QUETTA: Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal announced on Wednesday that he would announce new demonstrations tomorrow as his protest against the recent arrests of rights activists entered its sixth day, and his talks with a government delegation a day earlier bore no fruit. The BNP-M had announced a long march from Wadh to Quetta last Friday to …
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari has tested positive for coronavirus and is currently in isolation, according to a statement issued by the presidency on Wednesday. Media outlets, quoting sources, had reported yesterday that President Zardari had been hospitalised in Karachi after being brought over from Nawabshah, where he had offered Eidul Fitr prayers. The president’s personal physician, Dr Asim Hussain, …
President Asif Ali Zardari was admitted to a private hospital in Karachi after his health deteriorated. He was initially brought to the hospital from Nawabshah following complaints of fever and an infection. According to reports, President Zardari underwent several medical tests, and doctors are closely monitoring his condition. Sources from the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) confirmed that a team of …
Salman Akram Raja, the lawyer representing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan, clashed with the staff of Adiala Jail on Monday after being denied access to meet his client. The incident occurred when Raja attempted to meet Khan, who is currently imprisoned in the facility. According to Raja, the jail staff initially refused his request without providing a clear …
KARACHI: Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Sammi Deen Baloch was released on Tuesday and discharged from the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance after her participation in protests against rights violations. Sammi and five others were taken into custody on March 24 for violating a freshly imposed Section 144. Despite a judicial magistrate discharging the activists and ordering their release …
ISLAMABAD: The Afghan interim government under the Taliban on Tuesday called upon Islamabad not to start deportation of Afghan nationals, as the deadline for Afghan Citizenship Card (ACC) holders to voluntarily leave Pakistan expired yesterday. The interior ministry, in a statement on March 6, had stated “All illegal foreigners and ACC holders are advised to leave the country voluntarily before …
FAISALABAD: Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Prime Minister’s adviser Rana Sanaullah Khan has declared that the nation’s stance is clear: terrorism will no longer be tolerated. Speaking to the media after Eidul Fitr prayers in Faisalabad, Sanaullah emphasised that the only solution to terrorism is military operations. He stated that the forces behind terrorism, including agents of India …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended their heartfelt greetings to the nation on the occasion of Eidul Fitr, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Monday. In their separate messages, they emphasised that this day teaches lessons of joy, gratitude, brotherhood, and compassion. President Zardari said Eidul Fitr teaches the importance of unity and solidarity, encouraging everyone …
LONDON: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry, during his state visit to the United Kingdom, attended a dinner on Sunday hosted by UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in honour of visiting ministers and discussed a range of bilateral issues. Pakistan and the UK share a longstanding relationship characterised by historical ties, trade, and a significant Pakistani diaspora in the …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation on Monday with the Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, to extend his warm wishes and greetings on the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr, Radio Pakistan reported. In the years since the split between Pakistan and Bangladesh, Dhaka’s leaders — especially the ousted regime of Sheikh Hasina …