News about Happenings in Pakistan
LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday said no external power can impose a solution on the people of Palestine and that only Palestinians themselves must decide whether a two-state formula suits them. Addressing a press conference at Jamia Ashrafia, the veteran cleric reiterated Pakistan’s historic refusal […]
DPM and FM Ishaq Dar speaks during a NA session on October 3, 2025.
ISLAMABAD: Federal police have launched an investigation into the incident in which officers forcibly entered the Islamabad Press Club (NPC) and assaulted journalists covering a protest. Inspector General of Islamabad Police, Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, has constituted a high-level inquiry committee to probe the matter. According to sources, the committee […]
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed seven Indian-backed militants in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Sherani district, the military’s media wing said on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the October 1 operation targeted operatives of Fitna-ul-Khawarij, described as India-sponsored terrorists. The suspects were killed in an exchange of […]
MUZAFFARABAD: A second round of negotiations is under way between a federal government delegation and the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in a bid to end the ongoing unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), where protests have now entered their fourth day. Shutter-down and wheel-jam strikes have paralysed life […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla — a humanitarian mission carrying international activists and aid to Gaza — calling it a “grave violation of international law” and an affront to global solidarity. In a statement issued on Thursday, Pakistan said the flotilla represented a […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday voiced serious concern over the deteriorating situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and ordered a transparent inquiry into the recent violent incidents. He appealed to citizens to maintain peace as protests across the region entered their fourth consecutive day, marked by shutter-down […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government and the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) administration have formally invited the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) to return to negotiations, urging protesters to end violence and resolve differences through dialogue. Addressing a joint press conference alongside AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq, Federal […]
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has accused PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan of playing a central role in creating rifts within the party. In a video message after meeting Imran Khan at Adiala jail, Gandapur said it was his first interaction with the former prime […]
MURREE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday announced a comprehensive development package for Murree, unveiling new initiatives in health, transport, education and tourism. Speaking at the inauguration of the Nawaz Sharif Cardiology Centre in Samli, the CM said the facility — completed in record time — had already begun […]