Says struggle for right to sovereignty, ownership, and livelihood will continue across the country A screenshot of Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari—PHOTO VIA X Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday said that the “countdown for the federal government had begun” as he lashed out at the federal coalition partner for alleged rigging…
Former senator Mushtaq Ahmad addressing a video message after he was denied entry into Azad Jammu and Kashmir. PHOTO: X/SCREENGRAB An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Monday remanded former senator Mushtaq Ahmad and a co-suspect, Daniyal, in police custody for three days in connection with a case registered over a protest related to Azad…
Information secretary says facts presented in report are incorrect, published without any verification Secretary Information of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir government, Muhammad Rashid Hanif. Screengrab Azad Jammu and Kashmir Information Secretary Muhammad Rashid Hanif on Monday dismissed as baseless a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report on the recent unrest and casualties in the region….
Former aide to Aman Lashkar commander targeted inside a supermarket with a pressure cooker bomb Mufti Jana Mir Masti Khel, a prominent religious scholar and former aide to Aman Lashkar commander Nazir, was killed on Monday when a pressure cooker bomb exploded inside a supermarket in the busy Rustam Bazaar of South Waziristan’s Wana. He…
Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Monday accused the federal government, the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of colluding to influence the AJK Legislative Assembly elections, alleging widespread irregularities and voter manipulation. The statement came a day after the second phase of AJK elections were held in…
Security sources say multiple hideouts were destroyed during intelligence-based operations under ‘Azm-e-Istehkam’ Security forces conducted effective intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) over the past two months under the Azm-e-Istehkam vision, security sources said on Monday. According to the sources, security forces destroyed multiple terrorist hideouts during the operations in North Waziristan. “Several terrorists were…
Absence of a constitutional deadline has now emerged as a key issue amid the ongoing delay ISLAMABAD: A fresh constitutional impasse appears to be brewing over the appointment of 19 additional judges to the country’s high courts, as President Asif Ali Zardari has yet to either approve the Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s (JCP) recommendations or…
He says elections were free, fair, credible, acceptable, in line with directions of PM Shehbaz Rana Sanaullah addressing a news conference alongside Minister for Kashmir Affairs Amir Muqam in Islamabad. Photo: APP Adviser to the Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has secured a simple majority in Azad…
Party ahead in five Muzaffarabad Division constituencies; PPP likely to secure three seats PEOPLE’S VOICE: A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the second phase of elections for the AJK Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad. PHOTO: AFP MUZAFFARABAD: The PML-N was leading in five constituencies in Muzaffarabad Division, while the PPP had won…
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday warned that water levels in Pakistan’s major rivers are expected to rise significantly between Aug 2 and 4, prompting flood alerts across several regions. The authority urged the public to avoid unnecessary travel to flood-prone areas as heavy monsoon rains continue to intensify. According to the…