Quetta police official kills man accused of blasphemy while in custody – Pakistan
A Quetta police officer killed a man being held in custody on suspicion of blasphemy charges, police officials said on Thursday. Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muhammad Baloch said that the police officer accused of the killing had been arrested. The officer, who he did not name, had accessed a police station where a […]
Police strike following attacks on polio vaccination teams in K-P
PESHAWAR: More than 100 Pakistan police who provide security for polio vaccination teams in restive border areas went on strike on Thursday after a string of deadly militant attacks this week. Police officers who are routinely deployed to protect polio workers going door-to-door frequently come under attack by militants waging a war against security forces. […]
Russia places six foreign journalists on wanted list for illegal border entry
MOSCOW: The Russian interior ministry has placed six foreign journalists on its wanted list for illegally crossing the Russian frontier to report inside the Kursk region after a Ukrainian cross-border incursion, the TASS news agency reported on Thursday. Russia’s FSB security service said last month it had opened criminal cases against several of the journalists, who include a […]
India, China pledge to intensify efforts for full disengagement on Himalayan border
NEW DELHI: India and China agreed to redouble efforts to ensure complete disengagement on the contested Himalayan frontier, New Delhi said on Thursday after India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Russia. “Both sides agreed to work with urgency and redouble their efforts to realize complete disengagement in the […]
West risks ‘war’ if it backs Ukraine long-range strikes, warns Putin
KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Thursday that letting Ukraine use longer-range weapons to strike targets inside his country would put NATO “at war” with Russia. The stark warning came as US and UK officials discussed Kyiv’s demand for them to ease rules on firing Western weapons into Russia, more than two […]
US imposes sanctions on Chinese institute, firms for supporting Pakistan’s ballistic missile program
The US State Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Chinese research institute and several companies it said have been involved in supplying Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme. Washington similarly targeted three China-based companies with sanctions in October 2023 for supplying missile-applicable items to Pakistan. Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that the Beijing Research Institute […]
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim likely to visit Pakistan next month
ISLAMABAD: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is expected to visit Pakistan in the first week of October, marking his first official trip to the country, diplomatic sources revealed on Thursday. Anwar Ibrahim will be accompanied by a high-level delegation during the visit. This will be the first visit by a Malaysian prime minister to Pakistan […]
CJP Isa slams bureaucrats’ job quota for children, calls for merit-based hiring
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Qazi Faez Isa, on Thursday sharply criticised the practice of reserving government jobs for bureaucrats’ children, emphasising the need for a transparent, merit-based hiring system. “Are bureaucrats’ children somehow special? How can someone claim a job and say their future generations must also benefit?” Justice Isa remarked during a hearing […]
AJK PM slams Indian minister’s ‘ridiculous statement’, rejects offer made to Kashmiris to join India – Pakistan
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) leadership on Wednesday sharply criticised recent remarks by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who extended an invitation to AJK’s residents to join India. AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq advised Indian leaders to abandon their “ridiculous rhetoric” and instead allow the residents of the disputed region to determine their future […]
Pakistan sees Rs47.54 per litre drop in fuel prices since May, reports petroleum minister
ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Minister Musadik Masood Malik informed the National Assembly on Thursday that petroleum prices in Pakistan had decreased by Rs 47.54 per litre since May. In response to various questions, the minister explained, “Pakistan purchases fuel at international market rates, but we receive some discounts on the premium.” He elaborated, “Under an agreement, we […]