News about Happenings in Pakistan
MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday warned that a “countdown” for the federal government would begin if allegations of rigging in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections were proven. Addressing a public rally in Muzaffarabad, Bilawal said the people’s mandate should be decided through […]
TURBAT: The bodies of six people with bullet wounds were recovered from Balochistan’s Turbat district on Thursday, with officials saying the victims were labourers from different parts of the country. According to police, the bodies were found in the Nasirabad area of Turbat. After receiving information about the incident, local […]
LAHORE: At least nine people have been confirmed dead after a three-storey house collapsed in Lahore’s Bhatta Muhammad Din Colony near Sukh Nehar Stop in the Baghbanpura area, while rescue teams continued efforts to recover survivors trapped under the debris. According to Rescue 1122 spokesperson Farooq Ahmed, the building collapsed […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed concern over the escalating tensions between Iran and the United States, saying Islamabad would continue its constructive efforts to help reduce regional tensions. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said Pakistan had moved beyond its recent silence on the issue and was closely monitoring the […]
WEB DESK: Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir met Kuwait’s Foreign Minister on Wednesday to discuss matters of mutual interest, regional security and ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation, the military’s media wing said. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Kuwaiti foreign minister appreciated Pakistan’s constructive role in promoting […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kuwait have agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation across a range of key sectors during delegation-level talks held in Islamabad on Wednesday. The understanding was reached during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Kuwait’s Foreign Minister. Both sides agreed to expand […]
WEB DESK: Security forces killed 32 militants in separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan over the past 24 hours, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operations targeted members of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), referred to by the military as “Fitna […]
WEB DESK: Pakistan has strongly denied reports suggesting it is involved in the transfer of Chinese-made air defence missile systems to Iran, rejecting claims published by Reuters as “absolutely concocted and false.” Citing three sources familiar with the alleged arrangement, Reuters reported that Iran is expected to receive the first […]
WEB DESK: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday rejected Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s allegations regarding the first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections, saying the party’s defeat in Mirpur was a result of weak public support rather than electoral manipulation. Responding to […]
MUZAFFARABAD: The first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections concluded peacefully on July 27, with voters turning out in large numbers to cast their ballots, Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Ghulam Mustafa Mughal said after the announcement of results from three key constituencies in Mirpur. […]