PTI-backed candidate shot dead in Bajaur while canvassing: police – Pakistan
A PTI-backed independent candidate was shot dead in Siddiqabad area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district in Wednesday, according to police. Khar Police Station House Officer (SHO) Rasheed Khan said Rehan Zeb Khan was canvassing in the area when unidentified armed men open fired on his vehicle. The cop said Rehan was taken to the District […]
MQM-P worker killed in clash with PPP during election campaign in Karachi’s Nazimabad: police – Pakistan
An MQM-P worker was killed while a PPP worker was wounded in a clash between the two parties during an election campaign in Karachi’s Nazimabad on Sunday, police said. Gulbahar Police Station House Officer (SHO) Shabbir Hussain told Dawn.com that the incident took place outside the MQM-P office in the area when a PPP rally […]
PTI unveils manifesto as police disperse several rallies – Pakistan
KARACHI: Police stop PTI supporters from holding a rally near the Teen Talwar monument at Clifton on Sunday.—Shakil Adil-White Star / PPI • Pledges direct election of prime minister, reduction of NA tenure from five to four years• Promises equality, ‘truth and reconciliation commission’ and a wider tax base• Mian Azhar briefly held, dozens picked […]
Veteran politician Javed Hashmi says Punjab police raided Multan residence, arrested son-in-law and grandson – Pakistan
Veteran politician Javed Hashmi has alleged that Punjab police raided his Multan residence early on Wednesday and arrested his son-in-law and grandson. Hashmi, who was once president of the PTI, made the claim in a post on social media platform X. He said around 20 police officers entered his residence in Makhdoom Rasheed town in […]
National Press Club pens letter to Islamabad police requesting removal of Baloch protesters – Pakistan
The National Press Club (NPC) penned a letter to the Islamabad police on Monday requesting the removal of a Baloch rights camp in the federal capital near the club’s premises. Baloch protesters are currently demonstrating in a sit-in organised in front of the NPC by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial […]
Islamabad police say security situation ‘under control’ amid reports of universities’ closure – Pakistan
Islamabad police on Monday said the law and order situation in the federal capital was “under control”, clarifying that no notification had been issued regarding the closure of universities. The statement came after TV channels and media reports claimed educational institutions in Islamabad had been shut down for an indefinite period of time due to […]
Police register FIR after PTI-affiliated candidate’s election office attacked in Karachi’s Azizabad – Pakistan
Karachi police on Sunday registered a case following an attack on the office of a PTI-affiliated independent candidate last night in the city’s Azizabad area. PTI Karachi spokesperson Falak Almas said that the incident occurred at the main office of PTI-affiliated candidate Arsalan Khalid, who will be running for NA-248 in the upcoming general elections. […]
Faisalabad police arrest PTI leader Khayal Kastro in May 9 case – Pakistan
Former Punjab provincial minister and PTI-affiliated independent candidate Khayal Ahmad Kastro was arrested by the Faisalabad police on Friday from the premises of a lower court after his bail was cancelled in a May 9 case. Faisalabad Police Spokesperson Malik Shahid confirmed the arrest to Dawn.com. He said Kastro was nabbed after his bail was […]