PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa President Junaid Akbar has declared that the party’s next long march will not involve any negotiations with state institutions. ‘Unlike previous protests, PTI leadership will not engage in talks if demonstrations take place,’ he said. Speaking at an event in Malakand, Akbar warned that if he is arrested, key routes including the Silk Road, Pak-Afghan …
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Senator Hamid Khan has expressed discontent over the appointment of the Chief Justice, stating that their chosen Chief Justice is Justice Mansoor Ali Shah. He also accused certain individuals within the Supreme Court of siding with the establishment. The remarks were made during lawyers convention held at the Lahore High Court Bar. The convention …
RAWALPINDI: Eighteen soldiers were martyred, and 23 terrorists were killed in various sanitisation operations in Balochistan in the last 24 hours, the military’s media affairs wing said in a press release on Saturday. Eleven militants were killed in an operation in Harnai district on Friday, while twelve others died in the initial clash overnight in Kalat district, according to the …
LAHORE: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday that positive results of his visit to the United States during President Donald Trump’s inauguration would be witnessed very soon. Pakistan views its ties with the US as vital, with hopes of navigating shared interests in a region marked by evolving dynamics and competing priorities. The government, therefore, made an early effort …
ISLAMABAD: Brushing aside criticism over a proposed increase in their salaries, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a major raise for parliamentarians. Although the raise amounts to an around 300 per cent increase, the government has justified it by comparing it with the salaries being drawn by federal secretaries. A source in the National Assembly Secretariat told Dawn that National …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub has criticised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accusing him of only being ready for negotiations when an ‘order’ arrives. Speaking to the media outside an Anti-Terrorism Court in Sargodha on Friday, he described the PM’s role as that of a “servant or clerk,” claiming he holds no real power. Ayub stated that PTI came …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong discussed economic and security ties between their countries during a meeting in Islamabad on Friday, state-run Radio Pakistan reports. Their meeting follows the occasion of the Chinese New Year, which was celebrated by millions across Asia on January 29, when PM Shehbaz and President Zardari issued special greetings. Ambassador Zaidong …
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges on Friday penned a letter to the chief justices (CJ) of the Supreme Court and high courts, urging them to take a stand against reports of a transferred judge being appointed to the IHC’s top seat and to resist such a development. It is reported last month that the judicial bureaucracy is reportedly planning …
RAWALPINDI: Security forces have killed 10 terrorists during multiple operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Friday. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the operations took place a day ago and today with the first encounter in Dera Ismail Khan district’s general area of Khulachi where an intelligence-based operation (IBO) was carried out on …
ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) on Friday reminded Pakistan that trade benefits enjoyed by the country under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) depend on the progress made in addressing a list of issues, including human rights, and tangible reforms remain essential, a statement by the mission said. The EU is Pakistan’s second-largest trading partner, with the GSP+ status …