ISLAMABAD: As the government celebrated one year of its performance, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Wednesday alleged that the economy, service sector and law and order situation were deteriorating due to government mismanagement and intelligence failures. They insisted that conditions would not improve unless governance was handed over to the “true representatives of the people”. Speaking at a press conference, …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated the government’s resolve to purge the country of poliovirus and said that the downward trend in February this year evidenced the effectiveness of the polio vaccination campaigns in the country. Presiding over a meeting on polio vaccination drive, the prime minister appreciated the administrations of all provinces for their efforts to timely …
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump expressed gratitude to Pakistan for its role in the arrest of a key terrorist involved in the 2021 Kabul airport bombing, a deadly attack that claimed the lives of 13 American service members and around 170 Afghan civilians. Speaking before a joint session of Congress, Trump made the announcement, stating: “Three and a half years …
PESHAWAR: PTI Senator Faisal Javed was stopped at Peshawar Airport on Wednesday while attempting to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for his Umrah pilgrimage, despite having received permission from the Lahore High Court (LHC). According to reports, Faisal Javed was scheduled to fly to Saudi Arabia for Umrah when immigration officials at the airport prevented him from boarding his …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Senator Shibli Faraz has announced that the party, along with the opposition alliance, will protest against the government after Eidul Fitr. In a media briefing outside the court in Peshawar, Shibli Faraz stated that the alliance with the opposition is already in the works and that negotiations will be concluded in the coming days. …
RAWALPINDI: All 16 terrorists were eliminated while five soldiers were martyred as security forces responded to yesterday’s terrorist attack on the Bannu Cantonment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s namesake district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Wednesday. Terrorists had rammed two explosives-laden vehicles into the perimeter of the Bannu Cantonment in an attempt to enter the high-security zone on Tuesday evening. …
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to enhancing bilateral cooperation across all sectors. Pakistan and the UAE share close diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties, strengthened by historical connections and a large Pakistani expatriate community in the Emirates. The UAE is also …
ISLAMABAD: Aleema Khan, the sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, has said her brother will not sign a deal with the government despite being “pressured to do so”. While talking to reporters on Tuesday outside the Adiala Jail, where her brother is incarcerated, Ms Khan accused the government of “using all possible tactics” to pressurise her brother. “But Imran Khan …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday took pride in his government’s performance for “steering the country out of multiple crises” and evading bankruptcy with the help of friendly nations during its first year in power. “To meet the IMF’s (International Monetary Fund) conditions, we have to arrange $5 billion, which was impossible except we go to our friends, for …
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The Pakistani security forces and the Afghan Taliban fighters exchanged fire at the main Torkham border crossing in the wee hours of Monday, following their failed talks to reopen the crossing, in which at least one Afghan border guard was killed and two others were injured. Four Pakistani FC personnel and civilian also sustained injuries during the skirmishes, while …