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SHANGLA: District and sessions judge here on Saturday handed down death sentence to four ‘contract killers’ and life imprisonment to five others for killing three brothers and their father over property dispute in Bagyar area of Puran in 2021. According to the case of prosecution, the accused had entered the house of Gul Zareen at midnight and killed him and his three sons except a minor who was saved by the women by hiding him under the blankets. A murder case was registered on the complaint of Gul Zareen’s daughter in 2021 at police station Alpuri, in which she had nominated her two step brothers Bakht Zaman and Phelwan for planning the murder of her father and brothers. Sultan Rome advocate, the counsel of complainant party told Dawn that after rounds of trials, the court decided the case and awarded death four times and a fine of Rs 50,000 each to hired assassins Sayab, Sher Alam, Iqbal Hussain and Haji Nawab. He said the court also sentenced accused Bakht Zaman and...

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has raised nine questions in a letter to the Supreme Court’s registrar, seeking clarification on how a Sept 14 clarification order was uploaded to the top court’s website. The Sept 14 order, issued by eight judges led by senior puisne judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, criticised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for failing to implement the Supreme Court’s July 12 judgement, which declared the PTI eligible for reserved seats in parliament. In his letter dated Sept 21, the CJP wondered who directed the uploading of the Sept 14 clarification order on the Supreme Court’s website. His inquiry followed a note from the Deputy Registrar (Judicial), who flagged the issue of the order’s appearance on the website. The note questioned how the order was uploaded when no cause list had been issued, no notices had been sent to the parties, and the order had not been received by the deputy registrar’s office until 8pm on the...

ویب ڈیسک: وزیراعلیٰ خیبرپختونخوا علی امین گنڈاپور نے رکاوٹ بنے ٹرک کا شیشہ توڑ دیا۔ ذرائع کے مطابق انہوں نے لاہور جلسے کے لئے جاتے ہوئے راستے میں بطور رکاوٹ کھڑے کیے جانے والے ٹرک کے شیشے کو رائفل مار مزید پڑھیں The post علی امین گنڈاپور نے رکاوٹ بنے ٹرک کا شیشہ توڑ دیا appeared first on Mashriq TV. http://dlvr.it/TDWh9F

The National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) on Saturday said that three new polio cases were reported in the country, raising the total number of polio cases of this year to 21. Pakistan is one of the last two countries in the world, alongside Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic. Despite global efforts to eradicate the virus, challenges such as security issues, vaccine hesitancy, and misinformation have slowed progress. A statement from the NEOC said the three recent cases were reported from Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. PM’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication Ayesha Raza Farooq expressed deep concern and said, “Parents should fulfil their responsibility, vaccination of children should be compulsory.” She added, “The govt of Pakistan is more determined than ever to eradicate polio.” Dengue cases on the rise in Punjab Separately, the Punjab Health Department confirmed today that 70 new cases of dengue were recorded across the province in the last...

Punjab’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested five “suspects allegedly linked to terrorist organisations” during 65 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) carried out across the province, the agency said on Saturday. The Punjab CTD regularly carries out operations across the province to prevent and investigate terrorism-related activities and gather intelligence. Operating under the provincial police department, the agency plays a key role in maintaining internal security and countering terrorism within the country. In a statement issued today, the CTD said 63 individuals were interrogated during the actions, which were taken in Lahore, Mianwali, Bahawalpur, Jhang and Toba Tek Singh. Three of the arrested suspects were identified as Amjadur Rehman from Toba Tek Singh, Sher Ali from Jhang and Zahab Ullah from Lahore — who it said were connected to the banned group Fitna-al-Khawarij (Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan). The other two were Tayyab Raees from Bahawalpur, who CTD sa...

