Diplomatic Cross

DC: BY Salahuddin Salarzai Islamabad.-After long-awaited FATA reforms, now finally the stage of real merger reached,, The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday notified allocation of provincial assembly seats to former tribal agencies. According to a notification issued by the ECP, the seats were allocated to each tribal district and former Frontier regions according to 6th Population Census 2017. Bajaur and Khyber tribal districts were allocated three seats each, while, Mohmand, Kurram, North and South Waziristan tribal districts were given two seats each in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. Similarly, Orakzai tribal district and Frontier Regions were allocated one seat each in the provincial assembly.,  Seven districts and 6 frontiers Region have the population of 5.5millions have total registered voters 1.5 million, according to election commission of Pakistan, the election will be conducted on 16 provincial assembly PA seats,  More ...

KABUL: The top US general in Afghanistan told NATO troops on Tuesday to prepare themselves to deal with “positive processes or negative consequences” as peace talks between the US and the Taliban to end a 17-year war gain momentum. General Scott Miller, who commands US forces and the NATO-led non-combat Resolution Support (RS) mission in Afghanistan reiterated the need for a political settlement to end the conflict. “Peace talks (are) out there, regional players pressing for peace, the Taliban talking about peace, the Afghan government is talking about peace,” Miller told dozens of NATO soldiers who had gathered at RS headquarters in Kabul for an exercise session. Dressed in gym gear, Miller participated in a 60-minute open-air morning workout of sprints, squats, burpees and push-ups. He did not comment on reports that the United States was considering pulling out almost half of the 14,000-strong force currently deployed in Afghanistan. A White House spokesman s...

DC-ISLAMABAD -The Director-General (SA & SAARC), Dr. Mohammad Faisal, summoned the Indian Acting Deputy High Commissioner and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control on 31st December 2018 in Athmuqam, Shahkot Sector which resulted in the shahadat of an innocent woman Asia Bibi w/o Muhammad Haroon, while 7 civilians including two women and three children sustained splinter injuries. According to a statement issued by Foreign Office, the Indian forces along the Line of Control and the Working boundary are continuously targeting civilian populated areas with heavy weapons. In 2018, the Indian forces have carried out more than 2350 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary, resulting in the shahadats of 36 innocent civilians, while injuring 142 others. This unprecedented escalation in ceasefire violations by India is continuing from the year 2017 when the Indian forces committed 197...

DC-Islamabad-Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Sindh Assembly Ali Gohar Mahar called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at PM Office here on Tuesday. During the meeting, PM Imran Khan and PTI lawmaker discussed prevailing political situation in the province. Following the damning JIT report which accused the top PPP leadership of being involved in money laundering, PM Imran Khan has stepped in. On Saturday, the PM also telephoned Mahar in presence of Governor Imran Ismail. The lawmaker from Ghotki apprised the prime minister on the fast evolving political situation and invited him to visit the province at earliest. PM Imran expressed concerns and accepted the invitation to visit Sindh soon. During the visit, the premier will meet the important political leaders, it was decided.

DC- Peshawar-In a tit for tat, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Tuesday has demanded the resignation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan because he is facing a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inquiry due to which he cannot continue as KP CM. PPP stalwart and former Senate chairman Senator Mian Raza Rabbani has demanded the resignation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mehmood Khan because he is facing a NAB inquiry. Rabbani made the demand in response to an earlier demand by the ruling PTI of the resignation of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah because he was named in the joint investigation team (JIT) report in the ongoing fake bank accounts case. Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday had demanded resignation of Chief Minister of Sindh (CM) Murad Ali Shah after his name was placed on Exit Control List (ECL). PTI leader Khurram Sher Zaman vowed to upset government of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the province at any cost. ...