News about Happenings in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek Tahafuz Aain Pakistan (TTAP) has announced its support for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) October 4 march on Islamabad, confirming that the opposition alliance will participate in the protest. TTAP spokesperson Akhunzada Hussain Ahmed Yousafzai said on Monday that the alliance would join the march because PTI was […]
RAWALPINDI: A delegation of the US Afghanistan War Commission, led by its co-chairs Shamila N. Chaudhary and Dr Colin F. Jackson, met Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday. […]
SIALKOT: Sialkot International Airport on Monday rejected reports that a Qatar Airways flight arriving from Doha had landed in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), clarifying that the aircraft had arrived in Sialkot according to its scheduled flight plan. Airport spokesperson Umair Khan said the flight from Doha landed […]
RAWALPINDI: More than 71 terrorists have been killed during security operations in different areas of Balochistan over the past 96 hours, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. According to the military’s media wing, Pakistan’s intelligence agencies identified multiple hideouts of what it described as Indian-sponsored Fitna Al-Khawarij and […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy’s newly inducted submarine PNS/M Hangor successfully conducted its maiden live weapon firing in the North Arabian Sea, accurately striking a designated long-range target with an anti-ship cruise missile, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf witnessed the firing […]
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday told the United Nations General Assembly that Pakistan had chosen dialogue over confrontation and peace over war, calling for diplomatic efforts to resolve conflicts in the Middle East, Kashmir and Palestine. Addressing the General Debate of the 81st session of the UN […]
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Friday announced that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march towards Islamabad, originally scheduled for September 27, had been postponed to October 4. In a statement, Afridi said the long march would depart from Peshawar on October 4. He said Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan […]
QUETTA: Police authorities have barred officers and personnel from speaking to the media, sharing operational details or uploading photos and videos on social media platforms without prior official authorisation. The directive was issued by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Imran Shaukat following repeated instances of police personnel sharing performance […]
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government of facilitating terrorists, alleging that the provincial administration was reluctant to take action against militants. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Tarar claimed that all political parties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had faced attacks by […]
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Friday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) planned long march on Islamabad would go ahead despite roadblocks, containers and other hurdles. Addressing a press conference at the KP Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Afridi questioned the presence of officials from other provinces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]