News about Happenings in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday described Pakistan’s mediation between the United States and Iran as a “remarkable initiative”, saying Islamabad had earned the trust of two countries that had been at odds for decades. Speaking at a joint press conference with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday urged the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to end its long march and sit-in, saying the government would sit down and hold talks with the party if it called off the protest. Speaking at a ceremony to lay the foundation stone of a road project, […]
ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Tuesday said the government had made “political and constitutional arrangements” to deal with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) long march, warning that it would be the country’s last and that there had been enough leniency. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Chaudhry […]
ISLAMABAD: Four injured Pakistani crew members of the hijacked tanker MT Honour 25 and the mortal remains of three sailors departed from Addis Ababa for Karachi on Sunday, the Foreign Office (FO) said. The injured crew members — Usman Ghani, Aqeel Khan, Ameen bin Shams and Yasir Khan — along […]
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday alleged that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government backed out of commitments related to security during the final phase of negotiations with the federal government. In a post on X, Naqvi said the provincial government had agreed to sign a written agreement […]
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed eight India-backed terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, security sources said on Sunday. The operation was conducted after intelligence reports indicated the presence of Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists in the area, according to the sources. Three key commanders of […]
RAWALPINDI: The military leadership on Friday warned that any attempt to create a situation similar to the May 9, 2023, unrest would be dealt with decisively under the law, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “Any attempt to cause agitation or create May 9-like situation, on any pretext whatsoever, […]
QUETTA: Balochistan’s first Jinnah People’s Train service was launched in Quetta on Friday, connecting Kachlak with Sariab through a 32-kilometre upgraded railway track. Railways Minister Muhammad Hanif Abbasi and Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti jointly inaugurated the service at Quetta Railway Station. According to officials, the track’s upgradation was […]
ISLAMABAD: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has accepted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s invitation to visit Pakistan, with the visit expected to take place before the end of his tenure, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday. Briefing the media at the Foreign Office on the prime […]
KASUR: Two Pakistani civilians were killed and another injured in alleged firing by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) near the Pakistan-India international border in Kasur, according to security sources. The sources said three local residents from Ladhar village had moved only a few steps beyond a border pillar when BSF […]