ISLAMABAD, May 16: A senator of the Jamaat-i-Islami has submitted call-attention notices against the recent American missile attack on Bajaur, replacement of defence and security analyst Shirin Mazari and reported sale of diesel mixed with kerosene.

In one notice submitted on Friday, Senator Khurshid Ahmed criticised the attack on Damadola by a US drone in which 14 people were killed and a mosque and a house destroyed. He termed it an attack on Pakistan’s sovereignty and security.

In another notice, he stated: “Dr Shirin Mazari is an eminent analyst and she was famous for her independent expression on Pakistan’s security and defence affairs. Her removal from the post of Director-General, Strategic Studies, before completion of her contract period is a source of serious concern for the general public.”

The third notice is about a report alleging that kerosene-mixed diesel is being sold in connivance with some ministers.

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...