RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) conducted six operations and recovered over 101 kg drugs, and 5500 intoxicated tablets and arrested eight accused including a woman, said an ANF Headquarters spokesman on Saturday. He said in an operation at International Mail Office, Rawalpindi, 5,500 intoxicated tablets were recovered from a parcel being sent to America. In the second operation at Karachi …

The Punjab government on Saturday decided to constitute a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the attack on Lahore’s Corps Commander’s House in Cantonment during the series of countrywide protests in the wake of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest. Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, while presiding over a meeting to review the law and order situation, announced the constitution …

KARACHI: A six year old child was killed in Liaquatabad area of the city of lights in the Saturday night. According to the police, the six year old child was injured by receiving a bullet in a fight over trivial issue that turned into an armed conflict. The child was shifted to hospital for medical aid but could not be …

KARACHI: Police have arrested five members of a motorcycle lifting gang from the provincial capital in the small hours of Saturday night. According to SSP Korangi, the police have arrested five suspects and recovered six motorcycles from them. The suspects used to sell the stolen motorcycles in the rural areas of Balochistan and Sindh. The police further added that the …

Speakers at the 3rd Islamabad Security Dialogue (ISD) 2023 in Islamabad underlined the need that synergy among the countries of Asia to achieve sustainable development and enduring peace in the region abstaining from great power contestation was imperative in the prevailing testing times. Former National Security Advisor (NSA) Lieutenant General (R) Nasser Khan Janjua addressed the opening session of the …

LAHORE: A couple was killed in Wahdat Colony area here in provincial capital during the short hours of Friday night. According to the police, a man with the help of her sister’s husband killed his sister and the person with whom she was currently residing in Wahdat colony area of Lahore. The police said upon receiving information of robbery the …

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday said Pakistan was facing multiple challenges on various fronts including economic, social and security. “And the incumbent government is making all-out efforts to tackle the confronted challenges effectively,” the minister said while addressing the opening ceremony of the ‘Islamabad Security Dialogue-2023,’ organized by the National Security Division and …

KARACHI: An alleged terrorist, who attacked a foreign resident, was shot and killed by a security officer in Malir Sukhan area of Karachi on Wednesday. Police officials said the incident took place near Pak China Shipyard, where the suspect attacked a foreigner. The police official tasked to provide security to the person under attack opened fire and killed the suspect. …

PTI chief Imran Khan, who was present at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for two hearings on Tuesday afternoon, was arrested in the Al-Qadir Trust case by the NAB with the help of dozens of Rangers’ personnel. Islamabad police released a statement quoting Inspector General (IG) Akbar Nasir Khan as saying that Imran had been arrested in relation to the …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir has discussed regional security and border management mechanisms in separate meetings with the foreign ministers of China. General Syed Asim Munir, COAS met Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang at his office on Saturday. Matters of mutual interest including regional security and defense cooperation came under discussion. During the meeting, COAS …

ISLAMABAD, May 6 (Internews): General Syed Asim Munir, COAS, met Acting Afghan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, at his office and stressed on the need to increase cooperation between Pakistan and Afghanistan to tackle common challenges. COAS and Afghan Acting FM discussed issues of mutual interest including aspects related to regional security, border management, and formalisation of bilateral …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have reaffirmed the resolve to work together for promoting regional peace and prosperity as well as jointly cope with external challenges. Both sides emphasized the need to further advance and deepen bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, economy, culture and defense for the mutual benefit of the two countries. The two sides also called for …

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said on Tuesday that an independent judiciary was a main component of the Constitution.   He made the remarks as an eight-member larger bench of the Supreme Court heard a set of plea challenging a bill, which has since become an act of Parliament, seeking to curtail the powers of the …

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) rejected on Tuesday former Punjab chief minister and current PTI president Parvez Elahi’s request to stop the police from arresting him.   The orders come after the police conducted a raid at his home in Gujrat, as per a tweet by Parvez’s son Moonis. The first raid had taken place on Friday night at …

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has started preparations for the budget 2023-24 in which conditions forwarded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are likely to be implemented.   Sources privy to the development said the budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24 will be the ‘toughest’ budget in the country’s history. The mini-budget might be merged with the budget 2023-24.   With the …

LAHORE: Beaconhouse Ring Road Campus, Lahore, has achieved a remarkable feat by becoming Pakistan’s first and only school to be approved by Cambridge Assessment International Education (CIE) to host and administer Cambridge examinations as a Cambridge International Direct School.   Through this initiative, Beaconhouse Ring Road Campus will be able to administer Cambridge examinations without third-party involvement, further strengthening Beacon-house’s …

ISLAMABAD: A PIA flight carrying 93 Pakistanis reached Islamabad on Monday from Sudan, where fighting continued for a third week despite a ceasefire between the country’s rival military forces.   “93 stranded Pakistani nationals in Sudan arrived at Islamabad International Airport via PK754 today,” the Foreign Office (FO) said in a tweet today.   They were received by Minister for …

LAHORE: PML-N leader Javed Latif on Monday expressed his disapproval towards the ongoing negotiations between the coalition government and the PTI, saying that talks should never be held with “terrorists” and those who “want to destroy national institutions”.   The statement from the ruling party’s legislator comes at a crucial time when the federal coalition and the opposition are holding …

WAZIRABAD: A man, recently returned from Dubai, killed his wife over petty domestic issues in Ahmad Nagar area of Wazirabad city in Punjab province on Sunday evening. According to the sources, a husband killed his wife by domestic violence. The deceased victim was identified as Sadaf from Lambanwali area. The woman was married to the suspects approximately eight years ago. …

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination announced that the country’s first and only Monkeypox patient has fully recovered and been discharged from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital. According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, the reports of the patient were negative, who was admitted to PIMS …

