ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointment of additional judges to five of the country’s high courts, ending a weeks-long standoff with the government that had left senior judicial posts vacant and prompted a legal challenge in the Islamabad High Court.
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Karachi police reopen Mir Raza Ali murder case after second autopsy contradicts suicide finding
KARACHI: A newly formed police investigation team has begun formal inquiries into the murder of young businessman Mir Raza Ali, days after a second post-mortem examination overturned earlier suggestions that he had taken his own life.
Militant commander among five killed in Balochistan security raid
QUETTA: Security forces killed five militants, including a commander of a group links to India, during an intelligence-led raid in Balochistan’s Panjgur district on Monday, as the province continues to bear the brunt of a sustained militant campaign that has claimed hundreds of lives this year.
Security forces kill 15 in Balochistan operations amid record surge in violence
ISLAMABAD: Security forces in Balochistan province killed 15 militants over the weekend in a series of raids across eight districts, the interior ministry and state media said, as the country’s largest province by area continues to record its bloodiest period of violence in more than a decade.
Judicial commission to probe Mir Raza Ali’s murder after second postmortem rules out suicide
ISLAMABAD: The Sindh government has decided to seek a judicial commission to investigate the killing of 25-year-old businessman Mir Raza Ali, the province’s home minister said on Sunday, as authorities moved to overhaul the inquiry into a death that has gripped Karachi for more than a week.
Army captain martyred as forces say seven militants killed in northwest operation
ISLAMABAD: An army captain was martyred, and seven militants were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Saturday.
Ten militants killed in South Waziristan and Dir operations, ISPR says
ISLAMABAD: Ten militants were killed in two separate counterterrorism operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, the military’s media wing said on Friday, as Pakistan continues to grapple with a sustained rise in violence along its western border.
Pakistan says India has ‘no standing’ to question Kashmir elections
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dismissed India’s criticism of ongoing elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir as “baseless and politically motivated,” with a Foreign
Tear gas, baton charges in Karachi as PTI marks three years since Imran Khan’s imprisonment
KARACHI: Police fired tear gas and baton-charged demonstrators in Karachi on Wednesday as supporters of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf took to the streets across the country to mark three years since the former prime minister’s imprisonment, in scenes that brought parts of the port city to a standstill.
Pakistan tightens grip on foreign press with new travel permit rules
ISLAMABAD: Foreign journalists working in Pakistan will be required to obtain official permission before travelling outside the country’s three largest cities to carry out reporting work, under sweeping new regulations issued by the government.