ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The Foreign Office on Monday said last night’s terror attack near the Karachi airport, which left two Chinese nationals dead, would “not go unpunished”. Late on Sunday night, a massive explosion occurred on a road near Jinnah International Airport, killing a total of three people and injuring at least 11 others, including a Chinese citizen. Conflicting accounts emerged in …
ISLAMABAD: Fifty-six Pakistanis imprisoned in Sri Lanka for several years are being brought back to Pakistan on a chartered plane, on Sunday. In a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore, the interior minister briefed him on the return of 56 Pakistani prisoners from Sri Lanka. He said federal minister Abdul Aleem Khan was willing to bear all the …
ISLAMABAD: Announcing the death of a policeman, who was injured allegedly during rioting by the PTI protesters, the IGP of Islamabad on Sunday disclosed that the miscreants had damaged 441 cameras of Safe City Authority, 10 vehicles and 31 motorcycles of police officials and private guards. Addressing a news conference, IGP Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi said Constable Abdul Hameed Shah, …
ISLAMABAD: The nationwide Day of Solidarity will be observed tomorrow to express solidarity with the innocent Palestinians facing the worst Israeli brutalities. The Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had taken this decision during his meeting with Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and the Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman in Islamabad. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will also host an …
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday for a briefing on the latest security situation in Islamabad. The meeting focused on the recent efforts to maintain law and order in the capital, particularly in light of the attempted ‘attack’ by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists. Prime Minister Shehbaz commended the Islamabad police for their …
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has imposed a ban on the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), citing threats to national peace and security. The interior ministry has issued a notification declaring the movement “unlawful” under Section 11B of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997, Express News reported. The announcement from the Interior Ministry stated that the PTM poses a “significant danger” to public …
PESHAWAR: PTI leader Asad Qaiser on Sunday accused the government of “abducting” Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur from KP House in Islamabad, warning that if he is not produced within 24 hours, his party will stage a nationwide protest. His statement came ahead of the emergency Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly session, initially rescheduled for 2pm today, but delayed due …
LAHORE: The PML-N leadership expressed frustration on Saturday over the state’s failure to classify PTI as a “terrorist organisation” in the face of its “unending protests”, urging swift action before it becomes too late. “Whatever I have been saying over the years about the PTI has come true today before the whole world. The PTI is not a political party; …
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad policeman passed away in a hospital on Sunday after being injured during protests in the capital the day before, police said. In a statement posted on X, Islamabad police said that “miscreants kept torturing Shah after abducting him.” According to the statement, he was posted at Chungi No 26 for law and order duty. It further added …
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) should be treated like ‘terrorists’ before it gets too late. In her statement on X (formerly Twitter), Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that what she has always been saying has proved to the world today. “PTI is not, was not and cannot be a political party. She asserted that …