PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was set to elect a new chief minister on Monday amid a deepening legal and political dispute over the resignation of the outgoing leader, Ali Amin Gandapur, after the provincial governor rejected his submission, citing inconsistencies in the signatures and returned the documents for clarification.
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Governor confirms Gandapur resignation, KP to choose successor on Monday
PESHAWAR: The governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province confirmed on Saturday that he had received the resignation of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, setting in motion a leadership change in the restive northwestern region that has been a stronghold for the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
Police kill attacker after shooting at Ahmadi worship site in central Pakistan
CHINIOT: An armed attacker opened fire outside an Ahmadi community’s place of worship in the central Punjab district of Chiniot on Friday, wounding six security guards before being shot dead by police officers stationed nearby, according to local authorities and community representatives.
Violent clashes erupt as religious group marches toward capital in anti-Israel protest
ISLAMABAD: Clashes between protesters from a hard-line religious party and security forces left dozens injured on Friday in Lahore, as authorities scrambled to block a march toward the capital aimed at staging an anti-Israel rally outside the US Embassy.
Military says major martyred, seven militants killed in Dera Ismail Khan operation
ISLAMABAD: An army major was martyred, and seven militants were killed in a clash during an intelligence-led raid in the restive northwest, the military said on Thursday, underscoring the persistent threat of insurgent violence along the Afghan border.
Military warns India of ‘swift retributive response’ to any aggression
ISLAMABAD The military leadership warned India on Wednesday that any “imaginary new normal” in their fraught bilateral relations would be met with a “new normal of swift retributive response,” escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors in a fresh exchange of bellicose rhetoric.
Ex-senator Khan freed after Israeli detention over Gaza aid flotilla
ISLAMABAD A former senator detained by Israeli forces last week after they intercepted an aid flotilla bound for Gaza has been released and is now safely at the Pakistani embassy in Amman, Jordan, deputy prime minister said on Tuesday.
Pakistan to launch nationwide polio drive targeting 45 million children
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan announced the launch of a nationwide anti-polio vaccination drive on Monday, targeting more than 45 million children under the age of 5 in a bid to curb the spread of the crippling disease amid a surge in cases this year.
Coalition partners trade barbs over flood aid and provincial rivalries
KARACHI: A senior leader from Pakistan Peoples Party accused the Punjab provincial government on Sunday of using his party as a pretext to undermine the central administration led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, escalating a public feud between two key allies in the federal coalition.
Govt cuts state share in new pension fund to 12pc to curb liabilities
ISLAMABAD: The government lowered its contribution to a new pension fund for federal workers while formalising the shift away from a traditional retirement system, aiming to curb soaring liabilities that have become a fiscal drag.