By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has confirmed its second case of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, in a traveler who arrived at Peshawar airport from a Gulf country, the national health coordinator said on Friday.
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Imran Khan’s PTI postpones Islamabad rally to September 8
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has postponed a planned rally in Islamabad until Sept. 8, after the capital’s administration revoked permission for the event, citing security concerns and inadequate resources.
UPADTE 2-At least 28 Pakistani pilgrims killed in Iran bus accident
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: At least 28 Pakistani pilgrims were killed and 14 others critically injured when their bus crashed and caught fire in the Iranian city of Yazd on Tuesday night, officials and media reported on Wednesday.
NAB files fresh graft case against Imran Khan, wife
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s anti-graft agency, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), has filed a new corruption reference against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, over a jewellery set gifted by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince during Khan’s 2018-2022 premiership.
Imran Khan says ex-spymaster coerced to testify against him in May 9 violence
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed on Monday that ex-spymaster Faiz Hameed was being coerced into testifying against him to facilitate a military court trial in connection with the violence on May 9.
Supreme Court blocks High Court orders in audio leaks case
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday set aside Islamabad High Court orders in a case involving leaked audio recordings, citing lack of authority, and restrained the lower court from further action.
Death toll rises in Pakistan floods as heavy rains persist
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Torrential rains have killed at least 195 people and wounded 362 across Pakistan since July 1, with the death toll rising by seven in the past 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Sunday.
Pakistan maintains no-trade stance with India on Kashmir status
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has no plans to resume trade with India, its foreign office said on Friday, as the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir remains unchanged since New Delhi’s controversial revocation of its special status in 2019.
Ex-prison official held for allegedly aiding Imran Khan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Law enforcement agencies have detained a former deputy superintendent of Punjab prisons, Muhammad Akram, on suspicion of facilitating imprisoned former Prime Minister leader Imran Khan, local media reported on Wednesday.
Imran Khan calls arrest of ex-ISI chief ‘army’s internal matter’
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has sought to distance himself from the arrest of a former top intelligence official, Lt Gen (retired) Faiz Hameed, who was detained by the military on charges of violating the Army Act.