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Different laws for ‘common man, sacreD cows’ won’t work: Bilawal
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HAIRMAN Pakistan People’s Party and foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday said different laws for the common man and sacred cows will not work as it could not be acceptable that “if there is a Prime Minister from Larkana then hang him and if the Prime Minister is from Zaman Park the courts
will wait for the whole day to offer him bail.” “we will introduce an amendment to bring the judges under the purview of NAB accountability as a dual system cannot run in the country”, Bilawal declared while addressing a seminar organized by PPP Karachi Division in connection with the Golden Jubilee of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan, the PPP Chairman said that Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is the
founder of the 1973 Constitution, for which we are proud of. This Constitution of 1973 gives every citizen to protect and guarantee their rights. He further said that if Pakistan is a federal country, this Constitution gives us a federal system. Pakistan is an Islamic country, then our Constitution is an Islamic constitution, and Pakistan is a country of democracy then our constitution is a democratic constitution. Bilawal said that since the Constitution of Pakistan was passed, constant attacks were mounted against it, because some forces don’t tolerate the rights to the people. It’s defacing at the hands of dictators General Zia and General Musharraf is still felt by the nation. However, there was a period from 2008 to 2013, when it appeared as if the whole society had become mature. I remember, the day when the 18th Amendment was approved, the Daily Dawn had made the headline that the Politicians of Pakistan finally became mature,” he added.
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Five killed, 13 injured in Barkhan IED explosion QUETTA staff report
A deadly explosion rocked the Rakhni market in Barkhan city of Balochistan on Sunday morning, killing at least five people and injuring 13 others, according to police and health officials. Dr. Abdul Hameed, district health officer (DHO) of Barkhan, confirmed the death toll, saying the wounded had been transported to Rakhni Hospital for treatment. “One of the injured has died during treatment. The number of dead has increased to five while 13 are injured. The condition of eight injured is critical and they have been shifted to Dera Ghazi Khan for medical assistance,” he said.
According to Barkhan Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Khoso, the blast occurred when an improvised explosive device (IED), planted on a motorcycle, exploded. Khoso said the police have arrived at the site and cordoned it off. “Teams have begun collecting evidence from the site,” he added. Unverified videos circulating on social media show bloodied victims being carried away by volunteers as onlookers gather at the site of the explosion. The aftermath of the blast has left mangled motorcycles and charred vegetables strewn across the road. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack at this time.
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PTI thrashes PML-N, PPP with big margin in Rajanpur by-polls RAJANPUR/LAHORE staff report
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Mohsin Leghari clinched NA-193 Rajanpur byelection by securing 90,392 votes against PML-N candidate Emaar Owais Leghari who obtained 55,218 whereas PPP’s Akhtar Gorchani remained third with 20074 votes, according to unofficial results. Tehreek Labaik Pakistan’s (TLP) Mahmood Ahmad also managed to obtain 3,961 votes
as per the unofficial results. PTI’s Mohsin Leghari emerged victorious after results of all 237 polling stations were received whereas turnout remained high around 47.15 percent in the by-polls. There were a total of 379,204 registered voters in the constituency including the women. There were 11 candidates in the run for the by-elections and the whole process remained largely peaceful amid tight security. The NA-193 fell vacant due
to the demise of PTI’s MNA Sardar Muhammad Jaffar Khan Leghari, and Leghari tribe elder, who passed away at the age of 83 at a private health facility in Lahore on Dec 31, 2022. Earlier, the polling for byelections in the NA-193 constituency of the National Assembly in Rajanpur ended at 5:00 pm Sunday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said, amidst concerns over security by the Punjab caretaker government.
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