QUETTA: Political leaders in Balochistan have strongly opposed proposals for creating new provinces on administrative grounds, alleging that such moves were aimed at gaining control over the province’s natural resources. They also warned against attempts to mislead public opinion through unelected and non-political individuals on sensitive constitutional and political matters. The leaders were speaking at…
. PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has called for equipping the provincial police with modern weapons, advanced technology and additional resources to effectively combat terrorism, saying the force was playing a frontline role in maintaining peace despite extraordinary security challenges. He was speaking to a 33-member delegation of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) of…
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information and Public Relations Minister Shafi Jan on Friday accused the federal government of openly violating court orders concerning the medical treatment and transfer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, saying the move amounted to contempt of court and undermined the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law. In a…
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has approved the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Promotion of Digital Payment Act 2026, aimed at transforming the province into a cashless economy, while a stormy provincial assembly session witnessed a heated confrontation over a quorum call and the suspension of a PML-N lawmaker. Provincial Law Minister Aftab Alam introduced the digital payments bill in…
. PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to seek a loan from the World Bank to finance irrigation rehabilitation and flood protection projects in areas affected by recent floods. Approval for obtaining the loan had been placed on the agenda of the provincial cabinet meeting. However, as the meeting was postponed, the proposal will now…
KARACHI: Two persons, including an 11-year-old boy, died of rabies in the metropolis within two days, as more than 30,000 dog-bite cases have been reported in the city this year. The 24-year-old Shahryar, a resident of Qayyumabad, died of rabies encephalitis at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) on Thursday, while an 11-year-old boy from Sanghar…
Security forces pictured during a patrol. — FILE PHOTO RAWALPINDI: Security forces, in coordination with police, killed 49 terrorists in a series of “high-tempo” intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan over the past few days, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. According to the military’s media wing, the operations were conducted…
ISLAMABAD: The government and opposition traded barbs in the National Assembly on Friday over the hospital transfer and health of former prime minister Imran Khan. The opposition accused the government of undermining a Supreme Court order as the government insisted there was no serious cause for concern about Imran’s health. The National Assembly session, presided…
STARK CONTRAST: Compared to Qesco’s losses of Rs82 billion, Fesco suffered just Rs1 billion distribution loss and despite that it is the top priority for privatisation. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Two new buyers have shown interest in the privatisation of Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco), an efficient electricity distributor, in addition to nine bidders, who are…
. It was high drama of compliance and defiance enacted by the government. It failed to implement the Supreme Court’s order to move former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital for treatment. A stubborn PML-N, whose review petition had been turned down in the morning, had instead moved the incarcerated leader to PIMS…