LAHORE — Police in Punjab province of Pakistan raided offices and residences of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and arrested a dozen activists as the party announced the resumption of political activities, it said on Monday. The Punjab police rounded up over a dozen PTI activists for making arrangements for holding workers conventions in Rawalpindi and […]
ISLAMABAD — A technical mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will begin discussions on Monday on Pakistan’s request for a loan on climate resilience, a media report said. This will be followed by a policy review early next week to assess the authorities’ performance under the ongoing USD 7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF), […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan security forces have killed at least seven terrorists in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Sunday. The military’s media wing said an intelligence-based operation (IBO) was conducted by security forces in general area Daraban on reported presence of […]
ISLAMABAD — As many as 22 Indian fishermen, who were languishing in Pakistan’s Karachi jail, were released and sent to their country on Saturday, officials said. The released fishermen were handed over to Indian authorities at the Wagah Border near here. The released Indian fishermen were brought to Lahore from Karachi in a special bus […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani authorities have released 22 Indian fishermen from Karachi’s Malir Jail and are likely to hand them over to India on Saturday, according to a media report. The fishermen were freed from the jail on Friday after the completion of their sentences, The Express Tribune newspaper quoted Malir Jail superintendent Arshad Shah as […]
PESHAWAR — The provincial government in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province renamed the lone cricket stadium in Peshawar as Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, a provincial information department statement said on Friday. A provincial cabinet meeting with Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur as the chair approved the renaming of Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium to Imran Khan […]
PESHAWAR — Security forces on Friday killed at least six terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in Karak district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said the military’s media wing. According to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted on the reported presence of terrorists. “During the conduct of the operation, own troops […]
ISLAMABAD — Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Thursday that Pakistan had lost its “credibility” as the country struggled to achieve economic stability. He was speaking at a Senate climate change committee meeting, where he discussed the country’s climate financing challenges and its negotiations with international lenders, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. “We have lost […]
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 […]