RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed 27 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Kacchi district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Monday. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the IBO was conducted on Sunday based on the reported terrorist presence. It said security forces “stealthily surrounded and effectively engaged the terrorists’ location”, as a …
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gillani on Monday issued a production order for PTI Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, who has been incarcerated for 18 months, so that he can attend the Senate session tomorrow. This is not the first production order issued for the senator, who is imprisoned at Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail. In March last year, he was due to …
ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on Sunday said that the Taliban did not see women as “human beings” and had created a system of “gender apartheid” by cloaking their crimes in cultural and religious justification. Since sweeping back to power in 2021, the Taliban government has imposed an austere version of Islamic law that the United Nations has …
ISLAMABAD: The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza said on Sunday that the opposition’s negotiation committee was prepared for a third round of talks with the government but expected concrete progress on their demand for a judicial commission ahead of the meeting. Talks between the government and the PTI commenced in the last week of December to bring …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their commitment to high-quality development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 2.0, with emphasis on industrialisation, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), clean energy, agriculture and livelihood projects. This was agreed between the two sides in the 5th meeting of the CPEC Joint Working Group on International Cooperation and Coordination (JWG-ICC) held in Beijing, the Foreign …
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf incarcerated founding chairman Imran Khan on Saturday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking post-arrest bail in eight cases of May 9 riots including an attack on the corps commander’s residence. Eight separate bail petitions have been filed before the LHC in as many cases through Barrister Salman Safdar. A two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Aalia Neelum …
ISLAMABAD / SWABI: Claim and counter-claim between the government and the opposition continued on Saturday despite the initiation of dialogue after months of deadlock, with the PML-N-led coalition and the PTI accusing each other of derailing negotiation and lacking seriousness. As the blame game continued, National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq claimed that neither the government nor the PTI had …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has emphasised the urgent need for Muslim countries to prioritise girls’ education, calling it one of the most significant challenges of the time. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day international conference titled “Girls’ Education in Muslim Societies: Challenges and Opportunities,” the premier highlighted the necessity of large-scale initiatives to address the issue, Express …
KARACHI: Despite strong reservations from its coalition partner, PPP, the PML-N government appears unwilling to back down from its stance on six new canals on the Indus River in Punjab, insisting that they will not affect Sindh’s share of water. While talking to reporters on Friday, Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal dismissed the concerns raised by the PPP, emphasising stringent …
ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court judge on Friday questioned the competence of presiding officers in military courts, asking whether they have sufficient legal expertise to impose severe punishments. “I have been in the judiciary for the last 34 years and I’m still learning,” Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail of the constitutional bench observed during a hearing, where the federal government justified the …