ISLAMABAD: The military’s top commanders on Monday reaffirmed their resolve to continue intelligence-based operations against militant groups operating from Afghan territory under Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, while expressing concern over what they described as the continued use of Afghan territory by India-backed militant organisations to launch attacks inside Pakistan. The commitment […]
LAHORE: The Punjab government has allocated 121,000 acres of cultivable state land to 30,000 landless and deserving families under a new 20-year lease programme aimed at reducing poverty and increasing agricultural production. Under the “Apna Khet, Apna Rozgar” initiative, selected families will receive land on a symbolic annual lease of […]
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on Monday approved amendments to the Public Service Commission (PSC) Ordinance 2018, reducing the governor’s role in the appointment and administrative affairs of the commission. The PSC Amendment Act 2026 was passed after Provincial Law Minister Aftab Alam presented the bill in the assembly. […]
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court on Monday sent the suspect arrested in the killing of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Group Captain Asim Tariq to jail on a 14-day judicial remand to facilitate an identification parade. Suspect Saad Abbasi was produced before Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain, who approved the […]
WEB DESK: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Monday claimed it suffered losses of up to Rs15 billion during month-long strikes staged by the banned Public Action Committee, accusing the group of attempting to disrupt peace and stability in the region. Addressing a joint press conference alongside Azad […]
GILGIT: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said local government elections in Gilgit-Baltistan would be held before the onset of winter, while reaffirming his party’s commitment to securing constitutional rights for the region. Speaking after the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Amjad Hussain, […]
KARACHI: A Karachi district and sessions court on Monday granted post-arrest bail to five suspects, including an 11-year-old boy, in the Gul Plaza fire case that claimed 72 lives on January 17. Additional District and Sessions Judge (South) approved the bail applications of Gul Plaza Management Committee President Tanveer Pasta, […]
BEIJING: China on Monday test-fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific Ocean, drawing concern from regional powers including Japan, Australia and New Zealand over Beijing’s growing military presence in the strategically important region. According to state-run Xinhua news agency, the People’s Liberation Army Navy launched the missile […]
WEB DESK: At least 25 people were killed and around 100 others injured after violent clashes erupted between two groups of prisoners at a prison in Sri Lanka’s coastal town of Negombo, police and hospital sources said on Monday. The violence began on Sunday at the prison, located about 35 […]
ISLAMABAD: Police on Sunday arrested the suspect accused of killing a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officer who intervened to save a woman during an alleged abduction attempt in Islamabad, police sources said. According to the sources, the suspect was arrested from the Soan Zone area of the federal capital late […]