PTI MNA Qaiser calls for unified action against rising terrorism in KP,...
SWABI: Former National Assembly speaker and PTI lawmaker Asad Qaiser stated on Thursday that all parties involved should come up with a plan of action to combat the rising terrorism in Khyber...
View ArticleRare outburst from Bushra Bibi ruffles many feathers
PESHAWAR: Bushra Bibi, the wife of PTI founder Imran Khan, has said the party’s planned protest on November 24 will not be put off. In a rare video message on Thursday, Bushra Bibi, who usually...
View ArticleQureshi, Yasmin, Cheema indicted in another May 9 case
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday indicted incarcerated PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, its Punjab President Dr Yasmin Rashid, former governor Umar Sarfraz Cheema, Senator Ejaz...
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PTI ‘rues’ Bushra’s remarks at critical juncture
LAHORE: The claims made by former first lady Bushra Bibi about an alleged foreign conspiracy in the ouster of her husband’s government have taken PTI leaders by surprise, as they are now questioning...
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39 killed in Kurram convoy bloodbath
Photos posted by a local journalist show the personal belongings of passengers, and one of the vans targeted in the attack on a large convoy, which was travelling from Parachinar to Peshawar, on...
View ArticleECP disqualifies ‘PML-N lawmaker’ Adil Bazai for floor-crossing
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday disqualified Adil Bazai, a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)-backed ‘PML-N lawmaker’ from Quetta over ‘floor-crossing’. Announcing its...
View ArticleRawalpindi college student shot dead
RAWALPINDI: A college student was allegedly gunned down by his friend in the Race Course police station area on Thursday. Qasir Mehmood, a resident of Railway Scheme 7, complained to the police that...
View ArticleKP chief secretary told to ensure govt resources are not used for PTI’s protest
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior on Thursday asked the chief secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to ensure that state machinery or finances are not used by the PTI for its protest on November 24....
View ArticleRangers deployed in capital, three Punjab districts ahead of PTI protest
RAWALPINDI: The Ministry of Interior has approved the deployment of Rangers in Punjab’s three districts till Nov 27 as PTI gears up for a march towards Islamabad. A notification issued on Thursday said...
View ArticleImran declines retrial in Toshakhana case
• ATC grants five-day physical remand of ex-PM in latest case • Information minister says protesters to be dealt with ‘iron hand’ ISLAMABAD / RAWALPINDI: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) decided to...
View ArticleConstitutional bench asks govt for its intent on audio leaks probe panel
ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the government to state whether it intends to continue with the inquiry commission constituted in the wake of audio leaks....
View ArticleMobile services to be suspended in Islamabad from Nov 24-25: interior minister
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View ArticleConstitutional bench takes suo motu notice of child’s abduction
ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday took notice of the kidnapping of a child from Quetta and summoned the police chiefs and home secretaries of all provinces on the...
View Article30 injured in AJK protest against ordinance
MUZAFFARABAD: At least 30 people, including eight policemen, sustained injuries in clashes between police and protesters in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s southern town of Kotli on Thursday, during...
View ArticleGovt vows strict action on ‘venom against Saudi Arabia’ as PTI clarifies...
Pouncing on former first lady Bushra Bibi’s statement, the federal government vowed on Friday that strict action would be taken on any negative remarks against Saudi Arabia even as the PTI denied her...
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Death toll in Kurram passenger vans attack rises to 42; more than 30 injured
The death toll in yesterday’s gun attack on passenger vans in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lower Kurram has risen to 42, while more than 30 people were injured, the local deputy commissioner said on Friday....
View ArticleLHC orders school buses to transport students, seeks vehicle fitness policy...
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered all schools to provide transport to students, while also seeking a fitness policy for vehicles within 15 days as part of efforts to curtail smog. Dense...
View ArticleArmy chief resolute in dismantling terrorist networks, eradicating ‘illegal...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir on Friday reiterated the military’s firm resolve to dismantle hostile terrorist networks and eradicate the “illegal spectrum” undermining national security....
View ArticleRawalpindi court issues issues non-bailable arrest warrant for Bushra Bibi in...
A Rawalpindi accountability court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant on Friday for former first lady Bushra Bibi over her continuous absence in court hearings in the £190 million graft case. In...
View Article2 more KP polio cases take Pakistan’s 2024 tally to 52
Two more polio cases were confirmed to be detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan on Friday, taking the country’s tally for the current year to 52. Pakistan is one of the last two countries...
View ArticlePTI adamant on holding Nov 24 protest despite IHC order; section 144 enforced...
PTI leaders on Friday remained adamant on going ahead with its planned power show on November 24 despite facing hurdles of bans on gatherings in Islamabad and Punjab, as well as a court order declaring...
View ArticleIslamabad ATC convicts 10 over May 9 riots case
An Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) convicted 10 people on Friday over the nationwide riots on May 9, 2023, although they were acquitted of charges under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997. Following the...
View ArticlePM eyes $25bn IT exports in five years
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set an ambitious $25 billion IT export target in five years amid better utilisation of resources and provision of training and education to the workforce....
View ArticleGlobal South ‘rubbishes’ new climate finance offer
• Developing countries’ demand for $1.3 trillion reduced to paltry sum of $250 billion; fresh text expected today • Pakistan pitches regional diplomacy for glaciers’ sake A NEW draft of the climate...
View ArticlePM Shehbaz constitutes committee to resolve issues with PPP
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View ArticleSeven terrorists killed in Balochistan, KP: ISPR
QUETTA / PESHAWAR: Seven terrorists were killed by security forces in operations across Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing claimed on Friday. Four terrorists were killed in...
View ArticlePunjab governor says ‘won’t see’ Maryam now
LAHORE: In a fresh sign of relations between the two coalition partners hitting a new low, Punjab Governor Saleem Haider, who is affiliated with the PPP, on Friday complained that they were not being...
View ArticleCentre okays dedicated road, rail access to Karachi Port
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided in principle to provide a dedicated road and railway access to Karachi Port through new infrastructure projects to address severe congestion crisis...
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Protests sweep the country as Kurram toll rises to 43
• Curfew imposed, mobile services suspended; schools, markets remain shut across Parachinar • Senior official describes situation in region as ‘extremely tense’ • Protesters slam govt inability to...
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Showdown looms as govt vows to resist PTI march
• Major motorways in Punjab, KP closed for all traffic; highways and bridges along GT Road blocked • Heavy security deployed to stymie planned demo • Dozens arrested across Punjab, Section 144 imposed...
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