ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday denounced Indian authorities’ decision to declare two organisations of Indian-occupied Kashmir as “unlawful associations”, according to a Foreign Office statement. A day earlier, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs declared the Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee (AAC), headed by Kashmiri chief cleric and Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and the Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen …

ISLAMABAD: A day after President Asif Ali Zardari expressed concerns over a proposed canal project on the Indus River in Punjab, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday suggested the controversial project be referred to the Council of Common Interests (CCI). Speaking to media persons at his chambers in the National Assembly, the PPP leader said the one-sided policies made by …

ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the Senate on Tuesday challenged the legality of legislation passed by an incomplete parliament, raising concerns over constitutional violations and procedural irregularities. Speaking on a point of order on the last day of the Senate’s parliamentary year, Leader of the Opposition Syed Shibli Faraz criticised what he called a series of constitutional defiance that had created …

ISLAMABAD: The controversial award of a Rs1.89 billion contract by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) directly to the National Logistics Cell (NLC) for constructing the National Emerge­ncy Operations Centre came under detailed discussion during the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting on Tuesday. Questions were raised by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), chaired by Junaid Akbar Khan, about the transparency …

RAWALPINDI: A heated exchange took place at the entrance of Adiala Jail between lawyers representing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Aleema Khan, the sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, following a meeting between her and other family members with the incarcerated former prime minister. According to reports, the confrontation occurred as Aleema Khan and the lawyers were leaving the jail after …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced to construct Daanish University of Applied and Emerging Sciences in Islamabad utilizing £190 million amount that was transferred from the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s account. The prime minister, while chairing the Steering Committee meeting for the establishment of Daanish University of Applied and Emerging …

QUETTA: The Balochistan government dispatched rescue teams amid reports of “intense” firing at a Peshawar-bound passenger train from Quetta near Bolan district on Tuesday with almost 500 passengers, but specifics regarding the attack and casualties have so far not been shared by the authorities. “There are reports of intense firing at a Jaffar Express [train], which was heading from Quetta …

NEW YORK: Pakistan has reiterated that it will continue to take “all necessary measures” to protect the country from terrorist outfits in Afghanistan, calling out Kabul for “failing” to address the threat posed to the region. Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been strained due to frequent border skirmishes and Islamabad repeatedly demanding that Kabul take action against the banned …

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that for the first time, sugar sent to Afghanistan was not smuggled but exported with the help of all law enforcement authorities deployed at the border. While providing updates on the country’s economic progress, the minister said the remittance inflow for Feb 2025 had reached an impressive $3.1 billion. “We estimate an …

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to appease their “annoyed” coalition partner, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday hosted an iftar dinner for the PPP, following President Asif Ali Zardari’s address to a joint sitting of parliament. The PPP delegation, led by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, reportedly expressed their reservations over the controversial project to carve more canals out of the Indus River. The …