RAWALPINDI: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday stated that he will include former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and US embassy officials as witnesses in his defence in the cipher case. “Will include General Bajwa and US embassy officials as witnesses [in the case]. General Bajwa did everything on Donald Lu’s directives,” claimed Khan during …

Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori has revealed that he has communicated to former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari that political parties should not indulge in the “blame game”. Speaking to the media in Karachi on Monday during his visit to a school established by a welfare organization, he highlighted the rising political temperature in the country …

ISLAMABAD: As the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is failing to digitise and upload the statements of assets and liabilities filed by the legislators, it is restricting transparency and access to knowledge even about the unrealistic wealth statements filed by provincial and federal lawmakers. The ECP currently only provides the statements filed by the elected representatives of the parliament and …

As the country heads towards general elections on February 8, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Ghulam Ali has said it is difficult to carry out political activities in parts of KP and Balochistan due to the security situation. Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities in recent months, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, after the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan ended its ceasefire …

Diamer police on Sunday lodged a first information report (FIR) and arrested six suspects in connection with an attack on an Islamabad-bound bus in Gilgit-Baltistan’s (GB) Chilas a day earlier. At least nine people, including two soldiers, lost their lives and 21 passengers received injuries on Saturday evening after unknown gunmen targeted a bus from nearby hills which caused the …

Pakistan and the United States are holding consultations over several issues including the situation in Afghanistan, said the Foreign Office in a statement issued on Sunday. FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that the two countries are also exchanging visits in a bid to speed up the consultation process, adding that important US officials are visiting Pakistan over the coming …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani capital of Islamabad has grabbed the attention of a multitude of visitors as the three-day autumn flower show kicked off in the city on Friday. Several types of seasonal chrysanthemums were on display, and people of all age groups immersed themselves in an undulating sea of colors. A woman visits a flower show in Islamabad, Pakistan, on …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Saturday chose a new party chairman, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, who was nominated by Imran Khan to contest for the top slot. PTI’s Chief Election Commissioner Niazullah Niazi announced the results, saying Barrister Gohar was elected unopposed following the intra-party election held today. Niazi said Omar Ayub Khan has been elected PTI’s central general secretary while …

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir Saturday emphasised that the armed forces were aware of the challenges faced by Pakistan and fully prepared to thwart any nefarious designs against the motherland. The COAS visited the troops in Khairpur Tamewali to witness the field exercise of the Bahawalpur Corps, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services …

LONDON: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Zulfi Bukhari Saturday reaffirmed that the party and Pakistan Army are still on the “same page”. The politician, who is considered a close aide to former party chairman Imran Khan, also emphasised that the party is open to talks with all political parties including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Bukhari’s comments came as he spoke …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan saw a notable surge in militant activities in November as the attacks rose by 34% following a two-month decline, it was learned on Saturday. According to data from the ‘Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies’ (PICSS), a total of 63 attacks took place which resulted in 83 fatalities, including 37 security forces personnel and 33 civilians. Additionally, …

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Saturday called for immediately executing the US$100 billion in commitments for climate finance to ensure the implementation of climate change actions by developing countries and mitigate the climate change impacts. Delivering his National Statement at the 28th Conference of Parties of the United Nations (COP28) in Dubai, PM Kakar said that such financing …

Ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday urged the special court conducting the cipher trial to summon President Dr Arif Alvi so he could testify before the court whether he had assented to changes in the Official Secrets Act, 1923. The cipher trial proceedings against former prime minister Imran Khan and his aide Qureshi resumed at the Adiala jail today …

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday filed a corruption reference against former prime minister Imran Khan, his wife and other suspects in the £190 million settlement case. The reference was filed by NAB’s Deputy Prosecutor General Muzafar Abbasi, along with investigative officer Umar Nadeem, in an accountability court in Islamabad. The registrar office is examining the reference. Apart …

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said Friday that the much-anticipated schedule for general polls would be issued 54 days ahead of the February 8 elections expected to fall in the third week of December as the political temperature in the country soars. In June, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government amended Section 57 of the Elections Act to …

PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday issued a list of female terrorists who had been involved in different natures of unlawful activities in the province since 2014. According to the list, 30 females were involved in incidents of terrorism, 13 in kidnapping, two in extortion and three each in targeted killing and terror financing. CTD DIG Imran …

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa on Friday ordered the auction of two luxury vehicles allocated for his use by the federal and Punjab governments, saying this is an “inappropriate splurge of scarce public resources”. In a letter sent by the SC registrar to the federal government cabinet secretary and Punjab chief secretary, the bureaucrats were told that …

Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti believes summoning former army chief (retd) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and former Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) director general (retd) General Faiz Hameed for investigation in the 2017 Faizabad sit-in case would not be beneficial for the country. “Moving forward is always in the interest of Pakistan,” he said during an interview on Dawn News show ‘Doosra …

PTI Chairman Imran Khan submitted a post-arrest bail petition with the accountability court of Islamabad in the 190-million-pound scandal case. The NAB chairman and director general have been made parties in the petition that was submitted on behalf of Imran Khan through lawyers Latif Khosa, Intezar Panjotha and Ali Ijaz. Accountability court judge Muhammad Bashir issued notices to the parties …

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari blamed on Thursday the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for ballooning inflation. Addressing the party’s foundation day gathering in Quetta, Bhutto-Zardari recounted the party’s origins and the visionary political approach initiated by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. “Departing from the conventional coordination room politics, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto  embraced a style of politics centered on the people,” …

