TEHRAN: Officials in Islamabad said two children were killed and three others injured in the attack in Balochistan. Iran’s foreign minister said the operation targeted the militant group Jaish al-Adli, which he described as an “Iranian terrorist group” in Pakistan. As a result the Pakistan’s government recalled its ambassador to Iran and has blocked Tehran’s envoy from returning. The Balochistan …
DAVOS: Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has reiterated that the general elections will take place in Pakistan on February 8. In an exclusive interview with CNBC on the sidelines of World Economic Forum in Davos, he said this is a constitutional requirement and everyone in the country is committed to that particular date. He said the people of Pakistan …
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa on Wednesday remarked there was a need to eradicate “Kalashnikov culture” from the country. He made the remarks as a three-member bench — led by CJP Isa and also comprising justices Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Musarrat Hilali — took up the post-arrest bail plea of a suspect named in a case concerning …
ISLAMABAD: In spite of a protracted crackdown on his political party, former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday appeared buoyant about its electoral prospects, saying the PTI will spring a ‘surprise’ on Feb 8 through its ‘Plan C’, which is ready after the failure of its so-called ‘Plan A’ and ‘Plan B’. The PTI founder made these remarks during a …
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani stressed Pakistan’s right to respond in a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart on Wednesday following the “unprovoked violation of its airspace” by Tehran, according to the Foreign Office (FO). Earlier today, the FO said Pakistan decided to recall its ambassador from Iran and suspend all high-level visits ongoing or planned between the …
KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released the much awaited $700 million tranche, shoring up the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign reserves. The SBP confirmed the development in a statement, adding that the tranche equivalent to $705.6 million was released on January 16 (Tuesday) “following the successful completion of the first review by the Executive Board of IMF …
ISLAMABAD: With polls merely three weeks away, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has yet to issue the final list of candidates for the February 8 general elections. On Dec 15, the electoral watchdog issued the poll schedule, detailing the step-by-step procedures leading up to the poll day along with their dates. As per the schedule, the ECP was to issue …
RAWALPINDI: A Rawalpindi trial court on Tuesday indicted former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi in the Iddat case. The charges against the couple were framed by senior civil judge Qudratullah on a complaint filed by Bushra Bibi’s ex-husband Khawar Farid Maneka under Sections 34 (common intention), 496 (marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage) and 496B (fornication) …
RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League (AML) leader Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was arrested on Tuesday after a Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court rejected his bail in a case pertaining to violence in the country on May 9. Lawyer Sardar Abdul Razzak Khan confirmed the arrest. “He will be held at the New Town Police Station overnight,” he said. The AML leader was previously arrested in September …
RAWALPINDI: A trial court deferred the indictment of former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi till Tuesday (today) in the Iddat case while the Islamabad High Court (IHC) reserved its order on a petition seeking to stay trial proceedings in the case. Senior civil judge Qudratullah was expected to indict the couple on Monday, but did not …