ISLAMABAD: An 18-year-old girl was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside Jamia Hafsa in Islamabad on Friday, prompting police to launch an investigation into the incident. The deceased, identified as Marwa, was a resident of Dir district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Following reports of the incident, a heavy police contingent led […]
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday reaffirmed its support for Pakistan’s right to defend itself against terrorist attacks as intermittent clashes continued along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Responding to questions on the situation, the US State Department said the Pakistani people had suffered greatly at the hands of terrorism and reiterated […]
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Friday called for collective efforts to counter both “visible and invisible” threats to public safety, saying law enforcement alone could not eliminate crime without active public participation. Addressing religious scholars and members of the Provincial Paigham-e-Aman Committee in Lahore, the chief minister said […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday announced a boycott of the upcoming Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections, saying it would not participate in the electoral process under the prevailing circumstances. In a statement, the party reiterated its solidarity with the people of Azad Kashmir and reaffirmed its support for […]
ISLAMABAD: Chief ministers from all four provinces on Wednesday pledged comprehensive prison reforms, stressing that protecting inmates’ rights, improving prison conditions and prioritising rehabilitation were essential to building a more transparent, humane and effective criminal justice system. The commitment was outlined in the Islamabad Declaration on Prison Reform, issued at […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will depart for Tehran on Friday to attend the funeral prayers of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said on Thursday. Addressing his weekly media briefing in Islamabad, Andrabi said the prime minister will be accompanied by Deputy […]
LAHORE: Punjab police have termed the deadly roof collapse at a tuition centre in Lahore’s Kahna area a case of “criminal negligence” and launched an investigation into the incident that claimed the lives of 14 children. Police said the investigation wing had begun a detailed probe and was examining whether […]
PESHAWAR: At least nine people were killed and 23 others injured in rain-related incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past 48 hours as the first spell of monsoon rains, accompanied by strong winds and flash floods, caused widespread damage across the province. According to a report issued by the Provincial […]
ISLAMABAD: Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas on Wednesday announced that he had joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP). The announcement came after a meeting with IPP President Abdul Aleem Khan and Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis Awn Chaudhry. Aleem Khan welcomed Tanveer Ilyas into […]
ISLAMABAD: At least three tourists were killed and seven others injured after a boat capsized in Saifullah Lake in Kalam, Swat, rescue officials said on Wednesday. According to initial reports, rescue teams recovered the bodies and shifted the injured to Kalam Hospital for treatment. Officials said the tourists aboard the […]