ISLAMABAD: A police constable was killed, and four other officers were wounded on Monday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a security detail escorting polio vaccination workers in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said, marking the first such assault on law enforcement personnel protecting the teams this year.
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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari warns of ‘no plan B’ if high-stakes US-Iran talks collapse
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Friday that the international community has no fallback strategy if weekend peace negotiations between the United States and Iran collapse, urging both sides to seize the current two-week ceasefire and forge a lasting resolution to the conflict that has roiled the Middle East and sent economic shock waves worldwide.
Sindh orders early shop closings across Pakistan’s financial hub to curb energy use amid fuel crisis
KARACHI: The Sindh provincial government on Friday directed all shops, markets and shopping malls in Karachi and the province’s other divisional headquarters to shut by 9 p.m. every day of the week, including Saturdays and Sundays, as part of a sweeping set of austerity measures aimed at conserving energy during a global fuel crisis triggered by the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
Imran Khan holds court-ordered jail meeting with lawyer as opposition alliance postpones protest and demands releases, dialogue
ISLAMABAD: Barrister Salman Safdar, the lawyer representing former prime minister Imran Khan in the Al Qadir Trust case, met Thursday with the imprisoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder inside Adiala jail, one day after the Islamabad High Court ordered prison authorities to arrange the encounter.
Opposition leaders rally behind government’s mediation in US-Iran ceasefire, calling off planned protest
ISLAMABAD: In a striking display of cross-party unity rarely seen in Pakistan’s polarised parliament, the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly on Wednesday offered the government unconditional support for its diplomatic efforts to help secure a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, while the main opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, abruptly canceled a major protest rally scheduled for the following day.
Police arrest Imran Khan’s sisters in crackdown on attempted protest outside his prison
ISLAMABAD: Authorities arrested two sisters of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday as they and dozens of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party supporters tried to demonstrate outside Adiala jail, where he has been held for nearly two years under tight restrictions on visits from family and lawyers.
PTI plans Rawalpindi rally on anniversary of Imran Khan’s ouster, vows court action if permission denied
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party announced on Monday that it would hold a major rally in Rawalpindi on April 9, the anniversary of the no-confidence vote that removed its founder, Imran Khan, as prime minister in 2022.
PM Sharif voices concern after Pakistanis hurt in UAE port debris strike amid Iran conflict
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday voiced deep concern over an incident at the Khor Fakkan port in the United Arab Emirates, where falling debris from a missile intercepted by Emirati air defences sparked a fire and injured three Pakistani nationals.
Heavy rains kill at least 45 in Pakistan’s northwest, with more storms forecast
ISLAMABAD: At least 45 people have been killed and 105 others injured in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province since heavy rains began pummeling the region on March 25, authorities said Sunday, as collapsing roofs and walls turned monsoon downpours into a deadly hazard across dozens of districts.
Govt rolls out targeted subsidies via digital wallets after fuel-price shock
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the government has started disbursing relief funds directly into digital wallets for operators of public transport buses, wagons and freight vehicles, part of a rapid response to cushion the impact of sharply higher petroleum prices.