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PIA privatisation finalised

ISLAMABAD: Rejecting all objections from workers’ unions, the Ministry of Privatisation has issued a speaking order for the completion of the process for the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). In a detailed decision under directives of the Lahore High Court, Privatisation Secretary Hammad Hashmi wrote that the entire process leading to the privatisation of the national flag carrier was completed under the law, and none of the objections raised by the workers’ union “Peoples’ Unity’ and others had any legal standing. “None of the allegations raised by the petitioners/objectors establishes any constitutional violation, statutory breach, arbitrariness, mala fide, or infringement of fundamental rights. The privatisation of PIACL has been undertaken within the bounds of constitutional authority, statutory mandate, and settled principles governing the privatisation process under the privatisation laws and regulations. These petitions are dismissed,” he wrote, effectiv...
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Ex-army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa hospitalised after fall

ISLAMABAD: Former chief of army staff Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa has been admitted to a military hospital after sustaining injuries in a fall at his home, according to an informed source. Bajwa slipped at his residence and suffered multiple injuries, according to initial information. He was moved to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) for treatment and was reported to be in stable condition. He was admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit, though the extent of his injuries was not immediately clear. It is not known exactly when or how the fall occurred. His family could not be reached for comment. Bajwa, 65, served as the 10th chief of army staff from Nov 29, 2016, to Nov 29, 2022, with an extension in his tenure granted in 2019. Since retiring in late 2022, Bajwa has largely stayed out of the public eye. from Dawn - Home https://ift.tt/mnJSRTt https://ift.tt/yQE97As
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Any military escalation involving Iran could destabilise Gulf region, South Asia, Western Asia: President Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday appreciated efforts for easing tensions and promoting regional peace, warning that any military escalation involving Iran could destabilise the Gulf region, South Asia and Western Asia. He said this while addressing a ceremony hosted by the Iranian embassy in Islamabad on the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. “Any instability involving Iran, or any attempt to resolve issues through military means, carries grave risks. Such actions could … undermine global peace, and cause serious harm to the global economy. The stakes are far too high for confrontation,” Zardari said. He further stated that Pakistan opposed unilateral sanctions and coercive measures, including against Iran, and believed that “peaceful engagement best serves regional and global security”. “Pakistan welcomes efforts aimed at easing tensions and encourages continued dialogue among relevant parties in a constructive spirit, with the objective of promoting peace and...
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Systemic rot: how to steal Karachi’s prime real estate

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TTP may morph into ‘extra-regional threat’

• UN Security Council monitoring report says outfit enjoys preferential treatment among terror groups, thrives on ‘tolerance or active support’ from Afghan Taliban • Al Qaeda focused on ‘external operations’, acts as ‘service provider’ for other groups • IS-Khorasan remains potent threat despite crackdown, focused on increasing outreach using cyber tech ISLAMABAD: A United Nations Security Council report has warned that the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) enjoys preferential treatment among terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, heightening concerns among member states that the outfit could pose an extra-regional threat. The warning was contained in the 37th report of the UN Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, covering the period between July and December 2025. The report stated: “In Afghanistan, the de facto authorities continued to provide a permissive environment for a range of terrorist groups, notably Tehreek-...
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US will have to do ‘something very tough’ if no deal reached with Iran, says Trump

The United States will have to do “something very tough” if a deal is not reached with Iran, President Donald Trump told Israel’s Channel 12 in an interview published online on Tuesday. “Either we reach a deal, or we’ll have to do something very tough,” it quoted Trump as saying. Trump has said he is considering sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East, Axios and Channel 12 reported, amid simmering tensions between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme and over its recent crackdown on protesters. “We have an armada that is heading there and another one might be going,” Trump told Axios , though he noted that Iran “wants to make a deal very badly”. Trump initially threatened military action against Tehran over its crackdown on protesters last month. Subsequently, the US said that a naval strike group led by an aircraft carrier was deployed to Middle Eastern waters amid tensions between the two countries. However, the countries held talks in Oman last...
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Anti-Israel protest ‘brutally dispersed’ in Australia

SYDNEY: Sydney police used pepper spray and tear gas against thousands of protesters on Monday after a rally against a visit to Australia by Israel’s President Isaac Herzog turned violent. The head of state’s tightly secured, four-day visit was aimed at consoling Australia’s Jewish community in the wake of the December shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah festival. But he was met with protests in Australia’s two largest cities of Sydney and Melbourne on Monday evening, with the Sydney rally turning violent as police hit protesters and members of the media with pepper spray. The visit has attracted the ire of a large number of Australians, who accuse Herzog of being complicit in civilian deaths in Gaza . Israeli president’s visit to Sydney sparks massive protests in two major cities Pro-Palestine groups have organised protests in cities and towns across the country on Monday evening. In Sydney, thousands gathered in a square in the city’s central...
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