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Sri Lanka Backs ‘Politically Motivated
Pakistan to Host US Praises Pak Rescue Operation Persons’ to Be Barred
SAARC Summit from NAB Courts
Islamabad: Sri Lankan President Islamabad: An accountability
Maithripala Sirisena has promised judge on Wednesday ordered that
to support Pakistan’s bid to host the “politically motivated persons”, in-
next South Asian Association for cluding partisan lawyers, should not
Regional Cooperation (Saarc) sum- be allowed to enter the court dur-
mit, read a Foreign Office statement ing the hearing of Panama Papers-
issued on Wednesday. related references against the Sharif
In a meeting with Foreign family.
Secretary Tehmina Janjua, Sirisena In a letter addressed to Islam-
said that the trade body must be abad’s District Magistrate, Justice
strengthened in order to enhance Miangul Hassan Aurungzeb has in-
regional cooperation. structed that only lawyers involved
Last year, the Saarc summit was in the on-going graft cases against
scheduled to be held in Pakistan, members of the Sharif family and
however, it had to be cancelled after Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, nomi-
India refused to attend the meeting. nees forwarded by authorized indi-
Janjua is in Colombo along viduals, and 15 court reporters will
with a Pakistani delegation to hold be allowed to enter the courtroom.
the fifth round of bilateral politi- “Politically motivated persons”
cal consultations with Sri Lanka. who may “obstruct the court pro-
She will also launch the Pakistan ceedings” will not be allowed to en-
Alumni Society of Sri Lanka during Joshua Boyle, Caitlin Coleman and their three children who were rescued by the Pakistan Army in a daring operation ter, the justice ordered.
her stay. n By Sanaullah Khan The directions were issued a
President Sirisena urged Paki- national Caitlin Coleman, her hus- ther build this relationship for peace day before former prime minister
stan to invest in Sri Lanka’s sugar Islamabad: US Vice President Mike band Joshua Boyle and their three and prosperity of the region, Dawn- Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam
and cement industry as the coun- Pence telephoned Prime Minister children. News reported. Nawaz, and her husband, Muham-
try’s current production does not Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednes- Speaking on behalf of the US Last week, Pakistan’s security mad Safdar, are expected to be in-
match its requirement. He told Jan- day evening and praised the coun- government, Pence reaffirmed the forces, with the support of US intel- dicted by an accountability court.
jua that currently Sri Lanka only try’s armed forces for the swift re- importance of bilateral relations and ligence, freed an American woman, During the previous hearing
SAARC, P15 sponse and safe recovery of the US said that the US would like to fur- PRAISE, P28 COURTS, P28
Imran Challenges Arrest PM Meets COAS to Allay
Warrants Issued by ECP Afghan Talks: Muscat Moot Breaks the Ice Concerns about Economy
Rawalpindi: Pakistan Tehreek-i- summit was a “symbolic Islamabad: The civilian govern-
Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan filed gathering” that was meant ment on Tuesday briefed Chief
a petition in the Islamabad High to set the ball rolling for of the Army Staff General Qamar
Court on Wednesday challenging the four-state forum that Javed Bajwa on the state of the
the non-bailable arrest warrants is- has been inactive for over economy to address the military’s
sued by the Election Commission of a year now. concerns over “sky-high debts” and
Pakistan (ECP) against him on con- No official statement “growing external imbalances”.
tempt charges. was issued after the meet- The army chief was also
Filed by his counsel Babar ing, the sixth such ses- given a briefing on the “real pic-
Awan, the petition argues that the sion of the QCG process, ture” of the China-Pakistan Eco-
ECP has no authority to issue non- which was stalled after nomic Corridor (CPEC) and its
bailable arrest warrants against the Afghan Taliban leader intended benefits for the country,
PTI chief. Mullah Akhtar Mansour according to officials privy to the
The warrants issued by the com- was killed in a drone meeting. Gen Bajwa was also in-
mission on October 12 are unconsti- strike in May last year. formed in detail about external
tutional, claims the petition, which Foreign Secretary sector problems, said the officials.
names ECP and PTI dissident Akbar Tehmina Janjua, US As- Prime Minister Shahid
S. Babar as respondents. sistant Secretary of State Khaqan Abbasi chaired the meet-
The issuance of arrest warrants Alice Wells and Afghan ing, which also reviewed the se-
by the commission has caused the The talks provided an opportunity to Islamabad and Washington to iron out their differences Deputy Foreign Minister curity situation.
PTI chief “mental anguish” and po- n By Anwar Iqbal & Iftikhar A. Hekmat Khalil Karzai led The meeting was held about
litical opponents are directing their Khan Muscat on Monday to rejuvenate their respective delegations. a week after the army chief pub-
criticism at him, reads the petition. the stalled Quadrilateral Coordi- Although bringing the Af- licly expressed concern about
The application urges the high Islamabad/Washington: Rep- nation Group (QCG) working to ghan government and insurgents the country’s debts. He had also
court to suspend the warrants issued resentatives of Pakistan, Afghani- restore peace in Afghanistan. to the called for broadening the
IMRAN, P28 stan, China and the US gathered in However, sources said that the TALKS, P28 ECONOMY, P28

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