By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A decades-long land dispute between two tribal groups in the northwestern part of Pakistan has escalated into an armed battle, claiming at least 35 lives and leaving 151 injured since Wednesday, officials said Sunday.
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BYC protesters clash with security forces, 14 injured
By Staff Reporter
QUETTA: At least 14 people were injured on Saturday when supporters of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) clashed with security forces in Mastung, as they were en route to attend a rally in Gwadar.
Pakistan slams Indian Modi’s ‘jingoistic’ remarks on Kashmir conflict
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday denounced Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s accusations of using terrorism to advance strategic interests in Kashmir, calling his comments “belligerent” and detrimental to regional peace.
Section 144 imposed in Punjab, Islamabad ahead of PTI protests
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Authorities on Thursday imposed restrictions on public gatherings in the province of Punjab and the capital, Islamabad, ahead of nationwide protests planned for Friday by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
PM Sharif accuses Imran Khan’s party of maligning armed forces
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday denounced Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party for waging a propaganda campaign against the armed forces, saying that such actions “will not be tolerated at all”.
PTI leaders stage symbolic hunger strike outside parliament
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) staged a three-hour symbolic hunger strike outside Parliament House on Tuesday, protesting alleged political victimization and demanding the National Assembly speaker’s intervention.
Police arrest Raoof Hasan, accuse PTI of ‘disinformation campaign’
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Police on Monday arrested several top leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, including Raoof Hasan and Gohar Khan, from the party’s Islamabad office on Monday, police and party officials said.
Imran Khan says held in solitary confinement, government claims “royal treatment”
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has said he is being held in solitary confinement akin to a terrorist, but the government insists he is being treated to a “presidential suite” enjoying “royal treatment” in prison, sparking a war of words over his detention conditions.
Peace rally turns deadly in Bannu city
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: At least four people, including a policeman and a paramilitary soldier, were killed and dozens injured in suspected militant attacks in Pakistan’s northwestern and southwestern regions on Friday, officials said.
Pakistan urges Afghanistan to act against terrorists after Bannu attack
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday urged the interim Afghan government to take “immediate and effective” action against terrorists behind a deadly attack on a military base in Bannu, which killed eight soldiers.