Senior law officer believes that both the FCC and petitioner misunderstood Imran Khan’s ‘release force’ As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) prepares to launch an agitation campaign demanding the release of former prime minister Imran Khan, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has fixed for hearing two separate cases: one challenging the formation of the “release force”…
Prolonged internet suspension disrupted communication, online banking, business activity and public services Internet services were partially restored in parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir AJK on Thursday after remaining suspended for 48 days following restrictions imposed in the wake of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee’s (JAAC) long march and sit-in call in Rawalakot on…
Body of girl was found in Manora bushes; police claim CCTV footage helped identify the suspect The police on Thursday killed a man suspected of kidnapping and murdering a six-year-old girl in an alleged encounter in Karachi’s Jackson area. The girl, identified as a resident of Baba Bhit Island, had gone missing a day ago….
ISPR says forces have intensified operations in Balochistan, further tightening noose around terrorist networks Six terrorists were killed and several others arrested, including male and female suicide bombers, on Thursday during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) carried out by security forces in the Khad Kocha area of Balochistan’s Mastung district, according to state media. The intelligence-based…
Says country remains committed to dismantling terrorist infrastructure wherever it poses a threat Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir poses for a group photograph with participants of the 20th National Workshop Balochistan at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Photo: ISPR Chief of Defence Forces and…
DPM to lead Pakistani delegation to the SCO-CFM Meeting on July 23–24, hold bilateral meetings with SCO counterparts Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, after the conclusion of his visit to Manila, departs for Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Republic, to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting—MoFA Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign…
Report says BYC and associated groups have expanded violence to judges, labourers and bus passengers The martyrdom of District and Sessions Judge Abdul Hakeem Kakar and his bodyguard in Mastung signals a dangerous shift in Balochistan as, after failing to break law enforcement agencies, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and its associate terrorist outfits have…
Lahore records 343mm of rain in 48 hours as authorities intensify drainage operations across the city A traffic police officer redirects traffic as heavy monsoon rains lash Lahore for the second day. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE: At least 43 people have died, and 177 others have been injured in monsoon-related incidents across Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), the…
Iftikhar urges UNSC to remain vigilant against the exploitation or weaponisation of natural resources Pakistan on Thursday rejected Indian remarks at the United Nations Security Council on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and terrorism as a ‘futile attempt’ to distort facts, saying India’s statement was an effort to conceal its alleged sponsorship and financing of…
Condemns Houthi attacks, warns any act against Pakistani vessels will be regarded as grave threat to national security FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi addresses a weekly press briefing in Islamabad. Photo: Screengrab Pakistan on Thursday expressed “disappointment” over the European Union’s latest GSP+ assessment, saying the report failed to present a balanced picture of the country’s…