his 10 pc tariff threat 'hit them very hard' 20 Jul 2025 | 2:15 AM Washington, July 19 (UNI) Doubling down on his 10% tariff threat against all BRICS countries, US President Donald Trump in press briefing yesterday claimed that he 'hit' the intra-governmental organisation 'very hard', adding that he will never allow another any the group's attempts at de-dollarisation, calling USD 'the king.' Mocking the multi-nation bloc's attempts at de-dollarisation, Trump, while talking about his administration's attempts at strengthening the US dollar said 'You have this little group called BRICS, it's fading out fast. But they wanted to take over the dominance of the dollar, and the standard of the dollar. see more.. DRC – Rwanda backed M23 militia sign ceasefire agreement in Doha after months of wanton violence 19 Jul 2025 | 11:46 PM Kinsasha/Kigali, July 19 (UNI) The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel militia have signed a new ceasefire agreement, bringing a halt to the massive violence that has ravaged the DRC's mineral-rich eastern region for months. see more.. BNP senior leader urges interim govt to hasten its work on reforms, national charter, elections 19 Jul 2025 | 11:44 PM Dhaka, July 19 (UNI) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) General Secretary Fakhrul Mirza Islam Alamgir urging the interim government to speed up its work before the upcoming elections, said that the administration's work must expediate three key things – reforms, a national charter, and elections – warning that any further delay only will only complicate matters. see more.. BRICS countries have no interest in replacing US dollar, says Russian Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov 19 Jul 2025 | 10:54 PM Moscow, July 19 (UNI) BRICS countries have no desire to replace the US dollar, but rather trade in national currencies with other member and partner countries in a viable alternative, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov in an interview, reports state media TASS. see more.. Trump mocks BRICS nations, says his 10 pc tariff threat 'hi them very hard' 19 Jul 2025 | 8:42 PM Washington, July 19 (UNI) Doubling down on his 10% tariff threat against all BRICS countries, US President Donald Trump in press briefing yesterday claimed that he 'hit' the intra-governmental organisation 'very hard', adding that he will never allow another any the group's attempts at de-dollarisation, calling USD 'the king.' Mocking the multi-nation bloc's attempts at de-dollarisation, Trump, while talking about his administration's attempts at strengthening the US dollar said 'You have this little group called BRICS, it's fading out fast. But they wanted to take over the dominance of the dollar, and the standard of the dollar.
India Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Bangladesh might witness more violence: Top Islamist leader at mega Dhaka rally
Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday held its first-ever solo grand rally in Dhaka, drawing tens of thousands of supporters from across the country amid a changed political landscape following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government last rally was chaired by the party's Ameer or chief, Shafiqur Rahman, who said that last year's movement, in which the party played a "crucial role", was aimed at eliminating 'fascism'.advertisementAt the rally in Dhaka's Suhrawardy Udyan, Rahman warned party supporters that Bangladesh might witness further violent struggle to keep it on the right track, and said, 'May Allah accept me as a martyr in the struggle that lies ahead to build a just country". In an oblique reference to the ousted regime, the party supremo said, 'From 28 October 2006, onward, all those responsible for various politically motivated 'massacres', including that of deaths of army officers in the then-paramilitary BDR border guard force and the events of July 2024, must be tried on the soil of Bangladesh."'Until visible trials begin, Bangladesh cannot move forward under the old system," said government had slapped a total ban on the Islamist party days ahead of her ouster on August 5, 2024, in a violent mass movement which was led by a student group and supported by several parties including the Jamaat-e-Islami. The interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus later lifted the the rally, Rahman said that the party would now spearhead a movement against corruption and extortion."We will not accept extortion, we will not engage in corruption, and we will not tolerate it," he voted to power, no lawmaker or minister associated with the party would accept government plots and tax-exempt vehicles or personally handle public funds, he of the major agendas of the party is to wage a campaign to introduce a proportional representation (PR) system in the national party leader Nayeb-e-Ameer Abdullah Mohammad Taher told the rally that elections under the PR system were the most appropriate method in the current political has distanced itself from its once crucial ally, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by former prime minister Khaleda Zia, which is opposed to the