ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said Pakistan was open to any “neutral and transparent” investigation into the Pahalgam attack in India-occupied Kashmir this week. The April 22 attack in Pahalgam saw 26 people, mostly tourists, killed in what is being described as the deadliest armed attack in the disputed Himalayan region since the year 2000. Responsibility for the …
ISLAMABAD: PTI leader and former prime minister Imran Khan was being subjected to harassment in prison while his family and party leaders were not allowed to meet him despite court orders, according to a letter written on his behalf to top judges of the Supreme Court and Islamabad High Court (IHC). The nine-page letter, written by PTI Secretary General Salman …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the relevant authorities to ensure “transparency” in the privatisation process of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), urging its completion within the given time frame. Months after its first attempt to sell off PIA stalled, the government on Thursday invited fresh bids with more incentives for buyers. Investors can submit an expression of interest …
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday unanimously passed a resolution against India’s attempt to link Pakistan to the deadly attack in India-held Kashmir earlier this week. The attack took place in Pahalgam, a tourist hotspot in India-occupied Kashmir that draws thousands of visitors every summer. Gunmen opened fire on visitors, killing at least 26 people — all men from across India …
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged Pakistan and India to show “maximum restraint” as both countries imposed tit-for-tat diplomatic measures over a deadly attack in India-held Kashmir. The attack took place in Pahalgam, a tourist hotspot in India-occupied Kashmir that draws thousands of visitors every summer. Gunmen opened fire on visitors, killing at least 26 people …
QUETTA: Four Frontier Constabulary personnel were martyred and three other suffered injuries in an explosion near a security vehicle in Quetta’s Margate area, police said on Friday. Faced with increasing attacks by militants, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, security forces have also intensified counterterrorism operations. Hanna Urak Station House Officer Naveed Akhtar told Dawn.com that the bomb disposal squad …
KARACHI: As Pakistan and India teeter on the brink of another clash, political parties from across the spectrum denounced the series of hostile measures, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, announced by New Delhi in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack. According to National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, the Indus Waters Treaty cannot be unilaterally terminated under any …
ISLAMABAD: Four former presidents of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) on Thursday came in support of five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) whose seniority dispute is under adjudication before the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court. A joint petition has been moved by senior counsel Faisal Siddiqi on behalf of Riasat Ali Azad, Muhammad Shoaib Shaheen, …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office summoned India’s chargé d’affaires, Geetika Srivastava, to deliver a formal protest over what it described as India’s “aggressive and unilateral actions” following the Pahalgam incident. According to diplomatic sources, Srivastava was handed a demarche and a formal note verbale outlining Pakistan’s official response. The document included details of reciprocal measures Islamabad intends to implement. “India’s defence, …
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday challenged India to present evidence, if it had any, of Pakistan’s alleged involvement in a deadly attack in occupied Kashmir. Addressing a press conference after a high-level meeting of the National Security Committee, FM Dar said, “India has time and again played the blame game and if there is …