ISLAMABAD — A day after his arrest in a fresh crackdown launched against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for ‘violating’ regulations devised under a new law — Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Bill, 2024, the police on Tuesday released party chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan from their custody. In a statement, the police said the PTI […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police arrested Monday several top leaders from former imprisoned Prime Minister Imran Khan’s opposition party, a day after some people clashed with the police a mile from a protest calling for his release. Among the detainees, accused of inciting violence, was the president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, Gohar Khan, who is […]
KARACHI — A substantial deposit of petroleum and natural gas has been discovered in Pakistan’s territorial waters, a cache so large its exploitation could change the country’s destiny, DawnNewsTV quoted a senior security official as saying on Friday. According to the official, who is understood to be privy to the development, a three-year survey was […]
ISLAMABAD — The Islamabad administration on Sunday raised its security alert and blocked off multiple arteries leading to the federal capital as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to hold a public rally at its Sangjani locality today. The authority concerned has directed the police officers to remain within their jurisdiction, equip the personnel deployed […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday sought relief in the Al-Qadir corruption case following the Supreme Court’s reinstatement of amendments in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws. The top court on Friday gave a nod to an intra-court appeal in favour of restoring the changes made in the laws in 2022, […]
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan government has issued an order barring all government employees from using social media without permission to stop disclosure of official information and documents, The News International reported. According to an office memorandum issued by the Establishment Division, government employees have been asked to adhere to the instruction under the Government Servants […]
LAHORE — Three women, including a mother and a daughter, came under acid attack for allegedly refusing a marriage proposal in Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Muzaffargarh district of Punjab, some 390kms from Lahore, on Monday. Sawera, 20, her mother Kalsoom Bibi, and cousin Sania, 6, were […]
ISLAMABAD — Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday approached a high court to prevent his possible transfer to the military for trial in the cases concerning the violence on May 9 last year, two days after Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said a military trial of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party founder was “possible”. Khan […]
ISLAMABAD — The country continues to experience increased terrorist attacks as a total of 59 terrorist attacks occurred across the country in August 2024 compared to 38 such attacks in the previous month. These incidents included 29 attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 28 in Balochistan and two in Punjab, killing 84 people and 166 others injured, […]
ISLAMABAD — Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan Monday dismissed rumours about negotiations with the Pakistan government, saying he will hold talks only with the powerful establishment to end the political impasse in the country. “Whenever the topic of negotiations arises, they start making noise about May 9 (violence). We are always ready for talks. […]