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 …
QUETTA: Sardar Akhtar Mengal and other workers of his faction of the Balochistan National Party (BNP-M) remained unhurt on Saturday after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the party’s rally at Mastung. Mengal had announced a “long march” from Wadh to Quetta to protest the arrests of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) chief organiser Dr Mahrang Baloch and other leaders …
GWADAR: The chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, Balochistan, Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, has said that rulers sitting in Islamabad aims to resolve Balochistan issues through military operations and force, but violence and the language of guns cannot resolve issues of the province. Speaking at a press conference at the Gwadar Press Club on Friday, Mr Rehman said that policies of military dictators from …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday branded the Baloch protesters, who took to the streets in Sindh and Balochistan, as active participants in a broader campaign of lawlessness and violence. “Hiding behind a facade of alleged grievances, these elements are operating in collusion with terrorists which is evident from their coordinated efforts to obstruct state responses, including synchronised roadblocks facilitating …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has dispatched his key foreign policy aide to Washington as part of Pakistan’s efforts to reset ties with the United States under the Trump administration. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Sayed Tariq Fatami is in the US capital and held a series of meetings with the Trump administration’s officials and influential Congressmen in order …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over a key meeting attended by the federal and provincial leadership to address the ongoing threat of terrorism in the country. The meeting, held at the Prime Minister’s House, included representatives from all four provinces, as well as Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, alongside military and civilian leaders, Express News reported. The meeting focused on …
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: As insurgency in Balochistan gains momentum, PTI founder Imran Khan has said that the situation in the southwestern province cannot be improved unless the “genuine public representatives” are brought into the mainstream and their voices are “sincerely heard”. In a message posted on his X account, the ex-prime minister said that instead of repeating the mistakes of 1971 that …
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said that the government was committed to regulating sugar prices and monitoring its supply to ensure market stability, state-owned Radio Pakistan reported. Contrary to the rates announced by the prime minister as well as several attempts by the government to maintain retail sales at Rs130 per kilogramme, sugar prices in the markets …
QUETTA: In the wake of rising insurgency across Balochistan, the government on Friday emphasised that the option of dialogue — through which terrorism in the province can be addressed — has always been offered, even allowing the opposition members to participate in the process. Balochistan faces a spate of attacks targeting the police and security forces, and in some cases, …