In a heartbreaking twist of fate, Bilal Pasha, a distinguished CSS officer from Pakistan, breathed his last on November 27, 2023, falling victim to an unexpected cardiac arrest. His premature departure sent ripples of sorrow through the civil service fraternity, marking the end of a journey defined by tenacity, commitment, and a profound influence on the community. Bilal Pasha, a …

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Senator Ali Zafar has claimed that the party will hold its intra-party elections on December 2. Talking to the media in Islamabad, the lawyer also announced that lawyer Barrister Gohar Ali Khan will be the nominee for the party chairman’s election, as Imran Khan will not be contending for the office. He further said that …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has acquitted PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif of the charges in the Avenfield Apartments references. A division bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb heard Nawaz’s appeals against his sentence in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia Steel Mills cases. He had been sentenced to 10 years in prison in the Avenfield Apartments …

President Dr Arif Alvi has upheld the orders of Banking Mohtasib directing Allied Bank Ltd (ABL) to pay Rs 344,600 to a customer as the amount was fraudulently transferred from his account and the bank had committed maladministration by opening the fund transfer facility without his consent which caused financial loss to the customer. While deciding upon a representation filed …

Following the orders of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is planning to hold intra-party elections this week. Sources said that the PTI core committee has decided to hold intra-party elections after consultation with the incarcerated party chairman Imran Khan. It emerged that the former prime minister will remain PTI chairman unopposed while elections will be …

The special court of Official Secrets Act has declared that the next hearing of the cipher case against PTI Chairman Imran Khan and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi will be held in jail. Announcing his verdict reserved a short while ago, Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqernain remarked that jail authorities and security agencies had expressed security concerns, so the next hearing …

The Peshawar High Court chief justice admitted on Tuesday that police officials were recruited against bribes, adding that even at his residence, four out of the five personnel were recruited against bribes. Chief Justice Muhammad Ibrahim made these remarks while hearing a case of violence by the superintendent of police (training) against a retired sub-inspector. The CJ was heading a …

According to the recently released Ipsos Consumer Confidence Index Survey for the fourth quarter of 2023, only 1 out of 10 Pakistanis believe that the country is “headed in the right direction.” However, the public’s confidence in the current state of the economy has significantly improved. The recent survey revealed that 60% of Pakistanis believe that the country’s current state …

Islamabad Judicial Magistrate Umar Shabbir Monday acquitted main accused in Sarah Inam murder case Shahnawaz Amir in a case of illegally possessing Kalashnikov, on benefit of doubt and expressed anger on the faulty investigation conducted by the police. As per written judgement, the court also ordered to issue Robkar (release orders) of the accused in Kalashnikov recovery case. The court …

In a remarkable rescue effort, fishermen in Ormara, Balochistan, successfully freed a massive 30-foot sperm whale entangled in a secondary fishing net. Technical Advisor WWF Pakistan, Moazzam Khan, explained that the net was designed to allow dolphins and other marine animals to pass through, but the deep sea predator became ensnared. Responding to the unusual situation, the fishermen took swift …

An accountability court on Monday rejected the physical remand of former prime minister and PTI chairman, Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust case. AC Judge Muhammad Bashir conducted a hearing of the Al-Qadir Trust case in the Adiala Jail. At the outset of the hearing, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) pleaded for an extension in the physical remand of the …

The youth who exploded himself in a rickshaw in Bakka Khel, Bannu on November 26 also turned out to be an Afghan citizen, who entered Pakistan on the basis of a Tazkre-Afghanistan Identity card. Rabinullah son of Khanur Gul. The registration number is 08916164. That means people holding legal documents of the Afghan government are also involved in terrorism in …

The Bhutto family on Saturday put to rest all rumours of rift between Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) top leadership and father-son duo, Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto. The rumours of rift were doing rounds after former President Asif Ali Zardari said that his son and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari was “not fully trained” in politics and would “take time” …

A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team grilled former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, Imran Khan in £190m settlement case under Al-Qadir Trust case. The team led by Assistant Director Mohsin Ali Khan interrogated the PTI chairman in Adiala Jail for two and half hours. The team is quizzing, the former prime minister in the £190m case from November …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has completed the work of printing the voter lists, and the number of voters in Pakistan has increased to over 120.75 million with an increase of over 20.20 million, as compared to the previous elections. The ECP has said that the voter lists are being prepared according to the seats of each district and …

As the air quality continues to deteriorate in Punjab, the caretaker provincial government has taken various steps to bring the Air Quality Index (AQI) back to a healthy level. During the recent weeks, the AQI of Lahore has gone well above hazardous levels. In its ongoing efforts to reduce smog, the caretaker government announced strict measures recently, including shutting down …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to avail the services of the Pakistan army during the upcoming general election, scheduled to be held on February 8, 2022. According to details, ECP has written a letter to the Ministry of Interior and sought details regarding security during the general election. The ministry has been directed to provide a report …

At least 11 people died and a dozen were injured in a fire that erupted in a multi-storey shopping mall on Saturday morning near the Dalmia area on Rashid Minhas Road. Officials said the deaths were caused by suffocation and burns, while some of those injured fell off the stairs during evacuation and others suffered burn injuries. Meanwhile, Karachi Mayor …

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has approached the Supreme Court for bail in the £190 million settlement case of Al-Qadir Trust. The PTI chairman approached the apex court following the rejection of his plea by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) 10 days ago. In the appeal, the Supreme Court had been requested to annul the IHC decision of Nov …

A petition has been filed with the Supreme Court (SC) seeking the removal of Dr Arif Alvi as president of Pakistan. The petition was filed by Ghulam Murtaza under Section 3 of Article 184 of the Constitution. Both the president and Law Ministry have been made parties in the petition. The petitioner argues that Dr Arif Alvi misused his powers as the …