KARACHI: In a joint press conference held in Karachi on Friday, the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), along with Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) announced plans to stage a protest outside the Sindh Assembly on Saturday. The announcement was made by key leaders including JDA Chief Coordinator Sadruddin Shah Rashidi, JUI-F Sindh chief Maulana …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday joined over 50 countries in advancing its argument in the historic proceedings being conducted by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to rule on the illegal occupation of Palestinian territories by Israel. The case was triggered by a request from the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on December 30, 2022, when a majority of …

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) granted approval on Friday for the initiation of work on the 80-kilometer segment of the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project within the country. According to a press release, the committee, acting on a recommendation from the Petroleum Division, has endorsed the commencement of the project, starting from the Pakistan-Iran border up to Gwadar …

LAHORE: A Lahore district and sessions court rejected the request for physical remand by the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) on Friday, instead sending anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan to jail on judicial remand. The decision came after Judicial Magistrate Imran Abid presided over a corruption case against Imran Riaz Khan. During the proceedings, Imran defended himself, stating, “The authorities are lying about …

BEIJING: The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged the United States to stop arms sales to the Taiwan region and cut military ties with the island. In response to reports that the U.S. Department of Defense has approved the sale to the Taiwan region of “advanced tactical data link system upgrade plan” worth $75 million, Mao Ning, spokesperson for the …

BEIJING: China stands ready to work with all parties to continue deepening the BRICS strategic partnership, Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said on Thursday. Mao made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on a report that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros had said recently that the old colonial world with wars, interventions, genocide and …

LAHORE: Incarcerated PTI President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Thursday accused Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi of robbing the people of their mandate in the Feb 8 election, predicting an accountability of his alleged crimes soon. “Mohsin Naqvi and his police are the real culprits behind stealing the mandate of the citizens,” Mr Elahi said in a brief conversation with the …

ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan plans to seek a new loan of at least $6 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help the incoming government repay billions in debt due this year, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing a Pakistani official. The country will seek to negotiate an Extended Fund Facility with the IMF, the report said, adding that the talks with the global …

ISLAMABAD: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl held a workers’ convention in the federal capital on Thursday, terming it the beginning of a countrywide protest movement against alleged rigging in the elections. Addressing the ‘Islam­abad general council’ of the JUI-F, party chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the nation witnessed the worst rigging in the country’s history on Feb 8. He alleged that the 2024 polls …

ISLAMABAD: PTI founding chairman Imran Khan will write to the IMF urging it to call for an independent audit of the Feb 8 general elections before it continues talks with Islamabad, PTI leader Senator Ali Zafar disclosed on Thursday. The PTI has also decided to hold intra-party elections on March 3, with over six million party members allowed to cast their votes …