KARACHI — The ICC’s executive board members are trying to convince Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to accept hybrid model for next year’s Champions Trophy on the promise of increased financial incentives, according to sources. The schedule of the tournament is yet to be announced after India informed the global governing body of its inability to […]
PESHAWAR — Shiite and Sunni Muslim tribes in Pakistan’s northwest have agreed to a cease-fire, a government spokesman said Sunday, days after 42 Shiites were killed in an ambush. The attack on the convoy last Thursday in Kurram district triggered retaliatory attacks and rampages that killed dozens more people from both communities. A spokesperson for […]
ISLAMABAD — With the government employing measures to stop the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) march to Islamabad, social media users across the country are facing hindrances while accessing the platforms. Although hours have passed, the cause of the outage remains unknown, and no official notification has been issued, raising questions about its timing. The government had […]
ISLAMABAD — Three days of bitter sectarian gunfights in northwestern Pakistan have killed at least 82 people and wounded 156 more, a local official said Sunday. Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country but Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province — near the border with Afghanistan — has a large Shiite population and the communities have clashed […]
ISLAMABAD — Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, has been booked in a number of legal cases in different cities across Punjab following her controversial video statement, The News reported. The charges imposed in the cases fall under the Telegraph Act of 1885, the Prevention of […]
RAWALPINDI — The Rawalpindi police have started grilling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan in, what they described as, the second phase of interrogation, after arresting him in the case lodged at the New Town police station pertaining to alleged violence during a protest on September 28. The News reported that Superintendent Police (SP) […]
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protests and sit-ins over the past 18 months have incurred significant financial and logistical burdens on the government, costing over Rs2 billion, according to official figures obtained from government sources. These protests, which began on May 9 last year, have taken a heavy toll on public funds, state infrastructure, […]
ISLAMABAD — Amid stringent measures put in place by the Pakistan government to thwart the protest march on Sunday, jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party is all set to hold its much-hyped march towards Islamabad as he called on the masses to unite to “break the shackles of slavery”. Pakistan on Saturday closed down […]
ISLAMABAD — The National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has warned of a potential terrorist attack targeting former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest march here, said media reports. The alert, issued on Thursday but revealed in the media on Saturday, cited intelligence from “multiple sources” indicating that terrorists belonging to the […]
ISLAMABAD — Amid the ongoing violent clashes between the tribal groups in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district, 16 more people were killed over the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 30, police said on Saturday. At least 20 others sustained injuries during the fierce armed clashes between the rival tribes that took place in […]