5 more terrorists killed during ongoing Operation Shaban in Balochistan: state media – Pakistan
Security forces have killed another five terrorists during the ongoing Operation Shaban in Balochistan, following which the total number of terrorists killed in the operation reached 76, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported on Monday, citing security sources. Operation Shaban is being jointly carried out across the province by the army, Frontier Corps and Balochistan Police […]
Why there is no lawyers’ movement in Pakistan today – Pakistan
In 2007, live television turned a sacked chief justice into a national uprising that ended Gen Musharraf’s rule. A lawyer who marched then, and resigned from the Supreme Court in protest last year, explains why that isn’t happening now The Lawyers’ Movement of 2007-2009 is considered one of the most significant episodes of civic mobilisation […]
PM Shehbaz departs for one-day visit to Qatar to condole death of ex-emir Sheikh Hamad – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday headed to Qatar on a one-day visit to offer condolences at the passing of former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. In a post on the social media platform X, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said PML-N President Nawaz Sharif was also accompanying the premier. “The prime minister […]
Funeral prayers in absentia held in Karachi for engineer of crashed cargo plane – Pakistan
KARACHI: The funeral prayers in absentia for flight engineer Muhammad Arif Siddiqui, one of the five crew members of a cargo plane that crashed in the Arabian Sea on July 7, were offered near his residence in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Sunday. A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft, en route from Sharjah to Karachi, had crashed […]
Pricing delay raises shortage of medicine, counterfeiting risks – Pakistan
• Federal cabinet yet to decide on proposals despite Drap recommending price revisions for 105 hardship-category medicines over two years ago• Prolonged shortages creating opportunities for illegal suppliers to fill the gap, chemists’ body warns KARACHI: The prolonged shortage of more than 100 essential medicines, including life-saving drugs for cancer, heart disease and other serious […]
Five labourers shot dead near Pakistan-Iran border – Pakistan
• Workers hailing from Punjab killed after terrorists opened fire on shops in Washuk• PM flays India-backed terror outfits, slams killing as ‘barbaric, cowardly’ act• Seven more terrorists killed in Operation Shaban• CM Bugti reviews operation, visits Hanna Urak• 108 suspects held across Balochistan QUETTA: Five workers hailing from Punjab were gunned down in Mashkel […]
Former Qatari emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies at 74; Pakistan to observe day of mourning on Monday – World
Qatar’s government on Sunday announced the death of former leader Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who led the country from 1995 to 2013. He was 74, according to a government website. “With hearts steadfast in faith in God’s decree and destiny, the Bureau of the Emir mourns the great loss to the nation of […]
‘We will not give up Indus’: PPP holds Sindh-wide rallies condemning India’s threats to Pakistan’s water share – Pakistan
HYDERABAD/KARACHI: PPP on Sunday staged rallies across Sindh to condemn India’s unilateral attempt to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and its plans to divert Pakistani waters in the Indus river system. Water and the IWT remain a contentious issue between India and Pakistan, following New Delhi’s unilateral abeyance of the accord last year — […]
Pakistan expresses ‘deep concern’ over Middle East escalation, urges all sides to exercise restraint – World
Pakistan on Sunday expressed its “deep concern” over the ongoing escalation in the Middle East and urged all sides to exercise restraint after the United States and Iran traded fresh strikes, with Gulf countries also coming under attack. In a statement, the Foreign Office (FO) said Pakistan was “following with deep concern the recent incidents […]
JI to form Kashmir peace jirga to facilitate dialogue between govt, JAAC – Pakistan
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Sunday decided to establish a “grand” Kashmir peace jirga to facilitate dialogue between the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government and the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in an effort to restore stability and normalcy in the region. The decision was taken at a meeting of the party’s central Majlis-i-Shura chaired […]