ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has directed authorities across the country to arrest any Afghan national residing in Pakistan without a valid visa from July 10, as part of an intensified nationwide drive against illegal foreign nationals. In a notification issued to the chief secretaries of all provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad […]
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court on Monday suspended a lower court order that had restored the registration of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), placing the party’s electoral future in fresh uncertainty ahead of the upcoming legislative assembly elections. The apex court stayed the AJK High Court’s June […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has summoned the Afghan chargé d’affaires to lodge a strong protest over the recent terrorist attack on a Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) camp in Karachi, the Foreign Office said on Monday. In a statement, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said the Afghan diplomat was called to the Ministry of […]
KARACHI: Police have submitted the challan in the Gul Plaza fire case to the prosecution, nominating six suspects, including an 11-year-old boy, while declaring all of them absconders, according to the investigation report. The report classifies the fire, which claimed 72 lives, as accidental based on forensic findings. Analysis conducted […]
QUETTA: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) continued its province-wide protest for the 23rd consecutive day on Monday against the acid attack on Dr Mahnoor Nasir, maintaining a boycott of outpatient departments (OPDs) and general duties at government hospitals across Balochistan. The ongoing strike has disrupted healthcare services across the province, […]
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said Pakistan’s security forces carried out targeted operations against alleged militant hideouts under Operation Ghazab Lil Haq, including intelligence-based ground operations in Bajaur and strikes on militant camps in border areas. According to Tarar, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Bajaur in which Jamaat-ul-Ahrar […]
CARACAS: At least 164 people have been killed and nearly 1,000 injured after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday, as rescue teams continued searching through the rubble of collapsed buildings. Rodriguez announced that the government would establish an initial $200 million reconstruction fund, supported […]
LAHORE: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said Pakistan’s international standing as a peacemaker and regional security partner had strengthened following its mediation between the United States and Iran. Addressing a press conference in Lahore after the 983rd annual Ghusl ceremony of Hazrat Ali bin Usman […]
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/LAHORE: Millions of mourners across Pakistan observed 9th Muharram with religious devotion on Thursday as major processions concluded peacefully under stringent security arrangements, while four people lost their lives due to suffocation during a procession in Rohri, Sindh. Authorities reported no major security breaches across the country, with law enforcement […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is expected to reduce petrol and diesel prices by up to Rs30 per litre in the upcoming fortnightly fuel price review, following a sharp decline in international oil prices amid easing concerns over supply disruptions in the Middle East. The expected reduction comes after the government […]