ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and World Bank Country Director Najy Benhassine met in Islamabad on Thursday to discuss joint initiatives to tackle smog and advance sustainable development in the capital. Caused by toxic pollutants, smog has engulfed several cities in Punjab over the past month, with Lahore and Multan being the worst hit. The AQI reading in Multan has …
ISLAMABAD: Claims and counter-claims over deaths purportedly caused by law-enforcement action against PTI marchers remained a major bone of contention between the government and the opposition party on Wednesday. Following their retreat from Islamabad’s Blue Area on Tuesday night, PTI leaders alleged that a number of the party’s supporters had perished, allegedly due to firing by security personnel. While party …
TAXILA / BAHAWALPUR: Former first lady Bushra Bibi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and other PTI leaders were booked in seven new cases in Attock on Wednesday following recent violent protests. According to official sources, the FIRs were lodged with the Hasanabdal, Hazro and Injra police stations against Bushra Bibi, Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Omar …
LAHORE: Following the debacle of PTI’s retreat from Islamabad a day earlier, the rank and file of PTI is fuming with indignation over the party leadership’s failure to lead from the front. Party workers are also upset that they were left stranded and unguided to respond in tough situations in the wake of executing party founder Imran Khan’s final call …
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday announced that Afghan nationals would not be allowed to stay in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) without proper authorisation after Dec 31. Afghan citizens wishing to stay in the capital beyond this year must obtain a no-objection certificate from the deputy commissioner, he added. The announcement came a day after the government claimed …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has turned down a petition seeking the disqualification of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his cabinet members, Senate chairman, Balochistan chief minister, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, former caretaker premier Anwaarul Haq Kakar, senators Talal Chaudhry and Faisal Vawda and others on different grounds. The petitioner, Ashba Kamran, alleged that the Election Commission of Pakistan in …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the recent protests in Islamabad, crediting the Army Chief for providing full support in quelling the unrest. He vowed that those responsible for the disruptions would no longer be allowed to destabilise the nation. Speaking at a federal cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the PM stated that the security forces successfully ended the …
ISLAMABAD: The head of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), Maulana Fazlur Rehman, condemned the recent violent incidents in Islamabad and expressed his willingness to mediate with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party if they maintain communication. Speaking to the media in Larkana on Wednesday, Rehman stressed the importance of consensus in national matters, particularly the Kachi Canal project, stating that such issues …
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Ataullah Tarar has alleged that Bushra Bibi, the wife of PTI founder Imran Khan, intended to provoke violence during recent protests, but PTI leaders fled the scene fearing arrest. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Tarar criticised the party for spreading baseless claims of casualties to bolster their political narrative. “They brought modern weapons, teargas shells, …
ISLAMABAD: Meanwhile, the Islamabad police chief said the law enforcement agencies had arrested nearly 1,000 protesters after crowds were evicted from the federal capital in a sweeping security crackdown. Addressing a press conference, Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ali Nasir Rizvi said 954 protesters were arrested between Sunday and Tuesday by law enforcement agencies when the crowds came within …