LAHORE: A Lahore High Court full bench on Friday partly heard arguments of PTI founding chairman Imran Khan’s counsel on a petition challenging his disqualification in Toshakhana case and subsequent de-seating from NA-95, Mianwali. PTI Senator Barrister Ali Zafar resumed his arguments on behalf of the former prime minister, saying his client had duly filed income tax statements and declared all assets including proceeds of sales of any articles sold to fulfill the requirements under section 137 of the Elections Act, 2017. He argued that if somebody wants to file a complaint against the returns filed by any parliamentarian, the complaint can only be filed within 120 days. How­ever, in the case of Imran Khan, no such objection was ever raised by the Elect­ion Commission of Pakistan (ECP) within the stipulated period even to date. Barrister Zafar said in the absence of such a complaint, after expiry of 120 days period, the issue had become a past and closed transaction....

ویب ڈیسک: پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو نے کہا ہے کہ آئینی ترامیم کے لئے نمبر پورے کرنے کی کوشش کریں گے ۔ نجی ٹی وی سے گفتگو کرتے ہوئے بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے کہا کہ آئینی ترامیم کے مزید پڑھیں The post آئینی ترامیم کے لئے نمبرز پورے کریں گے، بلاول بھٹو appeared first on Mashriq TV. http://dlvr.it/TDVlmh

The National Assembly Secretariat has shown 80 PTI MNAs as part of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) in an updated list of the actual party positions in parliament’s lower house after accounting for the Supreme Court’s (SC) verdict in the reserved seats’ case, it emerged on Friday. In July, the top court declared the PTI eligible to receive reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in the national and provincial assemblies, giving it a new lease on life in the legislature by declaring it a parliamentary party. The SC dealt a further major blow to the PML-N-led coalition government on Saturday, as it reprimanded the Election Commi­ssion of Pakistan (ECP) for not implementing its July 12 judgement, further complicating the Shehbaz Sharif-led administration’s efforts to secure the required numbers to pass a controversial Constitutional Package related to the judiciary. The SC clarified that as per the position, 41 returned candidates, out of a total of 80 MNAs, would remain members ...

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday said that President Asif Ali Zardari has signed off on the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Amendment Ordinance 2024 that amended the law to clip the top judge’s powers of bench formation, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. In October 2023, the Supreme Court had upheld the SC (Practice & Procedure) Act, 2023 which was formulated to regulate the affairs of the top court. The law, which was passed by parliament in April 2023, states that a three-member bench, comprising the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) and the two senior-most judges of the apex court, will decide whether or not to take up a matter suo motu. Previously, this was solely the prerogative of the CJP. Additionally, it adds to the review jurisdiction of the top court, giving the right to file an appeal within 30 days of the judgement in suo motu cases. The law was seen by the petitioners as an attempt by the government to curtail the chief justice’s powers....

The United Nations has awarded two Pakistani female peacekeepers with the Gender Advocacy Award for their “outstanding performance”, a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. In a statement issued on Thursday, the ISPR said the awards were presented to Major Sania Safdar, part of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus, and Major Komal Masood, who served in the Central African Republic, “for their outstanding performance and commitment in promoting the ideals of UN”. The accolades were presented by the under-secretary general in the UN’s Department for Peace Operations at its New York headquarters. “While serving in [an] international environment, both officers demonstrated exceptional professionalism [and] dedication,” the ISPR noted. It added that the two peacekeepers “made [a] significant contribution to Mission’s Peace and Stability efforts, especially with regards to advancing women’s meaningful participation in Peacekeeping Operations within the ...

QUETTA: A Levies official lost his life in Quetta on Thursday night, while separate incidents of violence were reported in two areas of Balochistan. Officials said unknown armed men opened fire at the Levies official near Sar­iab Customs post. He was martyred him on the spot. The victim was identified as Karim Bakhsh. Meanwhile, unidentified attackers fired three rockets at a security agency’s office in Noshki, but they landed and exploded away from the target, causing no damage. In a separate incident, a grenade attack targeted the Motorway Police office in Mastung, exploding in the backyard. The blast shattered windowpanes and damaged doors and windows. No casualties were reported. Published in Dawn, September 20th, 2024 http://dlvr.it/TDSt6J

