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PM Kakar urges India to keep politics away from sports

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  • Pakistan would’ve issued visas to Indians, PM says.
  • PM Kakar wishes for Green Shirts to bring laurels.
  • Pakistan did not recognise Israel, premier clarifies.

ISLAMABAD: As India continues to delay visa issuance to Pakistani fans and journalists anticipating attendance at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar stressed keeping politics away from sports.

“We would have issued visas to Indians if the World Cup was held in Pakistan,” the premier said.

Sports, he added, should be kept aloof from politics.

The prime minister, in an interview on a YouTube channel ‘Talk Shock’, said there was no practical proposal to visit India in this regard.

He also wished for the Green Shirts to bring laurels to the country, like every Pakistani.

Commenting on ties with India, the premier said Pakistan wanted normal relations with all its neighbours but with regard to India, there were three parties, including Kashmiris.

Their demands and aspirations should be met by India and if they were not made part of the normalisation process with regard to bilateral ties by the Indian government, it would amount to a “non-starter”.

Speaking about the civil-military leadership equation in Pakistan, the prime minister said the Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir believes in civilian supremacy.
‘Solidarity for Palestine’

As the situation in Palestine and Israel intensified, PM Kakar suggested a two-state solution to end the decades-long suffering of Palestinians.

The premier extended solidarity towards the people of Palestine on behalf of Pakistan, assuring to talk about their rights by utilising all multilateral forums such as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).Through this, he added, Pakistan will be able to spur a collective stance to ensure the protection and dignity of Palestinians while aligning and supporting their demands.Pakistan, PM Kakar said, has always taken a firm stance on the Palestine issue and reaffirmed its position as its “friend”.He said that Pakistan would continue extending diplomatic, social and political support to them at all global fora. The premier stressed two nations’ state was the key to resolving the Palestine-Israel conflict, which would bring stability to the Middle East.He also categorically reiterated that Pakistan did not recognise Israel. Palestinians had reached an agreement with Israel over the two-state mechanism, but the due right was constantly denied by Israel, he added.The caretaker prime minister cautioned that unless ‘the Palestine Question’ was addressed, the issue of radicalisation would increase and stressed that the two political issues, Palestine and Kashmir, should be resolved.

On the question of the release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan before the election, the prime minister said that not the government, but rather the court is to take a decision on Imran’s release.

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The PPP and PML-N will confer on power-sharing arrangements in Punjab today.

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The coordination committees of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are scheduled to convene today at the Governor’s House in Lahore to deliberate on power-sharing arrangements in Punjab.

The PPP delegation would comprise Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Makhdoom Syed Ahmed Mahmood, Nadeem Afzal Chan, Hassan Murtaza, and Ali Haider Gilani.

Ishaq Dar, Azam Nazir Tarar, Rana Sanaullah, Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan, and Maryam Aurangzeb will represent the PML-N.

The conference will discuss local issues in Punjab and offer a forum for the PPP to express its concerns over its collaboration with PML-N in the province.

Both parties seek to fortify their partnership and optimize governance techniques in Punjab.

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Sheikh Rasheed says PTI and government negotiations won’t provide any results.

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Sheikh Rasheed voiced his worries about the nation’s ongoing political dilemma while speaking outside the Anti-Terrorism Court.

According to Sheikh Rasheed, a committee was established to negotiate, but the process has not produced any tangible results. In order to emphasize the seriousness of the situation, he said, “Political conditions are extremely bad.”

He made the joke, “Even after war, if negotiations fail, then it will all come down to judo karate,” in reference to the next steps.

“Everyone there prays for Pakistan’s betterment,” Sheikh Rasheed, who had returned from Saudi Arabia, said. He emphasized the necessity for the nation’s circumstances to improve and stabilize.

Assad Qaiser, a former speaker and PTI leader, had earlier called on Speaker Ayaz Sadiq of the National Assembly to discuss the official start of talks with the government.

The two leaders shared their opinions on bringing parties together on matters of national importance and reducing political tensions and conflict.

“I will persuade my people, you persuade the hardliners in your party,” Ayaz Sadiq said to Assad Qaiser.

The party’s founder is in jail, and the PTI leadership has asked to meet with him. “We will continue to confer with him,” Assad Qaiser declared.

Earlier, PTI leader Shaukat Yousafzai stated that if the discussions don’t begin, a campaign of civil disobedience will begin on December 14.

Speaking to the media Regarding the meetings, Yousafzai claimed that the government ministers were making insincere remarks.

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Bushra Bibi maintains bail as the IHC concludes the FIA’s petition.

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) conducted a hearing about the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) plea for the revocation of Bushra Bibi’s bail.

The court, led by Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, rejected the FIA’s petition during the hearing.

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Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb sought information regarding Bushra Bibi’s location, to which her attorney, Barrister Salman Safdar, affirmed her attendance in court.

The judge urged the counsel to regard the matters with gravity, underscoring the necessity of adherence to trial protocols.

The court sought details about instances where Bushra Bibi had been exempted from attending trial hearings and clarified that if the High Court grants bail and the accused fails to appear, the trial court holds the authority to cancel the bail.

Justice Aurangzeb assured that such actions would not amount to contempt of the High Court’s order.

Based on these considerations, the court closed the proceedings and dismissed the FIA’s plea.

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