ISLAMABAD — A high court in Pakistan on Thursday ordered the release of over 120 arrested workers of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party after approving their bail. They were among hundreds of supporters of the PTI arrested by police on the occasion of a protest by the party in November last […]
PESHAWAR — Pakistan security forces killed 30 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Tuesday. A statement issued today from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said security forces conducted an IBO on Monday in the district’s general area on Sararogha based […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s parliament on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution urging India to implement the UN Security Council resolutions to allow Kashmiris to exercise their democratic right to determine their future through a fair and impartial plebiscite under the UN auspices. Minister for Kashmir Affairs Amir Muqam moved the resolution that reaffirmed Pakistan’s “unwavering moral, […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan issued directives on Saturday to expedite “establishing contact with other opposition parties for protests after Eid”, his lawyer Faisal Chaudhry said on Saturday. “Imran Khan proposed to organise protests [against the incumbent government] after Eid,” said Chaudhry while speaking on Geo News programme “Naya Pakistan”. The legal […]
RAWALPINDI — Four Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred and 15 terrorists were killed in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that in the first instance, nine terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) which was conducted in the […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s army chief General Asim Munir on Thursday denied receiving any letter from jailed former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan. Geo News reported that talking informally to the media and apparently referring to Khan’s ‘open letters’, the army chief said he would not “read it (letter) even if I […]
ISLAMABAD — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said that the Kashmir issue should be resolved through dialogue between India and Pakistan, with due consideration for the aspirations of the Kashmiri people. President Erdogan, who is in Pakistan on a two-day visit, made the comments after holding one-on-one and delegation talks with Prime Minister […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has penned a third open letter to Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir, reiterating election rigging allegations and “bringing money launderers” into power, his lawyer said on Wednesday. “The PTI founder, in his letter to the army chief, has raised the issue of giving […]
ISLAMABAD — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) confirmed on Tuesday that at least 16 Pakistanis were among the dead after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank near the coast of Libya while 10 are still unaccounted for. The Foreign Office (FO), in a statement, said that a team from the Embassy of Pakistan in […]
LAHORE — An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Monday indicted 21 accused, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leaders Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Dr Yasmin Rashid, in a case related to May 9, 2023, riots. The prominent leaders of the former ruling party and others were indicted by Lahore ATC Judge Arshad Javed while hearing […]