ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Wednesday said it condoles the death of tourists in the terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people. “We are concerned at the loss of tourists’ lives in an attack in Anantnag district. We extend our condolences to the near ones of the deceased and wish the […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan has said that the country and its people need both the establishment and his party to secure national unity and stability. The statement was conveyed by Imran’s legal representative, Advocate Faisal Chaudhry, following a meeting at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, where Imran remains imprisoned. Speaking to reporters, […]
ISLAMABAD — Army Chief General Asim Munir described Kashmir as Pakistan’s “jugular vein” during a diaspora event, where he asked overseas Pakistanis to pass on the country’s story to their children, emphasising that their forefathers believed Hindus and Muslims were different in every possible aspect of life. “Our stance is very clear, it was our […]
LAHORE — An employee of American fast-food chain KFC was killed in an attack on the restaurant on Tuesday by a radical Islamist party during an anti-Israel protest in Punjab province, police said. The incident took place in Sheikhupura, some 50 kms from the capital Lahore. According to police, a large number of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan stood like a “wall between terrorism and the world”, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday as he met a US Congressional delegation and discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, security and counter-terrorism. US Congressional delegation comprising Jack Bergman, Thomas Richard Suozzi, Jonathan L Jackson and […]
ISLAMABAD — For the second time this week, the PTI leadership was barred from meeting its party founder, Imran Khan, by Adiala jail authorities — in spite of a high court order, which had allowed party leaders to meet the former prime minister two days a week. Earlier, on Tuesday, a decision to bar the […]
RAWALPINDI — At least eight terrorists were neutralised as Pakistan security forces successfully thwarted their bid to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Sunday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the security forces picked up movement of a group of militants, who […]
LAHORE — Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has expressed optimism about his release saying he will spend next Eid with the masses as he asserted that the “dark clouds” overshadowing the country will “soon evaporate”. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo has been incarcerated since August 2023 and is currently held in Rawalpindi’s high-security […]
KARACHI — Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari has tested positive for coronavirus and is currently in isolation, his physician said on Wednesday. Zardari, 69, was flown from Nawabshah to Karachi and admitted to a private hospital on Tuesday, following complaints of respiratory issues and fever. Dr Asim Hussain, the President’s physician, told the media that […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan saw the highest number of militant attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in a decade, a think tank reported Monday. Some militant groups previously paused hostilities for Ramadan, but the country has seen an overall increase in violence in recent years. The Pak Institute for Peace Studies reported at least […]