QUETTA: Three policemen were martyred and at least 16 others were injured on Tuesday morning as a blast targeted a vehicle of the Balochistan Constabulary on Mastung district’s Dasht Road, officials said. Militants in Balochistan, previously engaged in a low-level insurgency, have recently intensified their attacks. The banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) emerged as a key perpetrator of terrorist violence …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday approved the appointment of Lahore High Court Justice Ali Baqar Najafi as a judge of the Supreme Court (SC), according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice. Last week, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) had nominated LHC Justice Najafi as a judge of the SC. “In exercise of …
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad warned that inflation could increase again in the coming months, despite a temporary easing in March. Speaking at the launch of Pakistan Literacy Week in Karachi, SBP chief said that inflation had dropped to a historic low of 0.7% in March 2025, but warned of a reversal starting next month. “Despite …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench on Monday issued notices to the acting chief justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and two other judges as it took up pleas challenging their recent transfer to the IHC and related changes in the court’s seniority list. A five-member bench, headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and including Justices Naeem Akhtar Afghan, …
RAWALPINDI: A US congressional delegation on Sunday praised the Pakistan Armed Forces for their critical role in combating terrorism and acknowledged the country’s resilience and strategic potential during high-level meetings with both civil and military leadership. The delegation, led by Congressman Jack Bergman and including Thomas Souzzi and Jonathan Jackson, held separate meetings with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the Afghan interim government to immediately rein in terrorist organisrations and ensure that Afghan soil is not used for any form of terrorism. According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office in Islamabad, PM Shehbaz spoke to journalists in London, sharing that his recent visit to Belarus was fruitful. The PM noted …
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a new policy for meetings with its founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, currently in jail. In a statement issued after a political committee meeting, PTI said that a five-member committee will be formed to manage and approve the list of people allowed to meet Khan. The list will be finalised every Tuesday …
PESHAWAR: Police on Sunday killed three terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district during a search operation, according to a statement from the province’s inspector general of police (IGP). Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities over the past year, especially in KP and Balochistan, after the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government in November …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday sought Iran’s “full cooperation” in investigating the “inhumane and cowardly” killing of eight of its nationals yesterday in the neighbouring country’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, the Foreign Office said. “Pakistan strongly condemns the inhumane and cowardly killing of its nationals in Iran. We hope for Iranian side’s full cooperation in investigating the matter and in timely repatriation of …
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi asserted on Sunday that Pakistan stood as a “wall between terrorism and the rest of the world” as he met a delegation of congressmen from the United States in Islamabad. Pakistan and the US have delicate and complex ties, shaped by shared security concerns and divergent strategic priorities. Today’s meeting comes as the government is …