QUETTA: The Balochistan government has directed authorities to conduct an independent and transparent inquiry into the militant attack in Zehri tehsil of Khuzdar district, which saw militants seize control of the area for several hours earlier this week. An official notification issued by the provincial Home Department on Thursday announced the investigation and stated that strict action would be taken …
ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court constitutional bench on Thursday questioned why the civilians involved in the riots on May 9 were “specifically” tried under the military courts contrary to precedent. On December 13, the SC’s constitutional bench conditionally allowed military courts to pronounce reserved verdicts of 85 civilians who were still in custody for their alleged involvement in the May 9 …
KARACHI: Highlighting the need for the integration of the entire economy via an e-governance system, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Pakistan had attained favourable macroeconomic indicators, adding that it was incumbent upon government functionaries, investors, exporters, and all stakeholders to collaborate to strengthen it further. In a whirlwind visit to the port city, the PM participated in …
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi hosted a farewell meeting with outgoing US Ambassador Donald Blome on Thursday. Donald Armin Blome took over the charge of the US mission in Pakistan in 2022 at a time of unique challenges and opportunities. He was the first full-time American envoy in Islamabad after a gap of almost four years, assuming charge of his …
ISLAMABAD: Despite some headway in talks between the government and the opposition, negotiators from the ruling coalition and the PTI could not see eye to eye on the modalities of the dialogue, with ‘unmonitored’ access to Imran Khan becoming a fresh bone of contention, following an agreement on the submission of written demands. On Wednesday, after a meeting with Imran …
QUETTA: Armed gunmen launched a brazen attack on the main bazaar in tehsil Zehri of Khuzdar district on Wednesday morning, setting fire to multiple government buildings, including a Levies Force station, Nadra and municipal committee offices and a bank, after seizing control of the area. According to officials, around 80 militants entered the area at about 11pm from nearby mountains, …
ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in the federal capital declared Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur along with another PTI leader Umer Tanveer Butt proclaimed offenders on Wednesday due to their repeated absence from court appearance. Separating the case against the two PTI leaders from the rest of the accused, the ATC also initiated the process to declare PTI …
ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, expressed regret on Wednesday over allegations from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders regarding his involvement in government-opposition negotiations. In a statement issued by the National Assembly Secretariat, Sadiq clarified that his role in the talks is purely that of a facilitator. He emphasised that meeting with PTI’s founding chairman, Imran Khan, is …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Khan Marwat has expressed frustration over the authorities’ failure to facilitate a meeting between the party’s leadership and imprisoned founding chairman PTI, Imran Khan. Speaking outside Adiala Jail, he criticised the jail superintendent, Abdul Ghafoor Anjum, for allegedly intensifying the hardships faced by Imran Khan and disregarding court orders, Express News reported. Sher …
RAWALPINDI: PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Wednesday that party founder Imran Khan had permitted the submission of the party’s demands in writing to the government amid ongoing negotiations to bring down the political temperature. Since Imran’s incarceration last year in several cases, PTI’s relations with the government and the establishment have deteriorated sharply, marked by protests that …