PAF officer who sacrificed his life saving woman in distress laid to rest with military honours: ISPR – Pakistan
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Group Captain Asim Tariq, who lost his life saving a woman in distress, was laid to rest with full military honours, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday. Funeral prayers for the group captain were held today, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. He was laid to rest […]
JI chief announces countrywide protests against ‘extortionary’ petroleum levy on Friday – Pakistan
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday announced nationwide protests and sit-ins on Friday, July 10, against what he described as the government’s “extortionary” petroleum levy. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Rehman said the petroleum levy had become an “unbearable burden” on ordinary Pakistanis, claiming that the government was collecting Rs118 […]
ECP warns KP, Islamabad again over delays in local govt polls – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday again warned the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the federal authorities against delaying local government (LG) elections, directing them to submit all pending delimitation notifications ahead of the next hearing on July 28. The tenure of LGs in KP ended on March 15 this year. According to […]
One killed, 4 injured in quadcopter attack in KP’s Bannu: police – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: One person was killed and four others were injured in a quadcopter attack in the Bakakhel area of Bannu district, police said on Tuesday. According to Bannu’s District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Furqan Bilal, terrorists dropped an explosive device from a quadcopter within the jurisdiction of Baka Khel Police Station. As a result, one […]
Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan reaffirm commitment to boosting bilateral ties, stress importance of deepening trade – Pakistan
President Asif Ali Zardari and Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to boosting bilateral ties between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan, particularly deepening trade, economic and investment cooperation. President Zardari arrived in Kyrgyzstan a day earlier for a four-day official visit, from July 6-9. According to a joint statement issued on Tuesday, the two […]
Major terrorist plot in Karachi thwarted as 2 BLA terrorists arrested: Sindh CTD – Pakistan
The Sindh Counter-terrorism Department (CTD) on Monday said it had thwarted a major terrorist plan in Karachi following the arrest of two members of the proscribed group, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA). In a statement, it said that “in view of the recent wave of terrorism in the country, especially Karachi, CTD and federal intelligence […]
9 cops martyred in terrorist attack on police post in Ziarat – Pakistan
QUETTA: At least nine policemen, including two senior officers, were martyred in a terrorist attack on a police post in Balochistan’s Ziarat district on Tuesday, officials said. Ziarat Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abdul Qudoos Achakzai confirmed that it was a terrorist incident, adding that it occurred in the Mangi Dam area. He added that nine policemen, […]
Hunt on for attackers after 3 killed in Hanna Urak clashes – Pakistan
• Minister says seven civilians kidnapped, nine wounded in gun battle; suspects TTP involvement• Several policemen injured, four ‘terrorists’ killed in subsequent operation• CM orders joint checkposts to monitor terrorists’ movement, forms committee to placate protesters QUETTA: A violent clash between locals and armed men in Hanna Urak on the outskirts of the provincial capital […]
PAF officer’s alleged killer sent to jail in Islamabad – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court on Monday sent the alleged killer of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Group Captain Asim Tariq to jail on a 14-day judicial remand for an identity parade. The order was passed by Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Abual Hasanat Mohammad Zulqarnain. The police produced the suspect, Saad Abbasi, before the court under tight security. […]
Pakistan taking on mantle of mediation for war-torn Libya – World
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has quietly begun mediating between Libya’s rival eastern and western power centres, a previously-unreported effort that would further raise Islamabad’s diplomatic profile if it succeeds. The Pakistani involvement comes after observers monitored for months a US-led push to find a diplomatic solution in Libya, which has been split between rival eastern and western […]