ISLAMABAD: The leader of the parliamentary opposition issued a sharp ultimatum to the government on Friday, threatening a complete boycott of the upcoming federal budget session unless the authorities meet longstanding demands for the medical care and visitation rights of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Karachi court sends alleged drug queenpin Anmol ‘Pinky’ to jail on 14-day judicial remand in narcotics and murder cases
KARACHI: A local court on Friday ordered alleged drug queenpin Anmol, better known as Pinky, to be held in judicial custody for 14 days as she faces more than a dozen criminal cases, including narcotics trafficking, illegal weapons possession and murder.
Israel deports all foreign activists from Gaza-bound flotilla after global condemnation of their treatment in custody
ISLAMABAD: Israel deported all the foreign activists it seized from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Thursday, hours after an international outcry over images of the detainees kneeling bound and hooded on the ground and reports of rough treatment in custody.
Pakistan vaccinates nearly 16 million children in three days of anti-polio drive despite killings of police guards
ISLAMABAD: The health authorities have vaccinated 15.97 million children in the first three days of a week-long national anti-polio campaign, the National Emergency Operation Center said Thursday, even as gunmen killed two police officers assigned to protect vaccination teams on the drive’s opening day.
Pakistan and China hail ‘iron-clad’ partnership as they mark 75 years of diplomatic ties
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told the Senate on Wednesday that Islamabad and Beijing share a “converging vision” on regional and global issues, as a high-level Chinese delegation sat in the visitors’ gallery to observe commemorations of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Sindh police chief fears suspect in major cocaine case may be targeted to derail widening probe
KARACHI: Sindh province’s top police official said on Tuesday that investigators fear someone may try to harm a woman suspected of running a sophisticated cocaine distribution network, as authorities widen a sprawling probe that has already drawn in federal agencies, traced millions of rupees in bank transactions and raised questions about possible protection from influential figures.
Israel detains Pakistani national Saad Edhi, international activists after boarding Gaza-bound aid flotilla near Cyprus
ISLAMABAD: Israeli forces seized at least 10 vessels from a multinational humanitarian flotilla attempting to reach Gaza on Monday and detained dozens of international activists, including Saad Edhi, the son of Pakistan’s most prominent social worker and the grandson of the late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi.
Pakistan remains vital US partner in counterterrorism fight against ISIS-KA – Centcom chief
ISLAMABAD: The commander of US Central Command told senators this week that Pakistan is a critical counterterrorism partner and lies at the heart of efforts to contain the Islamic State-Khorasan group across South Asia.
Pakistan demands end to ‘continuing Nakba,’ reaffirms call for statehood on 78th anniversary of Palestinian displacement
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on Saturday for an immediate end to the suffering of the Palestinian people, marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, the Arabic term for “catastrophe” that commemorates the mass displacement of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that led to the founding of Israel.
Senate clash lays bare deepening divide over imprisoned ex-leader Imran Khan’s health
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday descended into a pointed war of words over the health of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan and the treatment of his party’s political prisoners, with opposition senators demanding the creation of an independent committee to inspect the jails and the government insisting that any relief must come through the courts.