BEIJING: China is firmly opposed to any form of official exchange or military contact between the U.S. and China’s Taiwan region, a Defense Ministry spokesperson said on Friday. Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks at a regular press conference when asked to comment on a recent visit by the head of …
QUETTA: At least 11 people, including nine passengers, were shot dead in Balochistan’s Noshki after unknown attackers opened fire on a bus and abducted travellers. More than a dozen attackers opened fire on a bus after it failed to stop at a roadblock on the Quetta-Taftan N-40 Highway, said Deputy Commissioner Noshki Habibullah Musakhail. Several gunmen then boarded the Iran-bound bus in …
QUETTA: A ‘grand alliance’ of six opposition parties, including the PTI, have joined hands to launch a movement for the ‘protection of the Constitution’ in a bid to kick up a storm against alleged electoral malpractices in the February 8 general elections. The ‘Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan’ (TTAP) coalition formed early on Saturday after a late-night sitting of opposition party leaders in light of …
ISLAMABAD: Justice Yahya Afridi has recused himself from a case pertaining to alleged meddling by the country’s security apparatus into judicial affairs, arguing that inaction on the part of the chief justice or judges of the Islamabad High Court should not lead the Supreme Court to impose the exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 184(3) of the Constitution. “This may …
WASHINGTON / ISLAMABAD: With the government set to enter into a fresh loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Minister for Finance Mohammad Aurangzeb on Friday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and briefed him about his upcoming visit to the United States. The finance minister discussed with the prime minister his scheduled meetings with the IMF, World Bank …
TOBA TEK SINGH: The party that joined the PML-N in forming the incumbent coalition government had first approached the PTI, but were turned down, PML-N stalwart Rana Sanaullah said. In an interaction with journalists on Eid day, the former interior minister said that the PTI could have formed a coalition government after the elections, if they wanted to. “But they …
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan will lay down his robes tomorrow (Sunday) following more than three decades of judicial career. Senior puisne judge Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim will take the oath as acting chief justice on Monday, April 15. The second-most senior judge, Justice Ijaz Anwar, will administer the oath to him. A notification issued by the …
RAWALPINDI: Two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred on Saturday in an intelligence-based operation (IBO), conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Buner district, based on the reported presence of suspected terrorists, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. According to ISPR, Lance Havildar Mudassar Mehmood and Lance Naik Haseeb Javed embraced martyrdom. During the operation, a “high-value target” identified as Saleem …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid tribute to the Pakistan Army, police and security agencies of the country on Thursday for ensuring peace and order on the occasion of Eidul Fitr, said a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The premier appreciated the actions of the soldiers and officers of the army, the IGs of the four provinces, heads …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, has underlined the need enhancing the “exchange of information to overcome the security challenges” being faced by both countries. An official statement released by the President’s House on Thursday night said that the two held a telephonic conversation and exchanged greetings on the occasion of …