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12 suspected dacoits killed during police search operation in Sindh’s Ghotki

The Sindh Police on Friday eliminated 12 “wanted criminals” during an ongoing search operation against dacoits in Ghotki, including those who had bounties placed on them by the Sindh government, according to a statement. For decades, dozens of dacoit gangs armed with sophisticated weaponry have operated with impunity in northern Sindh as well as southern Punjab. Kidnappings for ransom, extortion rackets that cripple local businesses, brutal killings and robbing people on highways have become a daily reality. The Sindh Home Department’s statement said that the operation was carried out under the supervision of Sukkur Deputy Inspector General Faisal Abdullah Chachar, with Ghotki Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anwar Khetran, Sukkur SSP Azhar Mughal, Obaro Deputy Superintendent of Police Abdul Qadir Soomro, and their teams actively participating. “Twelve extremely dangerous criminals were killed, some of whom had bounties placed on them by the Sindh government,” the Sukkur DIG sa...
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Gaza peace plan may prove tough nut to crack

• US shares draft resolution with Security Council members, Muslim bloc • Diplomatic sources say draft lacks language necessary to fully empower Gaza force, Board of Peace • Washington estimates ISF will be 20,000-strong, have two-year mandate WASHINGTON: With the United Nations Security Council set to begin negotiations on a US-drafted resolution seeking endorsement of President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, it looks increasingly likely that the mandate of a proposed international force may prove to be a major bone of contention. On Thursday, the United States begun expert-level discussions on the resolution with representatives from key Arab and Muslim states. It formally circulated the draft resolution to the 15 council members a day earlier, and officials claimed to have regional support from Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and the United Arab Emirates for the text. On Wednesday, Michael Waltz, the US Representative at the United Nations, convened a meeting of all...
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Mamdani’s progressive vision for New York shaped by childhood in Uganda, mentors say

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When Zohran Mamdani inveighed against inequality and corruption during his underdog bid for New York City mayor, Joseph Beyanga at Uganda’s Daily Monitor could hear echoes of conversations almost 20 years earlier with the then-intern on the newspaper’s sports desk. “Mamdani would sit with me in the production room. He would always ask me, so who is affected by this one? Who pays the price?” Beyanga, The Daily Monitor’s media manager, told Reuters . “He was always interested in how the big picture affects the everyday person,” Beyanga said. The 34-year-old Mamdani’s resolutely progressive message, focused on lowering the cost of living and addressing inequalities through direct government interventions, propelled him to victory in an election on Tuesday that drew the highest turnout since 1969 in the most populous US city. Young Mamdani lived ‘in a simple way’ despite privilege The son of a Ugandan academic of Indian origins and an Indian-American filmmaker, Mamdani was born and...
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Tarar sees no ‘major roadblocks or impediments’ to 27th Constitutional Amendment

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Thursday said there are no major roadblocks and impediments with respect to the 27th Constitutional Amendment. Earlier today, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held meetings with the delegations of multiple parties in what appeared to be efforts by the government to prepare the ground to get the 27th Constitutional Amendment approved by parliament. Tarar was present during these meetings. Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’, the minister said consultations among political parties on the proposed amendment were taking place in a “positive environment” and that a broad consensus appeared to be emerging. “The feeling I got during today’s meetings, in which different political parties were present … I got the feeling that there is no major roadblock or impediment,” he said. “There was no need for any further discussions or debate. Ideas were shared in a positive environment, some of which were agreed upon.” The informati...
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Bihar polls a litmus test for Modi’s minority govt

• BJP holds 240 Lok Sabha seats; support of 28 MPs keeps govt afloat • Rahul hopes to repeat his UP success in Bihar with Lalu’s party NEW DELHI: Two-stage state polls for the 243-seat Bihar assembly starting today (Thursday) are being seen as critical for the durability of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s minority government. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) party crucially shores up the Modi government, in which the BJP stands reduced to 240 seats from the 2024 general elections, well below the halfway mark of 272 in the Lok Sabha. Mr Kumar’s JD(U) with 12 MPs and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu with 16 Telugu Desam MPs hold Mr Modi’s fate in their palms. Mr Modi, heading the ruling National Democ­ratic Alliance (NDA), has merely 21 MPs above a simple majority, and the two allies from Bihar and Andhra Prad­esh together add up to 28 MPs. The NDA is widely seen as being held together in a quid pro quo arrangement whereby Mr Modi’s BJP suppor...
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NHA chairman removed from post over alleged wrongdoing in Carec project

A couple of days after an inquiry report on alleged irregularities in awarding the Rs170 billion Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation (Carec) Tranche-III project was submitted to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, National Highway Authority (NHA) Chairman Sherheryar Sultan was removed and directed to report to the Establishment Division. In another blow to the highway authority, its member administration Omar Saeed Chaudhri has been repatriated to his parent department, the Ministry of Defence. The Establishment Division has issued two separate notifications regarding the removal of the NHA chairman and the repatriation of the member to the Ministry of Defence. When contacted, the NHA spokesman said no one in the NHA and the Ministry of Communication was aware of the reason why the chairman was removed suddenly. “The chairman worked in the office today (Wednesday) till 6pm, and the decision came in the night that stunned all in the NHA,” he added. The removal of the chairman is...
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IHC orders lawyer’s meeting with Imran in tweet case

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday dir­ected the Adiala jail authorities to ensure that senior lawyer Salman Akram Raja is allowed to meet PTI fou­­nder Imran Khan, in connection with a case concerning a petition seeking a ban on anti-state content from being shared through the PTI founder’s social media account. Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir issued the directive while hearing a petition related to the X account operated in Imran Khan’s name. The court also instructed the Deputy Attorney General and the state counsel to immediately convey the order to the jail administration through a phone call. A two-page written order was later released, directing the Addi­tional Attorney General to inform the Adiala jail superintendent about the court’s instructions. During the hearing, Advocate Raja informed the court that des­pite repeated court orders over the past several months, he had not been allowed to meet his client. He argued that without consulting the PTI founder, h...
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