ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation on Monday with the Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, to extend his warm wishes and greetings on the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr, Radio Pakistan reported. In the years since the split between Pakistan and Bangladesh, Dhaka’s leaders — especially the ousted regime of Sheikh Hasina …
RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: As the government’s deadline for Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders to leave the country ends today, law enforcement officials in the twin cities have been ordered to nab and deport any Afghan nationals found involved in criminal activities, along with their families. March 31 was also the deadline set by authorities to shift all Afghan citizens out of the …
PESHAWAR / SWAT: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered an inquiry into an alleged ‘drone strike’ that killed nine members of the Gujjar community, as the group warned of protests against the killings. According to the community, nine of its members — all shepherds — were killed in strike launched as part of a counter-terrorism operation in the Shamozai area …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would mark the first day of Eidul Fitr tomorrow, the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee said on Sunday, after sighting the moon for the Islamic month of Shawwal. Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad presided over a meeting of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, which took place on the roof of the Kohsar Block. Azad made …
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Senator Kamran Murtaza on Saturday said that his party required written assurances from the PTI to address its reservations for participating in joint anti-government protests after Eidul Fitr. Earlier this week, after failing to get any concession for the party’s founding chairman, Imran Khan, the PTI announced that it would hold protests outside the Adiala Jail …
QUETTA: A sit-in of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) demanding the release of arrested Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders continued on Sunday, after the provincial government’s talks with the party yesterday failed to reach a solution. BNP-M President Sardar Akhtar Mengal had announced a “long march” from Wadh to Quetta to protest the arrests of BYC chief organiser Dr Mahrang …
ISLAMABAD: The JUI-F has accused Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur of trying to sabotage attempts to form a grand opposition alliance against the ruling coalition, stating that despite PTI founder Imran Khan’s clear instructions, Gandapur has been issuing statements against JUI-F chief. “Gandapur has been continually badmouthing JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. This criticism will only benefit …
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi has stated that all possible help will be provided to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan to deal with terrorism. The second meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee was chaired by Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi, in which the Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry, Federal Secretary of Interior, DG FIA, DG Passport, …
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday said that the PPP had the strength, capability and authority to stop the Cholistan canal project, emphasising that this power would be used if it became necessary. Part of the Green Pakistan Initiative, the Cholistan canals project aims to irrigate a total of 4.8 million acres (1.9 million hectares) of …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday rejected Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s claims of minority mistreatment, instead saying that India was a “serial violator” of minority rights with a record “marred by egregious and systemic violations”. Jaishankar called out Pakistan for “crimes and atrocities against minorities” during a parliament session, Indian media Hindustan Times reported. He was quoted as saying, “We follow …