ISLAMABAD: The government will block the passports of Pakistanis deported from other countries over criminal activities, and tighten the process of issuing new travel documents, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced on Thursday. The move is aimed at deterring Pakistani nationals who travel abroad and commit illegal acts, such as begging. In recent years, hundreds of Pakistanis have been deported, mostly …
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of Afghan refugees who are awaiting resettlement to Western countries will be deported from Pakistan if their host nations do not relocate them by April 30, a key government minister said on Thursday. Amid calls for Pakistan to halt the deportation of Afghan nationals, State Minister for Interior Tallal Chaudhry also ruled out any extension in the deadline …
QUETTA: The provincial leadership of PPP has strongly condemned the remarks of BNP leader Sardar Akhtar Mengal against their party and expressed support for the Balochistan chief minister. The PPP leaders said their party’s government in the province was determined to utilise all available resources to eliminate terrorism and maintain peace. Speaking at a joint press conference along with the …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif departed on Thursday for a two-day official visit to Belarus at the invitation of President Aleksandr Lukashenko. During the visit, Sharif will hold high-level talks with Lukashenko to review bilateral cooperation and explore new avenues of engagement between the two countries. Officials say the visit is expected to result in the signing of several agreements …
ISLAMABAD: Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani, a former judge of the Federal Shariat Court, on Thursday stressed on avoiding violence while boycotting products in support of Palestine, adding that such activities must be done peacefully without harming lives and properties. Mufti Usmani’s remarks came in the wake of multiple recent attacks on outlets of international fast-food chains across the …
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday approved the government’s request to reduce electricity prices by Rs1.71 per unit for three months, according to a written decision by the authority. Last month, the government formally asked Nepra to reduce electricity rates by Rs1.71 per unit from April to June for all consumers across the country as part …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Thursday submitted a resolution in the National Assembly against the planned construction of six new canals on the Indus River. Chief of the Army Staff Gen Asim Munir and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz inaugurated the ambitious Cholistan project to irrigate south Punjab’s lands on February 15 amid public uproar and strong reservations in Sindh. The …
QUETTA: The deportation of Afghan refugees who spent more than four decades in Pakistan back to their country should be stopped, leaders of Pakhtun nationalist parties demanded on Wednesday. Speaking at a joint press conference, ANP Balochistan president Asghar Khan Achakzai, PkNAP’s Nasarullah Zerey, National Democratic Movement’s Ahmed Jan Khan and Noor Bacha of PTM said the Afghan refugees were …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s (SC) constitutional bench on Wednesday wondered what was the issue with giving civilians the right to appeal. These observations were made as the constitutional bench resumed its hearing on a set of intra-court appeals against the October 23, 2023, five-judge order nullifying the trial of civilians by military courts involved in the May 9, 2023 riots. …
ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and PPP on Wednesday condemned an inquiry by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on former senator Farhatullah Babar over a “citizen’s complaint” alleging “corruption, tax evasion and illicit asset accumulation”. Sources told that Babar had already appeared before the FIA’s Anti-Corruption Cell in Islamabad a day before the Eid holidays to respond …