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 …
RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: As the government’s deadline for Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders to leave the country ends today, law enforcement officials in the twin cities have been ordered to nab and deport any Afghan nationals found involved in criminal activities, along with their families. March 31 was also the deadline set by authorities to shift all Afghan citizens out of the …
PESHAWAR / SWAT: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered an inquiry into an alleged ‘drone strike’ that killed nine members of the Gujjar community, as the group warned of protests against the killings. According to the community, nine of its members — all shepherds — were killed in strike launched as part of a counter-terrorism operation in the Shamozai area …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would mark the first day of Eidul Fitr tomorrow, the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee said on Sunday, after sighting the moon for the Islamic month of Shawwal. Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad presided over a meeting of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, which took place on the roof of the Kohsar Block. Azad made …
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Senator Kamran Murtaza on Saturday said that his party required written assurances from the PTI to address its reservations for participating in joint anti-government protests after Eidul Fitr. Earlier this week, after failing to get any concession for the party’s founding chairman, Imran Khan, the PTI announced that it would hold protests outside the Adiala Jail …