News about Happenings in Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi police have intensified security measures across the city in anticipation of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) announced march toward Islamabad on October 10. City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Khalid Hamdani chaired a high-level meeting with senior officers to review the law and order situation and direct preparations to maintain […]
WEB DESK: Security forces killed seven militants during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Dera Ismail Khan, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation targeted members of the “Indian-sponsored militant network Fitna al-Khawarij,” who were involved in multiple attacks on security forces […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has nominated Sohail Afridi, the provincial minister for higher education, as the new chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), replacing Ali Amin Gandapur. Afridi, a young and dynamic PTI leader from Bara tehsil in Khyber district, is regarded as […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has met another key condition set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday issued a draft to amend the Civil Servants’ Assets Declaration Rules, paving the way for public disclosure of government officers’ assets. Under the proposed amendments, assets of […]
ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Tuesday announced his resignation from office, stating that the decision was made in line with instructions from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder. “I am resigning from the office of chief minister on the instructions of our party founder,” Gandapur said […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s faltering tax collection has drawn concern from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is closely monitoring the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) performance amid fears of a potential revenue gap in the current fiscal year. According to officials cited by Business Recorder, the issue of slower-than-expected revenue collection […]
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday voiced strong concern over what it termed “irresponsible and provocative statements” from India’s political and military leadership, warning that any aggression from New Delhi would face a “swift and decisive response.” The statement came after Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir chaired the 272nd Corps […]
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed on Tuesday that former senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, who was released by Israeli authorities after the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, will return to Pakistan on October 9. Ahmad, a Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader, was among several activists detained earlier […]
ISLAMABAD: Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan’s military modernisation strategy focuses on indigenous innovation and balanced international cooperation rather than competing in an arms race with India. In an interview with Bloomberg, the DG ISPR said Pakistan’s defense development approach “has always […]
KARACHI: Amid escalating tensions between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), President Asif Ali Zardari held a telephonic conversation with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to discuss the growing rift between the Sindh and Punjab governments. A statement from the Presidency said Zardari summoned Naqvi to […]