KARACHI: Amnesty International has called for the immediate restoration of social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) 29 days after the government blocked access to it. In a post on X, the human rights group said it has signed a joint statement with 28 civil society organisations for the restoration of X and urged “Pakistani authorities to uphold the rights …
ISLAMABAD: A day after a protest was held outside the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in the US against the alleged rigging in the Feb 8 polls, PTI founder Imran Khan sought high treason proceedings against the officials who purportedly stole the people’s mandate in the general elections. Speaking to reporters after the hearing of the Al-Qadir Trust case in which his …
RAWALPINDI: The funeral prayers of two army officers, who were among seven martyred yesterday in a terrorist attack on a security forces’ post in North Waziristan, were offered on Sunday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. At 6:15am on Saturday, a group of six militants stormed the Frontier Corps’ post in the Khaddi market area in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali area. The militants rammed …
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Wednesday that it is in the common interest of China and India to resolve the border issue as soon as possible, responding to a question related to claims by Indian officials that stationing of so many troops on the border is not in the common interest of both sides. Wang said during …
BEIJING: China on Friday urged the U.S. to stop arming China’s Taiwan region and cease all forms of official exchanges and military contacts with the region. The remarks were made by Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, in response to reports that the White House budget proposal for the 2025 Financial Year included a $100 million item …
NEW YORK: Freedom of expression should not be wielded as a shield for hate speech against Muslims, let alone as a pretext for governmental inaction, stated a Chinese envoy on Friday. China urges all nations to adopt a zero-tolerance stance, take tangible measures to combat discrimination and violence against Muslims, prohibit the incitement of hatred based on religion or belief, …
RAWALPINDI: The civil and military leadership on Friday agreed to work together to uphold the country’s national interests and for a “prosperous and secure” Pakistan. The statement came from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif along with his key cabinet members visited the GHQ. “The Honourable Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by key members …
ISLAMABAD: In a move to provide some relief to people during Ramazan from the persistently high inflation, the federal government on Friday reduced the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs1.77 per litre while maintaining the tariffs of petrol, according to a statement issued by the Finance Division. According to the statement, the HSD would now be available at Rs285.56 …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court issued notices to the Punjab government on Friday while hearing bail applications from individuals accused of vandalizing state and army properties following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan on May 9, 2023. A three-member bench, led by Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and comprising Justice Mussarat Hilali and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, also summoned records …
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad has given the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) until March 19 to prepare arguments and submit records of the references in which former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s sons, Hassan and Hussain, were co-accused. Islamabad Accountability Court-I Judge Nasir Javed Rana resumed hearing Hassan and Hussain’s plea for their acquittal in the Flagship, Al-Azizia, and Avenfield …