The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) said on Saturday that it had arrested 54 terrorists, including five agents of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) conducted across the province over the past two months. In a statement, CTD Spokesperson Ali Nawaz said a total of 419 intelligence-based operations were carried out in…
District administration imposes Section 144, enforce a day-long curfew across Wana tehsil due to secuirty situation DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A religious leader affiliated with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Azam Warsak area in Birmal tehsil of Lower South Waziristan on Friday, District Police Officer (DPO) South Waziristan Tahir…
A devastating coal mine accident in the Spin Karez area on the outskirts of Quetta has claimed the lives of 34 miners from Shangla, plunging the district into mourning and once again exposing the heavy human cost of Pakistan's hazardous mining industry. The workers were several thousand feet underground carrying out routine mining operations on…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the inauguration ceremony of the Sky47 AI cloud and data centre in Islamabad on Friday. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan’s constitutional federal structure, provincial autonomy and cooperation and consultation between the federation and the provinces were of fundamental importance for the country’s development and stability….
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a nationwide alert warning of rising river flows, flash floods and urban flooding in several parts of the country as monsoon rains are expected to intensify over the next three days. The authority said significant increases in water levels are expected in major rivers and seasonal…
Over 4k cops will secure 175 polling stations; 31 polling stations declared sensitive RAWALPINDI: Election campaigning for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly refugee constituencies in the Rawalpindi Division concluded on Friday, with the police finalising extensive security for the elections on Sunday amid protests in Rawalkot. Authorities announced that the election code…
Toor’s lawyer says the law requires authorities to provide the details of the allegations in advance Journalist Asad Ali Toor. Photo: X/ File ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to provide renowned journalist Asad Toor with the details of the allegations against him in connection…
JI Karachi chief says the system collapsed when the mandate of Karachi residents was stolen Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chief Monem Zafar Khan on Friday blamed poor governance, rising inflation and administrative failures for the city’s worsening conditions, demanding the abolition of the petroleum levy and announcing nationwide protests against the tax next week. Addressing a…
Three people remain under treatment after lightning strikes six farmers during heavy monsoon rain in Islamkot Three people, including a teenager, were killed and three others injured after lightning struck a group of farmers in Sindh’s Tharparkar district on Friday. Heavy monsoon rains accompanied by thunderstorms hit several areas of Tharparkar, including Islamkot and Nagarparkar….
Welcomes progress after Hamas and other Palestinian factions agree to disarmament plan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday welcomed developments under the Gaza Board of Peace towards implementing the disarmament process, expressing hope that they would lead to concrete steps towards fulfilling all commitments under the plan. The statement…