DHAKA — For the first time, the Bangladesh government on Monday officially acknowledged that 150 people were killed across the country during the students’ unrest over the quota system. Violence gripped Bangladesh recently and the government called in the army to quell protests against job quotas. The protests, which started in universities and colleges earlier […]
PESHAWAR — At least 30 people were killed and 145 others injured in armed clashes between two tribes fighting over a piece of land in Pakistan’s restive tribal district in northwest, officials said on Sunday. Officials said that heavy clashes started five days ago in Boshera village in Upper Kurram district, which has witnessed deadly […]
NEW DELHI — Pakistan’s ruling party, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on Saturday showed a wobbly stance regarding the main opposition party, Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, as the leaders offered peace talks and simultaneously lashed out at it, Pakistan-based daily, The Express Tribune reported. Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said that the […]
ISLAMABAD — Incarcerated former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan will run for the position of chancellor of Oxford University from Adiala Jail, British newspaper The Telegraph has quoted his advisor on international media, Syed Zulfi Bukhari, as saying. Imran, himself an Oxford graduate, is currently in Adiala Jail in a fresh Toshakhana case […]
ISLAMABAD — For the fourth consecutive year, the Pakistani passport has maintained its position as the fourth worst globally, according to the latest Henley Passport Index, Dawn reported. This index ranks the travel documents of 199 countries based on the number of destinations their holders can access without prior visa requirements. In the most recent […]
KATHMANDU — A private airlines’ Pokhara-bound plane crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here, killing 18 of the 19 people on board. The pilot of the Saurya Airlines plane survived the crash and was taken to hospital, officials said. The crash took place when the aircraft veered off the runway and burst […]
LAHORE — Jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday refused to undergo polygraph and voice matching test as a part of investigation launched by Lahore police in connection with last year’s unprecedented violence in the country. A 12-member forensic team reached Adiala Jail on Tuesday to conduct the polygraph test on 71-year-old Khan. The […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan police raided the headquarters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party on Monday, a week after the military-backed government vowed to ban the political movement. An AFP journalist at the scene saw the headquarters of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sealed off by police, who led a number of party workers into […]
ISLAMABAD — Islamabad Police apprehended Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan and Information Secretary Raoof Hasan at the PTI Secretariat on Monday, according to party leader Shibli Faraz, Geo News reported. Following the arrests, the opposition party criticised law enforcement, accusing them of flouting legal procedures. “It’s absolutely shameful how Islamabad Police continues to […]
LAHORE — Renowned Pakistani screenwriter Khalilur Rehman Qamar was abducted and subjected to a harrowing ordeal in Lahore, according to local police reports, The Express Tribune reported. Qamar was lured to a residence by a woman named Amna, who purportedly invited him for discussions related to a drama project. Upon arrival, armed assailants forcibly abducted […]