LAHORE: Former president Arif Alvi met Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Thursday, two days prior to planned and much-trumpeted Lahore public meeting by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in a bid to enlist latter’s numerical support for it. A Jamaat insider, however, said neither the former president directly asked for it, nor the Jamaat promised. However, both sides know the larger political picture and the critical importance of public meeting for the PTI and its chief. Both sides claimed to have spent much time on the government’s proposed constitutional package and the current political situation in the meeting at Mansoora and later spoke to the media waiting outside where Hafiz Naeemur Rehman firmly rejected the proposed amendment and urged all opposition parties to get united and do the same. He criticised the government’s handling of the process, stating that this is not the appropriate time for such amendments, and that the government lacks the pub...

A team of 60 medical professionals in the Turkish capital Ankara successfully separated 11-month-old conjoined twins from Pakistan after complex, two-stage operations lasting some 14 hours. The twin girls, Mirha and Minal, were born in Pakistan with their heads fused. Unable to find suitable treatment, the family’s plea for help caught the attention of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. After being contacted by renowned London-based pediatric neurosurgeon Owase Jeelani, Erdogan assured Jeelani that the babies’ treatment would be carried out in Turkiye. The twins arrived in Ankara this May and were placed under close medical supervision at Bilkent City Hospital. The separation was done in two stages. The surgical team was led by Dr Jeelani, along with Turkish physicians Dr Harun Demirci and Dr Hasan Murat Ergani. The final 14-hour operation took place on July 19, successfully separating the twins, who were conjoined at the skull. Dr Aziz Ahmet Surel, the hospital’s c...

The Sindh Excise Department on Thursday announced the launch of an online bidding process for premium number plates in platinum, gold, and silver categories. The press statement by the department said that the funds “raised will go towards building houses for flood victims in Sindh”, adding that the special portal will help “facilitate the bidding process”. In July, the first auction of premium number plates by the department was held, which included bidding for 40 number plates, earning the provincial government a total of Rs675.4 million. According to the statement issued today, Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon announced a “major fundraising event” planned for October 12 in Karachi. The statement said that Memon also “emphasised the need for strict action against officers who neglect their duties in the fight against drugs”, highlighting the need for more resources from the anti-narcotics police to be “mobilised for a coordinated campaign against drug trafficking...

Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram on Wednesday warned the UN Security Council of a “serious threat of terrorism within and from Afghanistan”, emphasising that Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was fast emerging as an “umbrella organisation” with potential of causing regional destabilisation. The banned TTP, a separate group but aligned with the Afghan Taliban, had escalated attacks on Pakistani security forces since breaking a fragile ceasefire agreement with the then-government in November 2022. According to a statement posted on the X platform by the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the UN, Akram, while delivering a statement in the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan today, pointed out the terrorism threat the TTP was posing globally. “Ambassador Munir Akram termed the TTP, known as Fitna al Khawarij in Pakistan, as the largest terrorist organisation in Afghanistan that is conducting almost daily terrorist attacks against Pakistan with full support...

ISLAMABAD: The government is considering inducting experts from the local market and abroad into all economic and technical ministries to replace the existing generalist cadre of federal secretaries and their immediate subordinates to create an efficient and modern government structure capable of steering the country out of the prevailing governance challenges. Sources told Dawn that international lenders working with the government on structural reforms have recommended adopting the best international governance structures in which bureaucrats serve as facilitators to the private sector based on research and data-based decision-making rather than creating trouble through their control and power. As part of the advice, the government has already taken the first step by inducting the federal secretary from the private sector to the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom. The ministries of energy — both petroleum and power — finance, commerce, water resources, climate chang...

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is still undecided on the implementation of the Supreme Court verdict regarding the eligibility of PTI for reserved seats and has decided to seek opinion of legal experts on the matter. Sources told Dawn the ECP met here to deliberate on the Supreme Court’s judgement on reserved seats and its September 14 order in response to the clarification sought by the commission. In its latest order, the top court has sought immediate implementation of its majority judgement in the reserved seats case and warned of consequences if this was not done. During the meeting, the ECP law wing, while raising legal questions, maintained that the PTI had no organisational structure. The law wing also referred to a controversial election law, apparently aimed at circumventing the Supreme Court verdict on reserved seats and sap the expected strength of PTI in parliament, bulldozed through both houses of parliament last month. Decides to seek o...

