Interior minister vows strict action after day of clashes between Islamabad police, PTI protesters – Pakistan
Naqvi says 564 people arrested, including 11 KP police officers; PTI retracts claims of KP CM arrest; army deployed in Punjab. Interior Minister Mohsin Maqvi on Saturday warned of strict action in the coming days against PTI protesters after a day of clashes between the police and the party’s supporters. Addressing a press conference in […]
PTI supporters flock to D-Chowk as heavy rain dampens impact of police’s tear gas shelling – Pakistan
PTI supporters have flocked to D-Chowk as heavy rain in Islamabad dampened the effect of tear gas shelling by the police. A Dawn.com correspondent present at the scene said PTI protesters occupied D-Chowk as police were forced back after smoke from the shot tear gas shells flowed back over to the law enforcement personnel due […]
Indian FM Jaishankar rules out bilateral talks at SCO summit in Pakistan – World
India’s Minister for External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Saturday said he will not discuss bilateral relations when he visits Pakistan this month, the first such visit in nearly a decade, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. “I expect there would be a lot of media interest because of the very nature of the relationship,” […]
PTI retracts CM Gandapur’s arrest claim, but says Rangers present in KP House – Pakistan
PTI leaders and officials from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have retracted claims about Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s arrest, but say that Rangers personnel are still present in Islamabad’s KP House. They earlier claimed that Rangers personnel “forcefully entered” KP House to arrest CM Gandapur after he arrived in the capital to become a part of his […]
PTI claims Rangers have entered KP House in Islamabad to arrest CM Gandapur – Pakistan
The PTI has claimed that Rangers personnel have “forcefully entered” KP House in Islamabad to arrest KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur after he arrived in the capital to become a part of his party’s protest. The party, which also plans to hold a protest in Lahore, made the claim in a post on X, […]
After Islamabad, army to be deployed in Lahore as PTI goes ahead with protest plans – Pakistan
The situation in Islamabad continued to remain tensed on Saturday, a day after violent clashes between PTI supporters and the police, while the party decided to go ahead with its Lahore protest amid blockades and high security. Life in the capital and adjacent Rawalpindi remained disturbed for a second consecutive day with mobile network services […]
Opposition flays govt’s ‘failure’ to launch welfare projects – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: The opposition Pakistan Peoples Party, Awami National Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over its “complete failure to initiate public welfare schemes despite tall claims.” In separate statements issued here on Friday, PPP Women’s Wing President Senator Rubina Khalid, ANP provincial spokesman Arslan Khan […]
KP govt distances itself from action against PTM – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: The police’s raid on a Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement camp in Khyber tribal district has triggered a controversy, with both the provincial and federal governments holding each other responsible for it. The Khyber police set fire to a PTM camp, established for holding the Oct 11 jirga Awami Adalat, during multiple raids on Tuesday and […]
Gandapur granted pre-arrest bail – Pakistan
TOBA TEK SINGH: Special Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Javed Iqbal Sheikh extended on Friday the pre-arrest bail of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur until Oct 17. Mr Gandapur is facing charges in four separate cases, registered by different Faisalabad police stations under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, related to his alleged involvement in […]
CM reaffirms commitment to eradicating polio from Sindh – Pakistan
KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday expressed concerns over the detection of seven polio cases in Sindh during the current year and reaffirmed his commitment to eradicating poliovirus from the province. Chairing a provincial meeting to review polio eradication efforts here at the CM House on Friday, the CM directed the health […]