PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, stated that both the establishment and Western powers have been actively working against religious seminaries since the creation of Pakistan. He also claimed that preparations are underway for a military operation in Kurram. Speaking at a graduation ceremony at Jamia Islamia Babuzi in Mardan, he said religious institutions have been under pressure …
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Sunday noted that action against “few miscreants” in the affected areas of violence-stricken Kurram District was now “unavoidable”. After an attack on a convoy in Lower Kurram’s Bagan area killed over 40 people in November last year, ensuing clashes stemming from decades-old land disputes have claimed at least 130 more lives. The volatile security …
RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed five terrorists who attempted to cross the Afghan border and infiltrate Balochistan’s Zhob district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Sunday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces detected a group of terrorists attempting to cross the Afghan border in Zhob’s Sambaza area in the wee hours of Sunday. “Own troops …
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday reviewed the ongoing process of resettling Afghan nationals awaiting relocation to third countries, according to a statement from the Foreign Office. “Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting today on issues relating to third-country relocations of Afghan nationals,” it said. The meeting also reviewed …
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that adopting digital infrastructure, embracing digitisation, and promoting new digital activities and exports of digital services can create a framework to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). He termed it a significant milestone towards establishing an investor-friendly environment in the country. In a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, PM Shehbaz welcomed Pakistan’s …
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has hoped that the Gaza ceasefire, which begins on Sunday (today) morning, will serve as the first step towards a comprehensive solution, including a two-state solution and the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state. Pakistan also called on Israel to withdraw from Lebanese and Syrian territories, including Golan Heights, and allow UN peacekeepers to operate without …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui has criticised Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan’s recent remarks about meeting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, questioning the credibility of what he called “backdoor negotiations.” Senator Siddiqui shared what he knew about the discussions and their details, arguing that negotiations cannot succeed through “multiple doors.” …
GUJRAT: A high-ranking government team will be dispatched to Morocco today (Saturday) to assess the situation and ascertain the loss of Pakistani lives in the Atlantic Ocean migrant boat tragedy, which occurred in the waters between Mauritania and Morocco earlier this month. As per reports, 44 out of a total of 65 Pakistani immigrants on board the ship either drowned …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench has raised questions over the future of individuals booked under both civil and military laws, but convicted only under the latter, for their involvement in violence on May 9. The seven-judge bench, headed by Justice Aminud Din Khan, resumed the hearing on a set of intra-court appeals (ICAs) on Friday against the Oct 23, …
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Friday announced its intention to challenge the conviction of its jailed founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the £190 million pound Al-Qadir Trust case, while the government tried to justify the punishment as “just deserts” for the former prime minister. Reacting to the announcement of the verdict on Friday, PTI leaders such …