ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi and caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday expressed concern over the police action against Baloch protesters in the federal capital. On Wednesday night, the Islamabad police used brutal force to disperse and detain Baloch demonstrators who had converged on the capital to protest against enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings in their province. More than 200 …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) inquired of the capital’s police chief on Friday why the Baloch protesters, who faced harsh police action a day earlier, were being forcefully sent back to Quetta. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq while hearing a petition filed by Baloch protesters against unlawful detention and their right to protest questioned why these individuals were being …

ISLAMABAD: As a long march led by Baloch women against enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings, reached the outskirts of the federal capital on Wednesday, Islamabad police blocked entry points of the city along with major arteries to prevent the protesters from reaching the National Press Club. Initially, police blocked Jinnah Avenue and other routes leading to the press club. Later on, …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday ruled that the next hearing of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s bail plea in the cypher case will take place in an open court. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq issued a two-page written order in response to the prosecution’s request for in-camera proceedings. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had initially sought closed-door hearings, …

WAZIRABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan is in a stable condition after unidentified assailants opened fire and injured him on Thursday The shots were fired near the party’s container on the seventh day of Haqeeqi Azadi the march in Wazirabad. Party member Faisal Javed was also injured. PTI leader Azhar Mashwani confirmed via Twitter that the former premier was …

LAHORE: The long march was called off for the day after a reporter of a local TV channel, Sadaf Naeem died after she was crushed under PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s container on Sunday. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran earlier in the day said that his party was with the Pakistan Army and wants it “to be strong”. The former premier made these comments during his …