ISLAMABAD: PTI supporters have flocked to D-Chowk as heavy rain in Islamabad dampened the effect of tear gas shelling by the police. A correspondent present at the scene said PTI protesters occupied D-Chowk as police were forced back after smoke from the shot tear gas shells flowed back over to the law enforcement personnel due to the strong gusty winds. …
LAHORE: The Punjab government has requested the deployment of the military in Lahore to secure sensitive buildings and key locations, including airports and other significant infrastructure, officials said. The move follows a similar deployment of the armed forces in Islamabad, Express News reported. According to documents released by the Punjab government, a formal request was sent to the federal government …
ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was taken into custody at K-P House following charges of attacking the state and misusing government resources, sources said on Saturday. The detention followed a raid at the location, with officials moving in to execute Gandapur’s arrest warrants. According to sources, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader is facing serious allegations, including damaging government …
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of attempting to sabotage the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, further stating that the government would not allow such plans to succeed. During a visit to Polyclinic Hospital in Islamabad where the Interior Minister met with police officers injured by rioters, Naqvi slammed Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali …
NEW DELHI: India’s Minister for External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Saturday said he would not discuss bilateral relations when he visits Pakistan this month, the first such visit in nearly a decade, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. “I expect there would be a lot of media interest because of the very nature of the relationship,” Jaishankar said in …
RAWALPINDI: Six soldiers were martyred and as many TTP terrorists killed in North Waziristan as security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO), the military’s media affairs wing said on Saturday. According to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), six Khawarij (TTP terrorists) were neutralised during an exchange of fire that took place between the security forces and terrorists …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman at the Prime Minister’s House on Friday to address the escalating situation in Gaza and Palestine. The political leaders decided to express national solidarity with the Palestinian people by observing a “Day of Solidarity with Palestine” on October 7. …
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army has been called in to provide security for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, scheduled to take place in Islamabad on 15-16 October. The deployment was approved under Article 245 of the Constitution, according to a notification issued by the Interior Ministry on Friday. The notification confirmed that the army will oversee the security of …
ISLAMABAD: India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, is set to visit Pakistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ‘Heads of Government’ (HoG) meeting on October 15-16 in Islamabad. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed the news during its weekly press briefing on Friday. Pakistan, holding the rotating chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of Government, will …
ISLAMABAD: At least 30 protesters have been arrested as mobile networks and internet services remain suspended in Islamabad and Rawalpindi amid a planned PTI rally at the capital’s D-Chowk. Meanwhile, incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan again called on his supporters to gather for a “peaceful protest” as his party amped up preparations for the rally scheduled for today despite a …