ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday witnessed a heated exchange between lawmakers of the ruling PML-N and the opposition PTI, as the House unanimously adopted a resolution calling for national unity against terrorism and extremism. The resolution, tabled by Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, condemned the recent hijacking of the Jaffar Express train in Balochistan and …
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 10 terrorists on Thursday who attacked a checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Jandola area, according to a statement from the interior ministry. According to the statement, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi paid tribute to security forces for repelling the attack. “I salute the security forces for foiling the attack,” he said and commended them for bringing 10 terrorists …
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday assailed the PTI for “politicising” the recent hijacking of the Jaffar Express train in Balochistan and misinterpreting the situation on social media. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon when the train, travelling from Quetta to Peshawar and carrying 440 passengers, was ambushed by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists. They opened fire on …
ISLAMABAD: President Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday paid glowing tribute to security forces for successfully completing the rescue operation and termed the terrorist attack on Jaffar Express a “cowardly act”, saying such acts would not shake Pakistan’s resolve for peace. Separately, several countries denounced the hijacking of the train by the Baloch separatists. President Zardari expressed …
QUETTA: The war in Balochistan has reached every home, and there is dire need to launch coordinated actions to tackle the situation, Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti said on Wednesday. Speaking in the Balochistan Assembly on Wednesday, a day after the Jaffar Express was hijacked en route to Peshawar, he said that they should respond through tribal, Islamic, and constitutional means, …
LAHORE: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday regretted that the talks between the government and the opposition remained inconclusive due to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s “inflexible and non-serious approach”. In a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, the PML-N president said: “You had facilitated negotiations between the government and the opposition as the custodian of the house. However, these talks …
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and federal governments have agreed on a framework to resolve the development funds related issues of the province and its merged tribal districts, said adviser to the chief minister on finance Muzzammil Aslam on Wednesday. Addressing a news conference here, Mr Aslam said the chief minister raised the issues related to the merged tribal districts, including …
ISLAMABAD: Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi on Wednesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on innocent passengers of Jaffar Express in Bolan and termed it a cowardly act. In a statement, the minister said that the attack cannot dampen our morale as the nation is united to defeat such elements. He said that Pakistani forces and security agencies were protecting every inch …
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said that Pakistan had evidence of calls related to the Jaffar Express hijacking incident being traced to Afghanistan but reaffirmed that it was India that was trying to “destabilise its neighboring countries”. The hijack occurred on Tuesday afternoon when the train, travelling from Quetta to Peshawar and carrying 440 passengers, was ambushed …
ISLAMABAD: A Joint investigation team (JIT) has summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Omar Ayub and Aleema Khan for questioning in an inquiry related to alleged negative propaganda on social media. According to officials, the JIT issued summons to Ayub and Aleema as part of an investigation into digital content deemed to be in violation of Pakistan’s cyber laws. Aleema Khan …