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Sunday returned the National Accountability (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to Parliament, stating that previous amendments to the accountability laws were sub judice before the Supreme Court (SC).   Earlier this month, the bill, dubbed “part two of NRO-2” by the opposition, had sailed through the Senate without being referred to the standing committee concerned.   The …

LAHORE: Dubai Economy and Tourism (DET) have launched a new campaign that targets Pakistani travellers with a YouTube series.   The episodes, featuring Faisal Kapadia and Bilal Maqsood, former members of the popular band Strings, take viewers on a thrilling journey through the vibrant city of Dubai, showcasing its unique experiences and attractions suitable for visitors of all ages.   …

LAHORE: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said on Sunday that his party wanted negotiations with the government – on the impasse on elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – to be successful but at the same time contended that it had a “strategy” in place if the talks failed.   “PTI wants the success of negotiations [with the government], but it …

KARACHI: Pakistani Minister of State and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Public Communication and Digital Platforms, Fahd Haroon, met with H E Bakheet Al Romaithi, United Arab Emirates Consul General in Karachi.   They both discussed the importance of public communication in raising awareness about food security and the impacts of climate change.   The meeting centred around the …

LAHORE, April 30 (Internews): Former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that all the political parties in the current government have failed to give a better and competent cabinet.   “We could not form a 10-member competent people’s cabinet to run the affairs of the country smoothly,” he lamented and added that the people who did not …

ISLAMABAD: UN chief Antonio Guterres will gather international envoys at a secret location in Doha on Monday in an increasingly desperate bid to find ways to influence Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers.   Considered the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis by the United Nations, Guterres’ quandary has been deepened by the Taliban administration’s move to stop girls from going to school and most …

LAHORE: The Punjab caretaker government on Sunday termed corruption allegations made by PML-N’s Shahid Khaqan Abbasi regarding the free flour distribution programme “false and fabricated”.   A day earlier, the PML-N leader who is part of a group of political mavericks holding a series of nationwide seminars on the current challenges being faced by the country in an effort to …

MIANWALI: Some unidentified suspects have killed a father and his young son in Kundian city of Mianwali district in Punjab. According to Kundian police, a tragic incident occurred in the Wan Bachran area when the unknown suspects shot-dead a man and his young son who were sleeping in their house. Police said, the victim was identified as Zafar Iqbal who …

GHOTKI: Robbers kidnapped two people while two others managed to escape after being injured in firing by the suspects in Ghotki on Sunday. Police said the bandits captured four people from a milk supply vehicle on Gudulink Road. The suspects opened fire as victims resisted, in which two persons were injured, who managed to escape, while the two others were …

QUETTA: At least five people were killed due to torrential rains in different parts of the Balochistan province, said the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Sunday. Two people were killed in Khuzdar, two in Machh and Lasbela and one was killed in Ketch in rain-related incidents. According to PDMA officials, under the influence of a powerful weather system, several …

KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has denied allegations that the meat of captive elephant Noor Jehan was sold after her death at Karachi Zoo. In a statement issued on Twitter, the KMC said reports regarding the sale of the elephant’s meat were baseless and untrue. “There is no truth in the news circulating on social media regarding the sale …

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) of Pakistan has said that Pakistan’s economy is still facing significant challenges owing to high inflation and an economic slowdown. However, the recent surplus in the balance of payment (Bop) would provide a breather. In its ‘Monthly Economic Update & Outlook’, the ministry said that headline inflation (CPI) is expected to remain at elevated …

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Saturday said he was determined to not only defeat the attempts by Pakistan’s enemies to “drive a wedge” between the people and the armed forces but also “preserve and further solidify” their bond through “selfless performance” of constitutional duties.   Addressing the passing out parade of the Pakistan Military Academy …

LAHORE: Punjab Police on Saturday registered a case against former chief minister Parvez Elahi and others, claiming that its officials were “attacked with stones, batons and petrol” during a raid on the PTI leader’s house in Lahore to arrest him in a corruption case the previous night.   The raiding team, which included officials of Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) and police, …

ISLAMABAD: The US confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in recent days in a sanctions enforcement operation, three sources said, and days later Iran seized another oil-laden tanker in retaliation, according to a maritime security firm. As oil markets remain jittery, the cargo seizure is the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran after years of sanctions pressure by …

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said on Thursday that the Supreme Court could not force the government to hold negotiations with the opposition.   He passed these remarks as a three-member SC bench, headed by the CJP and comprising Justices Ijazul Ahsan and Munib Akhtar, took up the elections delay case. However, the hearing was adjourned …

KHAIRPUR: Seven people, including four children, died after a bogie of a Karachi Express train caught fire near Tando Masti Khan in Sindh’s Khairpur district during the early hours of Thursday, officials said.   Pakistan Railways (PR) District Coordination Officer Mohsin Siyal confirmed the number of casualties.   Police surgeon Dr Abu Talib also confirmed the death toll, adding that …

ISLAMABAD: Indus Motor Company (IMC), the assembler of Toyota vehicles in Pakistan, has reported a profit-after-tax (PAT) of Rs3.216 billion for the third quarter of financial year 2022-23, a decrease of 37 per cent as compared with earnings of Rs5.118 billion in the same period of the previous year.   Earnings per share (EPS) stood at Rs40.92 compared with Rs65.11. …

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir visited the headquarters of the People’s Liberation Army and met the PLA commander on Wednesday.   Both sides discussed regional stability and military cooperation.   The army chief, who is in China on a four-day official visit, arrived in the neighbouring country on Tuesday.   In a press release issued, the …

RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif on Tuesday said the military was focused on rooting out terrorism, clarifying that as a “national” institution it had respect for all the politicians and political parties. He expressed these views in a press conference on national security and terrorism the first such briefing by Maj-Gen Sharif since his …