ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will chair a high-level meeting in Quetta on Thursday (today) on the law-and-order situation in Balochistan during a daylong visit to the provincial capital, Express News reported. The prime minister will also preside over a meeting of the provincial Apex Committee. The meeting will review the overall law and order…
Says there is no alternative to continued engagement, dialogue and diplomacy to achieve shared goal of peace Pakistan urged restraint from both sides on Wednesday after a fresh round of hostilities between the United States and Iran threatened to undo weeks of efforts to achieve peace through the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The interim…
News anchor Rehan Tariq. Photo: File A magisterial court in Lahore on Wednesday granted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) a six-day physical remand of podcaster Rehan Tariq, who was arrested in a case registered under blasphemy and cybercrime laws. Judicial Magistrate Naeem Wattoo handed over the suspect to the investigating team for six…
Participants carry Pakistani and AJK flags, chant slogans against India and in support of Pakistan and Wani Young Kashmiris hold Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir flags at a rally commemorating Burhan Wani. Photo Express A rally was held in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Muzaffarabad on Wednesday to commemorate the 10th martyrdom anniversary of Burhan…
Says armed forces fully cognizant of state-sponsored attempts by hostile intelligence agencies to destabilise Pakistan Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir reiterated on Wednesday that cross-border terrorism would be crushed with full force and those providing sanctuary and facilitation to militancy would be completely dismantled. The remarks…
Official warns against paying external sources for visa interview appointments or applications The United States Embassy announced on Wednesday that it would resume regular consular services at its missions in Lahore and Karachi from July 20, months after suspending operations because of security risks in the wake of anti-American protests following attacks on Iran. The…
Also met his Sri Lankan counterpart, agree to strengthen coordination in combating narcotics trafficking Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets with China’s Minister of State for Public Security and head of the Special Service Bureau, Ling Zhifeng in the US. PHOTO: MINISTRY OF INTERIOR Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and China’s Minister of State for Public Security…
Zardari describes him as not only a monumental humanitarian but also an enduring symbol of national pride A file photo of late Abdul Sattar Edhi. PHOTO: PUBLICITY/FILE The 10th death anniversary of renowned humanitarian and philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi was observed on Wednesday, with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paying tribute…
ISLAMABAD: More than two months after the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly quietly enacted a package of laws expanding lawmakers’ salaries, allowances and legislative privileges, the legislation has come under renewed public scrutiny after excerpts from the Acts resurfaced on social media, triggering criticism over enhanced benefits, official passport entitlements and provisions relating to assembly privileges. The…
Says demonstrations would continue until the government provided meaningful relief to the public LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday announced nationwide protests on July 10 against the petroleum levy, rising fuel prices, inflation, and what he termed the government’s ineffective economic policies. Speaking at a news conference in Lahore, Rehman said the…