ویب ڈیسک:شمالی وزیرستان میں بینک کی گاڑی پر نامعلوم افراد کا حملہ ، فائرنگ سے منیجر جاں بحق ہو گیا ۔ واقعہ شمالی وزیرستان کی تحصیل میر علی میں پیش آیا جہاں بینک اہلکاروں کی گاڑی پر نامعلوم افراد نے مزید پڑھیں The post شمالی وزیرستان میں بینک کی گاڑی پر حملہ ، منیجر جاں بحق appeared first on Mashriq TV. http://dlvr.it/TDPGt4

ویب ڈیسک: اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ نے ٹرائل کورٹ کو بانی پی ٹی آئی عمران خان اور ان کی اہلیہ بشریٰ بی بی کیخلاف 190ملین پاؤنڈ کیس کا حتمی فیصلہ سنانے سے روک دیا۔ اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ میں 190ملین پاؤنڈ کیس مزید پڑھیں The post 190پاؤنڈ کیس : ٹرائل کورٹ کو حتمی فیصلہ سنانے سے روک دیا گیا appeared first on Mashriq TV. http://dlvr.it/TDNxLY

ایک نئی تحقیق سے پتہ چلتا ہے کہ پیکیجنگ کے عمل کے دوران 3,600 سے زیادہ کیمیکلز کھانے کی اشیا میں داخل ہوتے ہیں۔ حالیہ تحقیق میں یہ بات سامنے آئی ہے کہ ان کمیکلز کی تعداد میں سے 79 مزید پڑھیں The post پیکیجنگ میں استعمال کیے جانے والے کیمیکلز انسانوں کیلئے خطرہ قرار appeared first on Mashriq TV. http://dlvr.it/TDNYZK

ویب ڈیسک: الیکشن کمیشن نے انٹرا پارٹی انتخابات کیس میں پاکستان تحریک انصاف (پی ٹی آئی )کو دستاویزات جمع کرانے کیلئے مہلت دے دی ۔ ممبر سندھ نثار درانی کی سربراہی میں الیکشن کمیشن کے3رکنی بنچ نے پی ٹی آئی مزید پڑھیں The post انٹرا پارٹی انتخابات : پی ٹی آئی کو دستاویزات جمع کرانے کیلئے مہلت appeared first on Mashriq TV. http://dlvr.it/TDNBZW

QUETTA: The committee assigned to investigate the last month’s blaze that damaged several classrooms and offices of Post-Graduate Degree Science College Quetta on Monday declared that a short circuit had caused the fire. Additional Secretary Colleges Jahanzeb Mandokhail headed the inquiry committee formed on the orders of Provincial Education Minister Raheela Hameed Khan Durrani. Speaking at a joint press conference, Mr Mandokhail, Deputy Commissioner Quetta Saad bin Asad and Principal of Science College Mohammad Azmat presented the inquiry report and said that college record remained safe in the incident. According to the report submitted to the provincial government, the fire broke out between 2am and 2:30am on Aug 31 and the college watchman alerted the police about it. Inquiry report says UPS battery triggered fire The fire brigade arrived at the scene within 15 minutes of the alert and managed to control the fire by around 6:30am. The fire destroyed one office ...

Indian Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera on Monday said that the Indian Congress-National Conference alliance “will restore Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) right to statehood.” The Election Commission of India (ECI) had announced that assembly elections in India-held J&K will be conducted from Sept 18 to Oct 1, setting the stage for the first major electoral exercise in the disputed region since its dismemberment in August 2019. The poll schedule was announced a month after the Modi government had widened the scope of the held J&K lieutenant governor’s (LG) powers from police and public order to postings and prosecution sanctions. The opposition had condemned the move calling it the step to rendering the chief minister in held J&K “powerless” and disempowering the region’s people. While speaking to ANI, Khera said that the state of held J&K was “a state whose rights were taken away, statehood was taken away, it was made a Union Teritory” urging that the state ...

