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Things Moving from Minus-1

to Minus-2 Situation

n By Ansar Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: As the present situa-
Jordan’s King Abdullah II meets with tion develops, the 2024 general elec- A protester holds a placard during a dem-
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas tions may see the top two politicians onstration in Lahore on Thursday — AFP
in Amman of the country -- Imran Khan and
Palestinian President Abbas Nawaz Sharif -- not eligible to con- World Intervention Needed
test the polls.
Condemns Violence against Presently, both are disqualified to End Gaza Hostilities:
Civilians on Both Sides to contest elections or from holding Foreign Office
any public office. Generally, minus-
RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mah- one has recently been discussed vis- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly con-
moud Abbas condemned violence against a-vis Imran Khan and it was specu- demned the “indiscriminate and dispro-
civilians on Thursday in the wake of the lated that Nawaz Sharif would be PTI chief Imran Khan and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif — AFP portionate use of force” by Israeli forces
devastating attack by Hamas gunmen on able to clear his convictions to take against the civilian population in Gaza and
Israel and the relentless bombardment of part in the upcoming polls. to clear his conviction. ultra vires the Constitution. With called for an urgent intervention by global
the Gaza Strip by Israeli jets that followed. The PML-N still believes so but The SC though upheld the Act, the right to retrospective appeal de- powers to cease hostilities.
The comments, made during a visit to the latest verdict of the Supreme did not endorse its Sub-section (2) nied, Nawaz Sharif could not appeal “We are deeply concerned over the fast-
Jordan, come ahead of a meeting with US Court of Pakistan on SC’s Prac- of Section 5, which was about grant- against his lifetime disqualification deteriorating and dire humanitarian situa-
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and tices and Procedures Act 2023 has ing a right of appeal retrospectively. from participation in politics. tion in Gaza due to the inhumane blockade
(Continued on page 12) dampened Nawaz Sharif’s chances The said sub-section was declared (Continued on page 19) (Continued on page 8)

Palestinians Flee Northern Gaza after Israel Orders

1 million to Evacuate as Ground Attack Looms

flee en masse would be calamitous,
and it urged Israel to reverse the un-
precedented directive. As airstrikes
Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa — hammered the territory throughout Malala Yousafzai at the National Portrait
DawnNewsTV the day, families in cars, trucks and Gallery in London
donkey carts packed with blankets
Law Aimed at Clipping CJP’s and possessions streamed down a Malala Calls for ‘Immediate
Wings ‘Sustained as Being main road out of Gaza City. Ceasefire’ amid
Hamas’ media office said war-
Constitutional’ planes struck cars fleeing south, Israel-Hamas Conflict
killing more than 70 people, while
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, in a Israel’s military said that its troops LONDON: Amid a polarizing conflict, ad-
full court session on Wednesday, ruled that had conducted temporary raids in vocate Malala Yousafzai made a point with
the SC (Practice & Procedure) Act, 2023 — Palestinians leave their homes following Israeli airstrikes in Rafah refugee Gaza to battle militants. Israel said which most people would agree.
which requires a committee of senior judges camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct 12, 2023 - AP Photo/Hatem Ali its soldiers also hunted for traces On Tuesday, the Nobel Peace Prize win-
to form benches for constitutional matters of some 150 people abducted in ner posted a statement to social media call-
and suo motu notices — was “sustained as JERUSALEM (AP): Palestinians besieged territory ahead of an ex- Hamas’ brutal surprise attack nearly ing for “an immediate ceasefire” of the vio-
being constitutional” and rejected petitions fled in a mass exodus from northern pected ground invasion against the a week ago. lence that erupted over the weekend when
against the law in a majority verdict. Gaza Friday after Israel’s military ruling Hamas militant group. Hamas told people to ignore the the militant group Hamas breached Israel’s
Reading the reserved verdict, Chief Jus told some 1 million people to evacu- The UN warned that ordering evacuation order, and families in borders with a multi-pronged attack, kill
(Continued on page 12) ate toward the southern part of the almost half the Gaza population to (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 12)

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