Desk Report

Can Shehbaz-Gandapur meeting mend broken trust?

ISLAMABAD: A recent meeting between the prime minister and the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) chief minister rekindled the hopes that a bitter rivalry between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) could finally lead to reconciliation but the experts see little hope in this regard due to the lack of independent decision making […]

‘Noon against Putin’: Thousands of Russians turn out to fulfil Navalny’s last wish – World

Thousands of people turned up at polling stations across Russia on Sunday to take part in what the anti-Kremlin opposition said was a peaceful but symbolic political protest against the re-election of President Vladimir Putin. In an action called “Noon against Putin”, Russians who oppose the veteran Kremlin leader went to their local polling station […]

CM Gandapur preps KP law and order restoration plan in face of militant attacks – Pakistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Sunday said a comprehensive plan had been prepared for the restoration of law and order in the province, highlighting that it was the government’s top priority. Pakistan witnessed an uptick in terror activities last year, especially in KP and Balochistan after the banned militant Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan ended […]

Trump warns US voters of ‘bloodbath’ if he loses presidential election – World

Donald Trump told a rally in Ohio on Saturday that November’s presidential election will be the “most important date” in US history, painting his campaign for the White House as a turning point for the country. Days after securing his position as the presumptive Republican nominee, the former president also warned of a “bloodbath” if […]

KP CM Gandapur preps KP law and order restoration plan in face of militant attacks – Pakistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Sunday said a comprehensive plan had been prepared for the restoration of law and order in the province, highlighting that it was the government’s top priority. Pakistan witnessed an uptick in terror activities last year, especially in KP and Balochistan after the banned militant Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan ended […]

Another young man killed by muggers in Karachi

KARACHI: Police have registered a murder case against unknown assailants following the killing of a young man by bandits near the sacrificial animals market in Karachi’s Essa Nagri area. Farhan, 32, was shot and critically injured by muggers at the sacrificial animals market within the remits of PIB Colony police station on Saturday night. Farhan […]

Funeral prayers held for 2 army officers martyred in North Waziristan – Pakistan

The funeral prayers of two army officers, who were among seven martyred yesterday in a terrorist attack on a security forces’ post in North Waziristan, were offered on Sunday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. At 6:15am on Saturday, a group of six militants stormed the Frontier Corps’ post in the Khaddi market area in […]

Zardari vows strong retaliation against intruders

RAWALPINDI: President Asif Ali Zardari said the people of Pakistan and its armed forces were united and would face terrorism in unison and expressed the resolve to make the terrorists accountable for the blood of each martyred Jawan, the President Secretariat Press Wing said in a statement on Sunday. Late on Saturday, the president attended […]

Funeral prayers of 2 army officers martyred in North Waziristan attack offered – Pakistan