ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) said on Friday that the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia earlier this week would not be used to threaten any other country. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia entered into a landmark mutual defence agreement, under which any aggression against one state will be considered an attack on both. The pact was …
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi dismissed on Friday the PTI’s plea that contested the decision to make incarcerated party founder Imran Khan appear in trial proceedings of the General Headquarters (GHQ) attack case via video link. Imran’s arrest on May 9, 2023 sparked violent protests across the country, during which state buildings and military installations, including the GHQ, …
RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to a “longstanding” relationship with the United States, stating that “there is no either-or in our relations with other countries”. The DG ISPR expressed these views during an interview, which was aired by Pakistani television channels on Friday. According to television channels, the interview was purportedly …
ISLAMABAD: As PTI leader Imran Khan has been in jail for more than two years, his lawyer Latif Khosa on Thursday approached Chief Justice Yahya Afridi with a letter from the former prime minister detailing his hardships in jail and requesting the swift scheduling of his pending cases. Mr Khosa handed over the letter to the top judge in a …
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Thursday urged strong action to protect children from abuse at seminaries and schools, declaring that no child should suffer in the name of education. The meeting, chaired by Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri at Parliament House, reviewed disturbing reports of corporal punishment, torture, and sexual abuse at religious seminaries across Punjab, Sindh, …
RAWALPINDI: Despite repeated attempts by National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to interrogate PTI founder Imran Khan at Adiala Jail, officials have been unable to extract any information as he has consistently refused to meet them. Meanwhile, a petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking permission for the former prime minister and his wife, Bushra Bibi, …
ISLAMABAD: Two judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) have written letters expressing conflicting views over the proceeding on the harassment complaint filed against the chief justice by Advocate Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir. Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, who was part of the now-defunct committee constituted to examine harassment allegations against IHC CJ Justice Sarfraz Dogar, aligned himself with the top judge, …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari met with top officials from China’s Xinjiang region on Thursday, reaffirming their partnership to combat terrorism and extremism while expanding economic cooperation. According to the Presidency, President Zardari met with Chen Xiaojiang, secretary of the Communist Party in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and the region’s governor Erkin Tuniyaz. Their discussions centred on increasing collaboration …
ISLAMABAD: Five Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges — namely Justices Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Babar Sattar, Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri, Saman Rafat Imtiaz and Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan — submitted separate petitions at the Supreme Court (SC) together on Friday against a number of issues affecting the court recently, from the composition of benches to rosters to case transfers. The petitions, named …
BY: MUHAMMAD ALIIn recent years, the so-called “International Union of East Turkistan Organizations” (IUETO) has repeatedly made noise on the international stage. Cloaked in the banners of “human rights” and “freedom,” they in fact engage in separatist and destructive activities. While posturing as the “voice of the weak,” they secretly manipulate public opinion and deliberately smear the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. …