UNITED NATIONS — Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday accused India of “massive expansion of its military capabilities” and issuing threats to cross the LoC for taking over Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, as he raised the Kashmir issue again in his address at the United Nations General Assembly. Sharif demanded that New Delhi should reverse the […]
BEIJING — China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. The ICBM carried a dummy warhead and fell into a designated area of the sea, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. The launch by the People’s Liberation Army was part of routine annual training. It added the launch complied with […]
ISLAMABAD — The plea seeking a ban on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) public rally in Lahore, which is set to take place tomorrow (September 21), was rejected by the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday, reported ARY News. A three-person full bench of the Lahore High Court rendered the decision in response to attorney Nadeem Sarwar’s […]
ISLAMABAD — As many as six soldiers were martyred and 12 terrorists killed in two separate operations by security forces in North and South Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. “On 19/20 September 2024, two fierce encounters took place between own troops and the terrorists in North and South Waziristan districts, resulting […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani twins, Mirha and Minal, who were born with their heads fused, were successfully separated by a team of 60 medical professionals in Turkey after a marathon 14-hour surgery undergone in two phases, according to state-run Anadolu news agency. The surgery was conducted at Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip […]
LAHORE — A college teacher belonging to the Ahmadi minority community has been terminated following a large scale protest by students at a college in Pakistan’s Punjab province for being an Ahmadi, a statement from the community body said on Tuesday. Syed Ahmad, who has been teaching for the last 11 years at the Superior […]
ISLAMABAD — An Islamabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday granted bail to 10 PTI lawmakers arrested by the Islamabad police last week under the Anti-Terrorism Act and the newly imposed Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Act 2024. At least 11 PTI MNAs were arrested last week from different areas of Islamabad following the party’s long-waited […]
ISLAMABAD — Launching a scathing attack on Pakistan’s ruling coalition and the country’s institutions, incarcerated prime minister Imran Khan compared the current situation with the era of military ruler Yahya Khan and alleged that the country’s institutions are being “destroyed.’ Condemning the crackdown on PTI, the former premier called the current ‘establishment’ as “Yahya Khan […]
KARACHI — At least three passengers travelling to Karachi were suspected of monkeypox in a single day at the Jinnah International Airport, Geo News reported on Sunday citing sources. All three passengers were returning to Pakistan from Middle Eastern countries, the sources added. According to the insiders, all three passengers have been shifted to Sindh […]
LAHORE — A Pakistan court awarded a death sentence to a man from the Punjab province for insulting the Prophet Muhammad on social media, a court official said on Saturday. Blasphemy, especially insult to the Prophet, is an offense punishable by death in Pakistan. “Additional Sessions Court Judge Shahbaz Iqbal Tarar of Sarai Alamgir on […]