Dar, Canada’s Anand pledge deeper ties amid ‘shifting international order
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand in Islamabad for high-level talks. PHOTO: X Pakistan and Canada held high-level talks in Islamabad on Monday as Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand made the first bilateral visit to Pakistan by a Canadian foreign minister in nearly two decades. Both sides […]
AJK polls shaping up to be ‘Nawaz vs Bilawal’ contest – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With less than a week to go in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections, the PML-N and the PPP have stepped up their election campaigns, with their top leadership taking charge of the election campaign to galvanise their support base. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is already in AJK for canvassing — just like he […]
Chenab flows surge after floods in held Kashmir – Pakistan
• FFD warns of low- to medium-level flooding in Chenab and Ravi over next 24 hours• Woman, two children killed after landslide buries their house in AJK’s Kotli• At least 11 killed by flash floods in occupied J&K LAHORE/MUZAFFARABAD: The River Chenab swelled to nearly 180,000 cusecs after torrential rains triggered flash floods in India-occupied […]
Security forces counter unprovoked firing by Afghan Taliban targeting Kurram border posts – Pakistan
KURRAM: Security forces launched an effective and full-scale retaliatory response to unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban at border posts in Kurram, security sources said on Sunday. The Afghan Taliban used heavy weapons, mortars and other arms to target border posts, after which Pakistani security forces responded immediately and forcefully, targeting Afghan Taliban border posts, […]
Multan police book Javed Hashmi, his 3 sons-in-law for alleged power theft – Pakistan
LAHORE: Multan police have booked veteran politician Javed Hashmi and his three sons-in-law in four cases registered over alleged electricity theft, it emerged on Saturday. The four first information reports (FIRs) were lodged at Multan’s Makhdoom Rasheed Police Station on July 17 under Section 462J (interference, improper use or tampering with electric meter by domestic […]
One terrorist killed, 8 others held as joint operation continues in Bannu – Pakistan
BANNU: An intelligence-based operation (IBO) continued for the third consecutive day across parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Sunday, where one terrorist was killed and eight individuals were taken into custody, according to police. The operation was led by Bannu District Police Officer (DPO) Captain (retd) Muhammad Furqan Bilal, and jointly conducted by the […]
Bilawal seeks ‘better results’ in upcoming AJK elections as PPP hopes to form govt – Pakistan
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday expressed his hope of forming a government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), seeking “better results” from the public in the upcoming elections than in the previous one. He made the remarks while addressing a public rally in AJK’s Kotli. More to follow Source Link
Canadian foreign minister to visit Pakistan this week – World
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand is set to visit Pakistan this week, marking the first such visit in 20 years, Global Affairs Canada said on Sunday. Anand is expected to meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in an effort to deepen Canada’s strategic partnerships in the region. […]
NCCIA summons Imran’s sister, Noreen, for allegedly disseminating ‘false, offensive, inflammatory’ content – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has summoned Noreen Niazi, sister of incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, to appear before it on Monday, July 20, over allegations of disseminating “false, offensive and inflammatory” content against state institutions. “You have been found to have disseminated false, offensive and inflammatory social media content to […]
After backlash over proposed law, state minister outlines more stringent measures for blue passport issuance – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: After criticism on a bill seeking to allow the issuance of blue passports to former parliamentarians’ children, Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry has assured that measures would be taken to ensure that the travel document is used for “only official duties” abroad and issued for a limited time in most cases. The […]