A Rangers inspector was martyred after being shot and injured by two armed robbers in Shaheed Benazirabad, police said on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Shaheed Benazirabad, the incident occurred at 1:30pm on Tuesday on Qazi Ahmed Road. “Ranger’s [inspector] namely Shahrukh Khan was going for depositing cash to Nawabshah City in Potohar Jeep, [when the suspect] opened fire upon seeing [him],” the statement said. It added that as a result of the gunfire, the inspector sustained injuries and was shifted to the PMC Hospital Nawabshah. However, he succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The statement added that the robbers had also stolen Rs410,000 in cash from a citizen. Nawabshah Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tanveer Tunio told Dawn.com that the martyred inspector was travelling with two other personnel when the robbery incident occurred. “The police have arrested the suspects and recovered the...

RAWALPINDI: As many as 48 dengue patients were reported in three government-run hospitals in the garrison city on Monday. Out of these, 30 were from Rawalpindi city and cantonment areas, while the remaining patients were from Islamabad and adjoining areas. According to data collected from Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital and District Headquarters Hospital, there are currently 159 dengue patients admitted across these hospitals, with 35 patients having been discharged after treatment. A senior official at the Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU) stated that a total of 152 patients arrived at the outpatient departments (OPDs), with 48 confirmed dengue cases. Since January, 5,878 patients have visited the OPDs of these hospitals, with 938 admitted and 459 confirmed with dengue. He said that the influx in dengue patients occurred in early September and the trend continues to increase. The official noted that 35pc of the patients are female and 65pc male. He ...

Security and traffic arrangements have been reviewed across the country ahead of Eid Miladun Nabi processions set to take place on Tuesday, officials said. In Punjab, more than 55,000 police officials have been appointed for the security of Milad processions, provincial information minister Azma Bokhari said at a press conference on Monday. She said that 2,467 Milad processions will take place across Punjab, in addition to 1,581 gatherings (mehfils). In addition to police, Counter-Terrorism Department personnel would be deployed to check procession participants, especially in sensitive areas. The minister added that CCTV cameras were activated in Faisalabad, and Milad processions would be monitored through control rooms established at divisional levels across the province. Police and other law enforcement agencies will perform their duties in shifts and keep an eye on any suspects who might have “nefarious” intentions. Islamabad In Islamabad, more than 2,000 police ...

Pakistan’s sixth case of mpox virus has been detected at the Islamabad International Airport, the health ministry confirmed on Monday. According to the health ministry spokesperson Sajid Shah, the 44-year-old patient had arrived from a Gulf country, and the Border Health Services (BHS) detected the virus while conducting screening at the airport. The patient has been admitted to the isolation ward at PIMS hospital and is healthy, the spokesperson said. Dr Mukhtar Bharath, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, said that BHS has screened 630,000 at the Islamabad airport. “The Ministry of Health is ensuring the monitoring of this system,” Dr Bharath said, adding that effective measures were being taken to protect people. The federal and provincial governments are taking all measures and tools to deal with mpox, he added. On Wednesday, Pakistan’s fifth mpox case was confirmed in Peshawar. The 33-year-old patient had also arrived from a Gulf countr...

