News about Happenings in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned that planned marches and sit-ins could cause losses of up to Rs120 billion a day to Pakistan’s economy, saying prolonged disruption could undermine the country’s efforts to move from economic stability towards sustainable growth. His remarks came as opposition parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf […]
QUETTA: Security forces foiled an attempt by terrorists to disrupt public movement on the N-25 highway near Kalat, killing five militants and safely recovering 23 hostages, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. According to the military’s media wing, the terrorists had established a checkpoint on the highway with the intention […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has removed the requirement to purchase at least five litres of fuel in a single transaction under the Prime Minister’s Special Relief Scheme, allowing eligible beneficiaries to redeem their weekly Rs500 fuel token for any quantity. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Steering […]
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday warned that organisers of any protest in Islamabad would be held responsible if anyone lost their life during the planned demonstrations, urging political leaders to reconsider attempts to march on the federal capital in light of the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) detailed judgment. […]
PESHAWAR: At least 21 people were martyred and 103 injured on Friday when a suicide bomber and armed militants attacked a mosque inside the Police Lines compound in Kohat during Friday prayers, officials said. The explosion occurred during Friday prayers when worshippers, including police personnel and their families, were present […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ruled that no political party, leader, provincial government or public office holder has the lawful right to occupy public roads, highways, interchanges, toll plazas or buildings in connection with political activities. The detailed 37-page verdict was issued on Friday by a larger bench […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the immediate inclusion of 20-year-old motorcycles, rickshaws and Qingqi rickshaws in the Prime Minister Fuel Relief Scheme, expanding the government’s petrol subsidy to users of older two- and three-wheeled vehicles. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, motorcycles, rickshaws and […]
ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Friday announced that the party’s long march will reach Islamabad on September 23 and 24, with a train march scheduled to leave Karachi on September 20. Addressing a press conference in the federal capital, Rehman said participants would begin arriving in Islamabad […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will go “to any extent” to defend Saudi Arabia against aggression, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said, reaffirming Islamabad’s unconditional commitment to the Kingdom’s security. In an interview with Arab News, the military’s chief spokesperson said Pakistan fully stood with Saudi Arabia […]
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 10 militants in multiple engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between September 15 and 17, while six soldiers were martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday. According to the military’s media wing, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in […]