ISLAMABAD: Days after the hijacking of the Jaffar Express, which resulted in at least 31 casualties, the government announced it was convening an in-camera meeting of a parliamentary panel on national security to discuss the issue of terror attacks in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to convene the …
WASHINGTON: The United States may grant Pakistan 60 days to address security concerns and prevent potential travel restrictions, though some limitations may still apply, according to reports published by the American media outlets on Saturday. Contrary to earlier speculation, a leaked draft of the proposal suggests that Pakistan will not be placed on the red list — reserved for countries …
QUETTA: Three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were among five lives lost as the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) targeted an FC convoy on a highway in Balochistan’s Noshki district on Sunday, state media reported. The BLA emerged as a key perpetrator of terrorist violence in Pakistan in 2024, as frequency of high-intensity attacks by outlawed groups has been increasing in …
ISLAMABAD: PPP leader Shazia Marri on Saturday said that if the coalition government took a “u-turn” on its commitments, the party would not only boycott the upcoming budget but would also take a “more serious step”. Tensions between the PML-N-led coalition and the PPP have simmered for months over unfulfilled promises. A December meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and …
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said his party was planning to protest against the federal government’s policies after Eidul Fitr, along with the PTI. Speaking to journalists in Islamabad on Saturday evening, Fazl said that a meeting of the JUI-F general assembly had been called to devise a plan to launch a protest campaign against the …
PESHAWAR: Two policemen were martyred while one security guard lost his life in separate overnight attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak and Peshawar districts, officials said on Sunday. The development follows a spate of attacks in the province a day ago in Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Mohmand district and Bajaur. According to Karak District Police Officer (DPO) Shahbaz Elahi, terrorists attacked two …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar has praised the timely actions of security forces for averting a major disaster in the Jaffar Express attack, comparing it to the devastating attack on the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar. Speaking to media outside court, Gohar stated that the attack could have been as catastrophic as the APS tragedy, but security …
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund for over $1 billion tranche remained successful and a formal communiqué by the Fund will be released today (Saturday). The finance minister made the statement during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s House, which Shehbaz Sharif chaired to hear out the business community’s grievances, …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday set the hearing date of March 21 for a contempt of court petition against PTI founder Imran Khan. In 2022, the SC had raised questions on the maintainability of the plea seeking contempt proceedings against the former PTI chairman — for allegedly flouting the top court’s orders regarding his party’s ‘Azadi March’ on May …
NEW YORK: Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Munir Akram, speaking on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), called on the global community to act “decisively” in countering the rising incidents of Islamophobia and other manifestations of anti-Muslim hate, bigotry and intolerance. Ambassador Akram remarks came as the UN General Assembly marked the International Day to Combat …