بالی ووڈ کی سُپر اسٹار دیپیکا پڈوکون نے بیٹی کی پیدائش کے بعد اداکارہ انوشکا شرما کے نقشِ قدم پر چلنے کا فیصلہ کیا ہے۔ اسٹار جوڑی دیپیکا پڈوکون اور رنویر سنگھ کے ہاں 8 ستمبر کو بیٹی کی پیدائش مزید پڑھیں The post دیپیکا پڈوکون کا بیٹی کی دیکھ بھال کیلئے نینی رکھنے سے انکار appeared first on Mashriq TV. http://dlvr.it/TDJ2BN

An Islamabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday granted bail to 10 PTI lawmakers arrested by the Islamabad police last week under the Anti-Terrorism Act and the newly imposed Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Act 2024. At least 11 PTI MNAs were arrested last week from different areas of Islamabad following the party’s long-waited power show rally in Sangjani. The party rallied on the outskirts of Islamabad, demanding the “immediate release” of their founder Imran Khan while criticising the government for marginalising the party as police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. The MNAs arrested on different charges following the PTI public gathering at Sangjani were Sher Afzal Khan from NA-41 Lakki Marwat, Malik Mohammad Aamir Dogar from NA-149 Multan II, Mohammad Ahmed Chattha from NA-66 Wazirbad, Makhdoon Zain Hussain Qureshi from NA 150 Multan III, Waqas Akram from NA-109 Jhang II, Zubair Khan Wazir from NA-42 South Waziristan Upper-cum-South Waziristan Lower, Awais Haider...

LAHORE: Senior lawyers have reacted sharply to the proposed constitutional package and called upon Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa to stay away from the controversy. In a statement on Sunday, Muneer A. Malik and Faisal Siddiqi, advocates Supreme Court, urged CJP Isa to relinquish his robes with honour on Oct 25, 2024, and said that Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah will deservedly be the de jure CJP on the dawn of Oct 26. They also asked CJP Isa not to be a nominee for any appointment for any proposed constitutional court or bench. They recalled that they had acted either as counsels for CJP Isa, or publicly supported him through their writings against the unconstitutional and mala fide presidential reference filed against then-Justice Isa. Muneer Malik urges CJP Isa to retire on Oct 25 They called the government move an unprecedented assault on the Consti­tution and Supreme Court and the High Courts through a dubious and questionable constitutional amendments pack...

ISLAMABAD: The government has extended the application of Pakistan Essential Services Act to all generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity for another six months to Jan 25, 2025 to avoid interruption in power supply because of possible union activities amid ongoing restructuring exercise in the state-owned entities (SOEs). “The federal government is of the opinion that employment under all Pakistan Power Sector Entities including Distribution Companies (Discos), Generation Companies (Gencos) and National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC), Ministry of Energy Power Division of Pakistan is essential in order to ensure uninterrupted operation of the organisation,” said a notification issued by the Ministry of Interior and forwarded to all power companies by the Power Division. Therefore, while using powers under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Pakistan Essential Services (Maintenance) Act-1952 (Pesma), the federal government declared all the above-ment...

ویب ڈیسک: خیبر پختونخوا حکومت نے ماحولیاتی آلودگی کے سدباب کیلئے اہم قدم اٹھاتے ہوئے تعلیمی نصاب میں کلائمیٹ چینج سے متعلق مواد شامل کرنے کا فیصلہ کر لیا ۔ تفصیلات کے مطابق وزیراعلیٰ خیبر پختونخوا علی امین گنڈا پور مزید پڑھیں The post ماحولیاتی آلودگی:خیبر پختونخوا حکومت کا تعلیمی نصاب میں مواد شامل کرنے کافیصلہ appeared first on Mashriq TV. http://dlvr.it/TDGPtj

In what is an unusual development for a Sunday, both the National Assembly and Senate sessions will convene today one after the other, with the highly anticipated but closely guarded ‘constitutional package’ expected to be on the agenda. It is unusual for parliament to convene on a weekend, as it usually only happens in budget sessions or sittings convened for a specific, time-sensitive issue. The package aims to fix the tenure of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) at three years among other things. --- Key meetings ahead of parliamentary sessions * PM Shehbaz met elder sibling and PML-N supremo Nawaz * Govt delegation meets JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman * FM Dar and Co meet MQM leaders --- Today’s NA session was initially slated for 11:30am but then changed to 4pm on a Special Parliamentary Committee’s request made to the NA speaker. However, the session was unable to start even at the revised time as meetings between the govt and political p...