Late night terrorist attack on Upper Swat police post foiled: DPO – Pakistan
BANNU/SWAT: A terrorist attack on the Chatkekal police post near Jarogo Waterfall in Upper Swat was foiled after police personnel mounted a strong counterattack late on Sunday night, District Police Officer (DPO) Mushtaq Ahmad said. According to police, more than 12 terrorists surrounded the post and opened fire from all sides. The police personnel deployed […]
Achakzai writes to PM Shehbaz, urges to begin process for appointment of new CEC, ECP members
Says he would appreciate meeting with the prime minister at the earliest convenience to finalise the nominations PM Shehbaz Sharif (L) and Opposition Leader Achakzai (R). Photos: File Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Monday formally wrote a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urging him to initiate the constitutional […]
Iran says Pak-Saudi-Turkiye deal shows ‘change in perception’ towards US – Pakistan
Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday that the defence pact signed last week between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye was “a sign of a change in the perception” of regional countries towards the United States. The joint defence agreement, signed in Makkah on Friday, aims to strengthen collective deterrence and empowers its signatory states to […]
3rd phase of AJK polls: PPP continues to allege rigging as voting under way in Poonch Division’s Bagh, Haveli – Pakistan
The third phase of elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is currently underway in four constituencies in Poonch Division’s Bagh and Haveli districts, with the PPP alleging rigging in the third phase of the elections as well. Polling began at 8am and will continue until 5pm. Government officials have anticipated clashes in some areas, […]
Afghanistan’s gold rush upends lives, landscapes in northeastern Badakhshan province – World
Dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. In Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. Thousands of miners are deployed across the Shiwa area, about […]
Delay in judicial appointments: IHC tells govt to explain consequences of keeping PM’s advice pending – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued a ruling on a public interest petition challenging President Asif Ali Zardari’s delay in approving judicial appointments, directing the government to explain the constitutional consequences of keeping the premier’s advice pending for an indefinite period. Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, who had reserved the order on the […]
Makkah Defence Agreement extension of Pak-Saudi bilateral defence pact: PM Shehbaz
Says the agreement ‘entirely for defensive purposes’, stressing that it is not intended for aggression Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: APP/ File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said the Makkah Defence Agreement was an extension of the bilateral defence pact signed by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia last year. Last year, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia […]
‘Work is work, it has to be done’: Brickmakers in Pakistan scorched by sun above and fire below – Pakistan
Climate change makes summers even hotter in a country already used to temperatures well over 40°C . As dark plumes billow from overhead smokestacks, brickmakers at a kiln in Sheikhupura district crush coal through small holes beneath their feet into the fiery chambers below. Workers already have to endure extreme conditions at traditional brick kilns, […]
Pakistan begin England Test preparations
New batting coach Michael Smith joins squad as players complete first training session at Kent County Club Pakistan’s Test squad has begun preparations for their upcoming series against England Pakistan’s Test squad has begun preparations for their upcoming series against England, with the players taking part in their first training session at Kent County Club […]
Infantino target of letter from three confederations
UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC in the joint letter declared football “belongs to no individual” FIFA president Gianni Infantino remains under fire over his aborted plan to allow private investment in the World Cup. Photo: AFP LAUSANNE: FIFA president Gianni Infantino came under renewed fire on Monday as a joint letter from three confederations — UEFA, CONCACAF and […]