• Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has claimed that PPP will never allow the split of Sindh and the province will remain unified and undivided. He added that the opposition has no courage to table a resolution in Sindh Assembly for the partition of Sindh.

Murad Ali Shah was addressing the provincial assembly. “Sindh is one and will remain one,” he declared. “Until we are alive, we will not allow Sindh to be divided,”

The Sindh CM indicated that the place of discussion is Sindh Assembly. “This house is going to make a decision that will shut the mouths of everyone,” he said.

Murad Ali Shah, while talking to the media, stated that the Opposition does not have the courage to bring a resolution for the split of Sindh and the country runs by the Constitution and public representatives would decide.

“Our decision has been taken earlier and will be taken in future,” Sindh CM stated.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has restrained jail authorities from putting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in solitary confinement.

Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro of the Islamabad High Court disposed of petitions contesting the claimed solitary confinement of the two detainees and issued a series of directives to the Adiala Jail officials.

The petitions have been filed by Aleema Khan on behalf of Imran Khan and Musharrafa Khawar Maneka against the purported isolation of PTI founder and Bushra Bibi.

The court in its order directed the superintendent of Adiala Jail to ensure that Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi are not put in solitary confinement. The authorities were also ordered to arrange a meeting between Bushra Bibi and Imran Khan.

The court ruled that Imran Khan be permitted to meet his family in compliance with prison rules and be allowed to talk to his boys on the phone.

The IHC also ordered the jail officials to distribute newspapers and books daily to Imran Khan.

The ruling also said that his audio recordings might be provided with safeguards, and that the facility could be withdrawn if the recordings were exploited.

The court ordered authorities to provide Imran Khan with medical amenities according to jail rules.

The IHC deemed the petitions admissible on the grounds laid down in the Nusrat Bhutto case and Begum Shamim Afridi case.

 All political and religious parties and trade unions on Monday held a march for establishing peace and rejecting violence in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

The peace march was organised jointly by all political and religious parties and people from all walks of life under People’s Alliance Forum Sudhanuti in Palandri.

A large number of representatives of political parties, businessmen, civil society, lawyers, transporters, students, ex-servicemen, and citizens participated in the rally.

The peace march began from Kotli Chowk and passed through various routes of the city to reach Kachari Chowk.

The participants chanted slogans, “This homeland is ours, we are its guardians, Anarchy is unacceptable in Azad Kashmir, Corruption is unacceptable, “Unrest is unacceptable, Kashmir and Pakistan are one, and What we want is peace.”

Representatives of various political and social organisations, PML-N, PPP, Muslim Conference, JUIF, Jammu and Kashmir People’s Party, Utsaq Pakistan Party, Tehreek-e-Insaf, traders, civil society, lawyers, transporters, educational circles, and ex-servicemen, addressed the public meeting.

Speakers and participants expressed their commitment to peace, stability, and the protection of public rights in the region.

A joint statement issued by the participants of the march congratulated the Government of Pakistan and the Armed Forces of Pakistan for playing the role of mediator for world peace.

The declaration said that no one can weaken the eternal relationship between Azad Kashmir and Pakistan. A strong and stable Pakistan is the guarantee of the success of the Kashmir freedom movement, while Azad Kashmir is a defensive stronghold of Pakistan, therefore, unrest in the region cannot be allowed to spread.

The joint statement called on the Government of Pakistan and the Government of Azad Kashmir to hold immediate elections in seven constituencies of Rawalakot and Sidhanoti.

The speakers said that along with ensuring the unhindered delivery of food and other essential goods from Pakistan to Azad Kashmir, there was also a demand for the immediate removal of the blockades and obstacles imposed at entry points within the borders of Azad Kashmir and Pakistan.

Participants called for the restoration of travel and education rights in Azad Kashmir, especially in Sidhnoti and Rawalakot, and for the immediate restoration of internet service in the state.

They also demanded that the process of issuing required documents for citizens going abroad be simplified and expedited, that wheat be ensured for flour mills in Azad Kashmir, and that flour supply be maintained.

The participants expressed concern over reports of the relocation of educational and administrative institutions from Rawalakot.