SIALKOT / ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Mohammad Asif has said in categorical terms that from now onwards, “no attacker” will be allowed from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to enter Islamabad, describing the recent PTI’s protest in capital as part 2 of May 9 tragedy. “We have to destroy the evil intentions of our enemies,” he told a press conference at …
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Saturday said a man who was reportedly pushed off a container during the PTI’s Islamabad protest this week was injured but “completely fine”, refuting claims circulating online about his death. On November 26, Islamabad witnessed pitched battles between security forces and PTI supporters as the latter inched towards the heavily barricaded D-Chowk for the …
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered the removal of Special Assistant to Chief Minister Mashal Yousafzai from her position, it emerged on Saturday. A letter from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat to the secretary of the KP government’s administration department, dated November 29, said: “CM KP has directed that Miss Mashal Azam, special assistant to CM KP, may immediately be …
LAHORE: While incarcerated leaders of the PTI have sought to suspend the ongoing protest movement, a message shared on “Islamabad massacre” from party founder Imran Khan’s X handle called Nov 26 a black day in the history of Pakistan. The protest movement was abruptly suspended after the state machinery pushed the PTI protesters away from Islamabad’s D-Chowk, but Khyber Pakhtunkhwa …
KURRAM: The death toll in days-long clashes in Kurram has reached almost 100 as even a ceasefire agreement failed to stop hostilities between warring sides. Officials told that seven more people lost their lives in clashes on Friday, taking the death toll to 97. The clashes continued between warring tribes belonging to the Bagan, Talo Kunj, Badshah Kot, Irfani Kilay …
ISLAMABAD: Describing the PTI as a party of ‘anarchists and saboteurs’, the government on Friday decided to tighten the noose around the opposition party and further strengthen institutions to prevent ‘anti-state protests’ in the future. It was decided that cases would be registered against Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, who were leading …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday dismissed international criticism of the crackdown on Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) protests as ill-informed, but refrained from directly addressing comments by the European Union’s envoy regarding the arrest of journalist Matiullah Jan and the charges against him. “We have seen some external commentary on recent developments in Pakistan. We believe that much of this commentary …
LAHORE: The PPP, an ally of the ruling PML-N, has opposed the idea of proscribing the PTI and has instead urged the government to take steps for mainstreaming the opposition party after a resolution was submitted with the Punjab Assembly seeking a ban on the PTI. “We are not in favour of banning the PTI or sidelining it. Rather, the …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday restrained police and other authorities from arresting Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja following his petition alleging harassment and unlawful attempts to arrest him. Mr Raja, appearing in person, claimed that he had no knowledge of any FIR registered against him in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) or Punjab. He …
ISLAMABAD: Aviation Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday announced that the European Commission and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have lifted the ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for flights to Europe. The EASA banned the airline from its most lucrative routes in Europe and Britain in June 2020. The move came in the wake of a PIA plane crash in …