PR BNP leader was seen in the rally, even though they shared power during the 2001-2006 period when the BNP led a four-party alliance other Islamist parties and leaders of the student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) attended the 66, collapsed twice while addressing the rally and was later hospitalised, according to party reports quoting Jamaat leaders said this first solo rally was staged after nearly a month of preparations and drew over half a million attendees. The party has previously participated in joint rallies at Suhrawardy Udyan alongside the to political historians and analysts, the party, which was opposed to Bangladesh's 1971 independence from Pakistan, last tried to stage a grand rally in Paltan Maidan in the then East Pakistan ahead of the 1970 the rally broke at the midpoint as opponents, particularly activists of the now-disbanded Awami League, chased them away.'From then on or since Bangladesh's 1971 independence, Jamaat, even after the withdrawal of its ban in 1976 (imposed after the 1971 victory), could not stage a grand rally in the capital though it held numerous quickly arranged unscheduled smaller roadside public meetings,' political writer Shamsuddin Ahmed Peara said.- EndsMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Bangladesh
News18
3 days ago
- Politics
- News18
Jamaat-e-Islami holds first-ever major rally in Bangladeshs capital
Dhaka, Jul 19 (PTI) Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday held its first-ever solo grand rally in Dhaka, drawing tens of thousands of supporters from across the country amid a changed political landscape following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government last year. The rally was chaired by the party's Ameer or chief Shafiqur Rahman, who said that last year's movement, in which the party played a 'crucial role", was aimed at eliminating 'fascism". At the rally in Dhaka's Suhrawardy Udyan, Rahman warned party supporters that Bangladesh might witness further violent struggle to keep it on the right track, and said, 'May Allah accept me as a martyr in the struggle that lies ahead to build a just country". In an oblique reference to the ousted regime, the party supremo said, 'From 28 October 2006, onward, all those responsible for different politically motivated 'massacres', including that of deaths of army officers in the then paramilitary BDR border guard force and the events of July 2024, must be tried on the soil of Bangladesh." 'Until visible trials begin, Bangladesh cannot move forward under the old system," said Rahman. Hasina's government had slapped a total ban on the Islamist party days ahead of her ouster on August 5, 2024, in a violent mass movement which was led by a student group and supported by several parties including the Jamaat-e-Islami. The interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus later lifted the ban. At the rally, Rahman said that the party would now spearhead a movement against corruption and extortion. 'We will not accept extortion, we will not engage in corruption, and we will not tolerate it," he said. If voted to power, no lawmaker or minister associated with the party would accept government plots and tax-exempt vehicles or personally handle public funds, he added. One of the major agendas of the party is to wage a campaign to introduce a proportional representation (PR) system in the national election. Senior party leader Nayeb-e-Ameer Abdullah Mohammad Taher told the rally that elections under the PR system were the most appropriate method in the current political context. Jamaat-e-Islami has distanced itself from its once crucial ally, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by former prime minister Khaleda Zia, which is opposed to the PR system. No BNP leader was seen in the rally, even though they shared power during the 2001-2006 period when the BNP led a four-party alliance government. Several other Islamist parties and leaders of the student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) attended the rally. Rahman, 66, collapsed twice while addressing the rally and was later hospitalised, according to party leaders. Media reports quoting Jamaat leaders said this first solo rally was staged after nearly a month of preparations and drew over half a million attendees. The party has previously participated in joint rallies at Suhrawardy Udyan alongside the BNP. According to political historians and analysts, the party, which was opposed to Bangladesh's 1971 independence from Pakistan, last tried to stage a grand rally in Paltan Maidan in the then East Pakistan ahead of the 1970 elections. But the rally broke at the midpoint as opponents, particularly activists of the now-disbanded Awami League, chased them away. 'From then on or since Bangladesh's 1971 independence, Jamaat, even after the withdrawal of its ban in 1976 (imposed after the 1971 victory), could not stage a grand rally in the capital though it held numerous quickly arranged unscheduled smaller roadside public meetings," political writer Shamsuddin Ahmed Peara said. PTI AR GRS GRS GRS view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
