Bilawal renews dig at PML-N, questions its agenda in absence of manifesto – Pakistan
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari took more digs at former ally PML-N on Thursday and questioned its agenda in the absence of a manifesto despite the general elections being just two weeks away. Bilawal, who has criticised the PML-N on the regular during his election trail, was addressing a campaign rally in Gujrat today when he […]
Armed forces to be deployed outside ‘most sensitive’ polling stations: ECP – Pakistan
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday said the armed forces would be deployed outside the “most sensitive polling stations” during general elections on February 8. The announcement came two days after the caretaker federal cabinet approved the deployment of army personnel. In a notification, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the […]
Roadshow planned for solar plants
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will hold a roadshow in Bangkok on January 29 to attract investment in floating solar plants of 300MW to be set up at the site of Tarbela-Barotha Complex. Under the project, Pakistan aims to develop two 150MW floating solar plants, the Pakistan embassy in Thailand said on social media platform X, inviting potential […]
‘Credible evidence’ of links between Indian agents and assassination of 2 Pakistanis: foreign secretary – World
Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi on Thursday said Islamabad had “credible evidence” of links between Indian agents and the assassination of two Pakistani nationals in Sialkot and Rawalakot. Qazi was referring to the deaths of two Pakistanis, identified as Shahid Latif and Muhammad Riaz, in 2023. Similar allegations regarding the Indian government’s involvement in […]
Imran among 145 Adiala inmates using postal ballots
RAWALPINDI: PTI founding chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan; vice chairman and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi; ex-Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, who is also the president of the party; and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and former interior minister Sheikh Rashid are among the 145 inmates – incarcerated at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail […]
Muslim shopfronts torn down in Mumbai after Ram temple opening sparks communal clashes – World
Authorities in India’s financial capital Mumbai have torn down several Muslim-owned makeshift shopfronts after communal clashes sparked by a divisive Hindu temple opened this week by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Minor clashes broke out on Sunday in parts of Mumbai, including one incident where Hindus chanting religious slogans passed through a Muslim neighbourhood on the […]
Babar Azam faces downward shift in latest ICC Test rankings
Australia batter Travis Head’s match-winning century in the first Test against the West Indies has lifted him seven places to fifth in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings while fast bowler Josh Hazlewood’s nine wickets see him advance three places to fourth among bowlers. Head, who was named in the ICC Test and ODI Teams […]
‘Credible evidence’ of links between Indian agents, assassination of 2 Pakistanis: foreign secretary – World
Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi on Thursday said India was running a “sophisticated and sinister” campaign of “extra-territorial and extra-judicial killings” inside Pakistan. “We have credible evidence of the links between Indian agents and the assassination of two Pakistani nationals on Pakistani soil,” he said in a press briefing. Qazi stated that these killings […]
India running campaign of ‘extra-territorial and extra-judicial killings’ in Pakistan: foreign secretary – World
Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi on Thursday said India was running a “sophisticated and sinister” campaign of “extra-territorial and extra-judicial killings” inside Pakistan. “We have credible evidence of the links between Indian agents and the assassination of two Pakistani nationals on Pakistani soil,” he said in a press briefing. Qazi stated that these killings […]
Policeman martyred in attack on election commissioner’s office in Turbat – Pakistan
A policeman was martyred in an armed attack on the office of the regional election commissioner in Balochistan’s Turbat on Thursday, according to police. Kech Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Zia Mandokhel told Dawn.com that unknown assailants attempted to enter the office in the Zaraat area. He said that an exchange of fire ensued, which resulted […]