RAWALPINDI: Two Pakistan Army soldiers and as many police officers were martyred on Wednesday in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Peshawar district’s Hassan Khel area, according to the military’s media wing. A statement from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said a joint IBO was conducted by security forces and the police based on the reported presence of a “high profile terrorist”. …

ISLAMABAD: The Sup­reme Court reserved on Tuesday its ruling on a set of appeals by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) aga­inst the denial of reserved seats for women and non-Muslims to it by the Pesha­war High Court (PHC) and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, the full court closed the …

ISLAMABAD: The Islam­abad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed the judge hearing appeals of former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, against their conviction in the Iddat case to conclude proceedings within the stipulated time frame. Justice Miangul Hassan Aurang­zeb dismissed the petition of Ms Bushra’s ex-husband, Khawar Fareed Maneka, to revise the order that had set …

NORTH and SOUTH WAZIRISTAN / LAKKI MARWAT: Eight people — five security officials and three children — lost their liv­es in three separate incidents in Lakki Marwat, Nor­th and South Waziri­stan districts on Tuesday. A military officer was martyred in an exchange of fire with militants in North Waziristan, while three soldiers lost their lives in an attack, and 12 …

LAHORE: A Lahore anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday announced its reserved verdict on pre-arrest bail petitions of PTI founder Imran Khan in three cases related to the May 9 riots and dismissed them. May 9 holds significant importance in the country’s political landscape, as it was on this day last year when military installations were attacked following Imran’s arrest from the Islamabad High Court’s …

ISLAMABAD: The matter of heading standing committees in the National Assembly has been resolved as the government offered chairmanship of 18 standing committees to the opposition. These committees were held by the then opposition during the previous government from 2018 to 2023. However, the opposition alliance will choose to head only 11 standing committees out of 18. Sunni Ittehad Council …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a Rs50 billion relief package for domestic electricity consumers using up to 200 units per month. Addressing a ceremony on energy sector reforms in Islamabad, the prime minister stated that the subsidy will benefit 25 million consumers, representing 94 per cent of total domestic users, over the three months of July, August, and …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insad (PTI) has announced its intention to challenge the government’s notification which granted Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to intercept and trace calls in the “interest of national security”. Earlier today, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication authorised the intelligence wing to tap phones, stating that this authority was granted under Section 54 of the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organisation) Act, …

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has issued a notification authorising the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to intercept and trace calls within the domain of national security, under Section 54 of the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organisation) Act, 1996. “In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 54 … the federal government in the interest of national security and in the …

RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army captain was martyred in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on Tuesday, according to the military’s media wing. A statement from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that Captain Muhammad Osama bin Arshad, 24, resident of Rawalpindi district, was martyred during a fire exchange between security forces and terrorists …