ISLAMABAD — In a major relief for Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared the former prime minister’s arrest “illegal” and ordered his immediate release after he was produced before a bench on its orders. According to reports, The order to produce 70-year-old Khan was issued by a three-member bench, comprising Chief Justice of […]
ISLAMABAD — Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday by Pakistani Rangers outside the Islamabad High Court, reports said. Reports said, Khan was in court to renew his bail when the Rangers made the arrest on National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s request. He was picked up by […]
RAWALPINDI — A total of 293 people have been killed and 521 others injured in 436 terrorist attacks in Pakistan since January this year, the military’s media wing ISPR said. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 192 people were killed and 330 injured in 219 incidents, whereas Balochistan reported 80 fatalities and 170 wounded persons in 206 […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan announced on Thursday that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would participate in the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) meeting in India next month. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahrah Baloch announced it at a weekly media briefing here. “Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be leading the Pakistan delegation to the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers […]
LAHORE — Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was seen outside court in Lahore wearing a makeshift bulletproof helmet that resembled a black hood, fully guarded by four men with bulletproof shields and an aide guiding him to an anti-terror court for seeking an extension in bail in three of the scores of cases registered […]
ISLAMABAD — The Senate of Pakistan has passed a resolution to empower women with modern digital skills, a statement from the Senate said. The government was urged by the Senate, Pakistan’s upper house of Parliament, to prioritise women’s education in information communication technology and allocate separate funds for the digital empowerment of women. The resolution […]
ISLAMABAD — Atleast nine persons were killed and over 160 were injured after an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude shook parts of Pakistan on Tuesday. Earthquake tremors were felt in Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Peshawar, Kohat, Lakki Marwat, and other areas of the country. Strong tremors were also felt in Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Kot Momin, Madh […]
ISLAMABAD — Three Pakistani soldiers and three terrorists were killed during a military operation in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, said on Tuesday that the terrorists opened fire on a police checkpost in the Khutti area of […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and nine others were killed when the vehicle they were travelling came under attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwas Abbottabad district, according to authorities. Confirming the incident which took place on Monday, Abbottabad District Police Officer (DPO) Umar Tufail told Dawn news that a rival group had opened fire on the […]
BEIJING — Xi Jinping was unanimously elected president of China for a historic third term at the ongoing session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) on Friday. He was also elected as chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), reports Xinhua news agency. Nearly 3,000 members of the (NPC) voted unanimously at the Great […]