ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani military has brought down five Indian jets in retaliation for late-night strikes launched by its neighbouring country at six sites, including in Punjab’s Sialkot and Bahawalpur, as well as Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The military confrontation between Pakistan and India began a little after 1am on Wednesday with the Indian air strikes when the neighbouring country launched …
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly proceedings were not broadcast live on its official social media platforms for a second consecutive day, on Tuesday, as the House continued a discussion on tensions with India following the Pahalgam attack. But when Leader of the Opposition Omar Ayub Khan raised the issue of his speech being censored, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq asserted his authority, saying he …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) on Tuesday, where he was briefed on the country’s preparation for a “conventional threat” amid the ongoing tensions with India. The high-level visit comes nearly a week after Pakistan said it expected a military action by India in the wake of a deadly attack in occupied Kashmir’s …
ISLAMABAD: As the constitutional bench (CB) of the Supreme Court on Monday took up a set of review pleas against the top court’s ruling that had declared the PTI eligible for reserved seats, two judges declared the petitions as inadmissible. In its July 12, 2024 short order, eight out of 13 judges ruled that 39 out of a list of …
ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said that Pakistan’s resolve to fight was for freedom and not for conflict, amid the growing tensions with India in the wake of a militant attack in occupied Kashmir. An attack on April 22 in Pahalgam killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in one of the deadliest assaults since 2000. India has implied cross-border …
ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan on Tuesday wrote to the NA speaker over “censoring” his speech in the House. Earlier in November of last year, a NA session was adjourned indefinitely after the opposition leader’s remarks on last night’s swift legislation were expunged from the record. In a letter addressed to the speaker, Khan said: …
QUETTA: Two Pakistan Coast Guards personnel were injured on Monday when a remote-controlled bomb targeted their patrol vehicle in the Jiwani area, while a Levies official escaped unharmed when his private vehicle was destroyed by a separate roadside bomb in Pishin district, officials said. In the first incident, unknown assailants planted an improvised explosive device in the Dasht Nallah area …
ISLAMABAD: The federal government will hand over power distribution companies to provinces in two months, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday. PM Shehbaz made these remarks while meeting a delegation of PPP led by its Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. The federal government has been trying to privatise or devolve to provinces the power distribution companies (Discos) that supply electricity to …
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir reiterated the country’s firm resolve to counter terrorism and support development in Balochistan, during an interaction with participants of the 15th National Workshop Balochistan held at General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi. Speaking at the event on Monday, COAS Munir underlined the government’s commitment to socioeconomic uplift in Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s (SC) Constitutional Bench on Monday reserved its verdict on the appeals against the decision to declare the trial of civilians in military courts null and void, saying it would announce the verdict later this week. The development came as the CB resumed hearing a case pertaining to the military trials and the subsequent sentencing of civilians …