News about Happenings in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Tuesday granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana fake receipt case, observing that the prosecution failed to present substantive evidence against them. Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majuka approved their bail pleas against […]
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that Pakistan wants all sides involved in the ongoing regional conflict to prioritise negotiations and diplomacy. The Middle East conflict has expanded with no clear end in sight, as Israel continued attacks on Iran and Tehran launched missiles and drones targeting […]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday termed war a last resort and urged India to shift from battlefields to meaningful negotiations, warning that any aggression would be met with a decisive response. “Make no mistake. We are ready for you,” the president said in his annual address to a […]
KARACHI: At least 11 international flights awaiting departure have been stranded at airports across Pakistan for the past three days as the Middle East crisis deepens following US-Israel strikes on Iran. Israel and the United States launched coordinated attacks on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and triggering a renewed […]
ISLAMABAD: The United States Mission to Pakistan cancelled all US visa and American Citizen Services appointments for March 2 at the US Embassy in Islamabad and the Consulates General in Karachi and Lahore, citing protest activity and security concerns. In a security alert dated March 1, the mission said it […]
KARACHI: At least nine people were killed and 18 others injured after violence erupted during clashes between police and demonstrators protesting US and Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei outside the US Consulate in Karachi on Sunday, hospital officials confirmed. According to the Edhi Foundation ambulance service, […]
WARSAW: A high-level six-nation conference on illegal migration and security cooperation convened in Warsaw, bringing together interior ministers from Europe alongside Pakistan’s Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who led the Pakistani delegation. The meeting focused on preventing illegal migration, dismantling human smuggling networks and expanding security cooperation. The conference was […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday imposed a nationwide ban on all drone operations following escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan after recent border clashes. A notification issued by the Ministry of Interior announced a ban on all commercial and private drones across the country with immediate effect. The directive […]
RAWALPINDI: At least 274 Taliban regime personnel and affiliated terrorists have been killed in Pakistan’s retaliatory action following unprovoked aggression along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Friday. Addressing a press conference, the military spokesperson said Pakistan targeted terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday visited the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi to receive a detailed briefing from Pakistan’s military leadership on the ongoing situation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. During the visit, the prime minister stressed zero tolerance against what he termed the alliance between the Afghan Taliban […]