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In Abyei, a Pakistani peacekeeping team was ambushed, killing a soldier.

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Two officers also injured when convoy of Pakistani peacekeepers ambushed in disputed region, says ISPR

A Pakistani soldier of peacekeeping mission was martyred and two officers were injured in Abyei — disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

It said a convoy of Pakistani peacekeepers was ambushed in Abyei while escorting two local patients to a hospital on January 28.

“Pakistani peacekeepers responded effectively and forced the militants to retreat. However, during exchange of fire, Sepoy Muhammad Tariq (resident of Badin, Sindh) embraced martyrdom while four individuals including two officers were injured,” it added.

According to the military’s media wing, Pakistan’s peacekeeping forces have always stood out for their professionalism and commitment to duty.

Up to 181 Pakistani peacekeepers are said to have lost their lives up to this point while defending international peace.

“Under the auspices of the United Nations, Pakistan remains committed to its role as a responsible member of the international community and will continue to contribute towards global peace and stability.”

António Guterres expressed his “deepest condolences to the Government and people of Ghana and Pakistan, as well as to the families of the deceased civilians” in a statement released by UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric.

The UN stated on Monday that fighting between competing communities in a disputed area that is claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan has killed 54 people, including two UN personnel, and it is asking for calm.

Local authorities report that fighting started over the weekend in Abyei, a disputed oil-rich region that borders both countries.

According to a statement from UNISFA, the organisation “strongly condemns these attacks against civilians and peacekeepers.”

“Currently, according to local authorities, 52 civilians have lost their lives, while 64 others are said to be gravely wounded,” said the statement.

According to the report, on Sunday, “while transporting affected civilians from a UNISFA base to a hospital,” troops were fired upon.

There was a martyred Pakistani peacekeeper and “four uniformed personnel

The UN demanded calm on Monday after 54 people, including two UN staff members, were murdered in violence between rival communities in a disputed region that is claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan.

Fighting broke out over the weekend in Abyei, a disputed oil-rich territory that borders both countries, according to local authorities.

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On Quds Day, PM Shehbaz restates Pakistan’s solidarity for the Palestinian people.

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In his speech on Juma tul Wida and the International Day of Al-Quds, he vehemently condemned the crimes committed by Israel in Gaza.

According to him, thirty-two thousand Palestinians—including seventeen thousand children—have died in Gaza since October of last year, and seventy thousand more have been injured. Access to humanitarian supplies has been purposefully restricted, and hospitals, refugee camps, and children’s schools have all been targeted.
He lamented that the unprovoked bombing of defenseless civilians in Gaza persisted in spite of the UN security council’s decision calling for a ceasefire.

According to the prime minister, Pakistan will stand by its armless Palestinian brothers and sisters diplomatically and morally until they are freed from Israeli occupation and an independent state is established in accordance with pre-1967 borders.

On the occasion of Juma tul Wida, the Prime Minister made a plea to Muslims worldwide, including those in Pakistan, asking them to remember their brothers and sisters in Palestine and Kashmir and to pray to God Almighty for the ability to overcome their challenges.

On the eve of Juma tul Wida, he also urged the country to pray for Pakistan’s peace, security, progress, and prosperity.

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The Punjab Assembly moved to make the manufacture of kites and strings a non-bailable offence.

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Hina Parvez Butt, MPA for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), proposed the resolution. Concerns on the rising number of stray kite string events in the province were voiced in the resolution.

The resolution stated that while stray strings have taken many lives in Punjab, police are unable to contain the growing issue.

In her motion, the PML-N MPA urged the Punjab Assembly House to declare that offences involving kites and strings are not subject to bail, and they also urged judges to deny bail to those accused of the aforementioned crimes.

It is important to note that after a young person in Faisalabad died, Punjab police launched an operation to stop kite flying and sales in the region.

Public announcements cautioned the public against kite flying, while the police filed cases and detained makers of metal and kite strings.

On the orders of Chief Medical Officer Maryam Nawaz, police had on March 25 registered 245 cases and detained 242 kite flyers around the province.

In addition, the Karachi commissioner banned the selling of kites and their flying within the city after multiple people were gravely hurt by loose kite strings.

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Nafisa Shah and Shazia Marri Give Up Their Reserved Assembly Seats

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Following their election to the assembly in the general elections, Ms. Shazia Marri and Nafisa Shah submitted their resignations from their reserved seats in the National Assembly representing the province of Sindh.

Shazia Marri became victorious in NA-209 Sanghar, beating Grand Democratic Alliance candidate Muhammad Khan Junejo, while Syeda Nafisa Shah emerged victorious in NA-202 Khairpur, defeating former Sindh Chief Minister Syed Ghaus Ali Shah.

The Election Commission has announced that Sharmila Sahiba Faruqui Hashaam and Muddassir Sehar Kamran, both members of the People’s Party, have been proclaimed elected to the National Assembly on the reserved seats occupied by Shazia Marri and Syeda Nafisa Shah.