SWABI: As its founder Imran Khan completed one year in jail, the PTI and its allies on Monday organised a large power show in Swabi to demand the former prime minister’s release. The jalsa was held at Shahmansoor Town and PTI leaders and workers from across the country participated in the event, despite the hot weather. The PTI workers were waving …
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court division bench on Monday issued notices to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and other respondents on a petition by PTI founding chairman Imran Khan, seeking details of cases and inquiries against him. The bench also expressed concerns at the arrest of the former prime minister in new cases after bail in …
TEHRAN: A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks with Iranian leaders including the president and top security officials as the Islamic Republic weighs its response to the killing of a Hamas leader. Russia has condemned the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of Hamas, in Iran last week and called on all parties to refrain from …
KARACHI: Pakistan is committed to good relations with all friendly countries and every country has its own importance and position in the country’s foreign policy, Information Minister Atta Tarar said on Monday. In a statement, the minister said Pakistan was committed to have a good and close relations, based on mutual trust and cooperation, with all friendly countries. “Relations with …
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has explained that the Arshad Sharif case was not fixed before a five-judge larger bench as it didn’t require any constitutional interpretation. The CJP outlined the reason on Aug 1 while heading the meeting of the committee formed under the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023 to fix cases. The meeting was held after …
ISLAMABAD: The Senate, chaired by Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, convened on Monday to address the martyrdom of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Senator Palwasha Khan presented a resolution, which was unanimously approved. The Senate expressed deep sorrow over Haniyeh’s death in an Israeli Zionist attack and condemned the ongoing killings of Palestinians and violations of human rights by Israeli …
ISLAMABAD: As the nation marks five years since India revoked the special autonomy of occupied Kashmir, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on New Delhi to move from “dispute denial to dispute resolution” for lasting peace in South Asia. Pakistan is observing Youm-i-Istehsal (Exploitation Day) today to mark the fifth anniversary of India revoking Kashmir’s special autonomy and to show solidarity with Kashmiris. …
RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Monday said that not enough was being done against “digital terrorism” under the law, allowing fake news and propaganda to spread in the country. Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the military’s spokesperson said that the first line of defence against “digital terrorism” was the country’s …
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s army chief Wakeruz Zaman said on Monday he will form an interim government after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled Dhaka in the face of overwhelming protests. “We will form an interim government,” Zaman said in a broadcast to the nation on state television, adding Hasina had resigned. Since July, Bangladesh has been engulfed by protests and violence that has so far …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said India’s actions in the held Kashmir since August 5, 2019, demonstrated a complete disregard for international laws, the aspirations of the Kashmiris and the UN Security Council resolutions. In his message on Youm-i-Istehsal — observed on Aug 5 to mark the Indian government’s action of revoking Kashmir’s special status — the president criticised New Delhi for its …