No free electricity given to lawmakers, says power division – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Following a recent uproar over an allegation of free electricity facility to parliamentarians, the power division on Sunday claimed no such facility is being given to lawmakers. “Not a single parliamentarian is given free electricity,” the power division said in an official announcement. The division also claimed that not a single government institution or […]
Govt condemns attempt to incite violence against top functionary – Pakistan
LAHORE: The government on Sunday vowed to pursue legal action after an office-bearer of a politico-religious group ‘incited violence’ against a top functionary. The Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) held a series of gatherings in various parts of the country to register their opposition to the judgement in the Mubarak Sani case, which was recently reviewed by […]
Top TLP leader booked for threatening CJP Isa
ISLAMABAD: An FIR has been registered against the Deputy Amir of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), Pir Zaheerul Hasan Shah, for issuing death threats to Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa. The case was filed at the Qila Gujjar Singh police station by SHO Hammad Hussain. The charges against Shah include sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act […]
Several detained as Gwadar protest met with teargas – Pakistan
Mahrang Baloch addresses protesters on Marine Drive.—Dawn • Three dead, over half a dozen injured brought to hospitals• Protesters vow to continue sit-in until release of their comrades GWADAR/QUETTA: At least three people are dead and several injured after participants of a Balochistan Yakjehti Committee (BYC) protest clashed with security personnel in different areas of […]
Asif says govt will not tolerate death threats against CJP, vows strict action
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday announced that stringent action will be taken against those issuing death threats to Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa. Speaking at a joint press conference with Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, Asif emphasized that the state will not tolerate ‘fatwas calling for murder’. During the press conference, Asif condemned […]
Khamenei grants Pezeshkian presidential powers – World
TEHRAN: Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hands the official endorsement letter to Masoud Pezeshkian during a ceremony held on Sunday to endorse the president-elect, ahead of his swearing-in on July 30. —AFP TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave on Sunday his official endorsement of Dr Masoud Pezeshkian as the country’s ninth president, […]
Western powers, UN warn Tel Aviv against escalation – World
MAJDAL SHAMS: While Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday vowed to “hit the enemy hard”, raising fears that the Gaza conflict will spread after a rocket attack on Golan Heights, the European Union as well as Lebanon called for an independent probe into what happened. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Western powers, including […]
No one has full picture of airport assault, says Manchester mayor – World
LONDON: New footage has surfaced showing the alleged assault of three police officers at Manchester airport, followed by an officer kicking a man in the head. The chaotic scenes, captured in the video obtained by the Manchester Evening News, depict an officer kicking and stamping on the head of a man lying face down on […]
JI chief warns of expanding protests if demands are not met
Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, the Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami, has issued a stern warning that if immediate demands regarding inflation are not met, protests will expand to Karachi, Peshawar, and Quetta within two days. He emphasized that the sit-ins will persist until their demands are fulfilled, even hinting at the possibility of a march to Islamabad’s D-Chowk. During […]
Clashes claim 35 lives as ceasefire eludes Kurram – Pakistan
KURRAM: Gunfire continued to ring out on Sunday in the volatile district bordering Afghanistan, despite authorities’ claims of having brokered a ceasefire between two feuding tribes in Kurram. The five-day conflict has so far claimed at least 35 lives, according to Mir Hassan Jan, the medical superintendent of the Kurram District Headquarters Hospital. Mr Jan […]