By Staff Reporter RAWALPINDI: Police on Thursday briefly detained senior opposition leaders, including sisters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, after a confrontation near
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BNP-M ends Mastung sit-in, plans province-wide protests after stalemate
By Staff Reporter
MASTUNG: The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) ended a 20-day sit-in protest in southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, its leader said, after clashes with authorities over detained activists, as the group vowed to escalate its campaign through province-wide rallies.
Four Pakistanis drowned in latest migrant boat tragedy off Libya coast
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD : Four Pakistani nationals were among 11 migrants whose bodies were recovered after a vessel sank off Libya’s eastern Harawa coast, Foreign Office said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of deadly migrant shipwrecks involving citizens attempting perilous Mediterranean Sea crossings.
IED blast targets police vehicle in Balochistan, killing three
MASTUNG: A roadside bomb killed three policemen and wounded at least 16 others in southwestern Balochistan province on Tuesday, officials said, the latest attack in a surge of violence linked to separatist militants targeting security forces.
SC rejects challenge to IHC acting CJ’s appointment; next hearing April 17
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The top court on Monday refused to block the appointment of Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar as acting chief justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), deferring a decision on contentious judicial seniority disputes until days before a high-stakes meeting to confirm top judges nationwide.
Quetta-bound train stopped in Jacobabad over security concerns
By Staff Reporter
JACOBABAD: The Quetta-bound Bolan Mail train was halted at Jacobabad railway station on Sunday due to security concerns, affecting approximately 150 passengers who were later transported to their destinations by bus under tight security, officials said.
Mufti Usmani calls for peaceful boycott of Israeli-linked goods, condemns violent protests
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prominent Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani on Thursday urged Pakistanis to boycott Israeli-linked goods peacefully, condemning a spate of violent attacks on international fast-food outlets that prompted police to invoke anti-terrorism laws and detain dozens of suspects this week.
Nawaz Sharif pledges political push to address Balochistan unrest
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: Ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif met with National Party (NP) chief Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch on Wednesday, pledging to play an “active role” in addressing escalating tensions in Balochistan, a province roiled by protests over recent arrests and allegations of state violence.
UAE resolves entry curbs, offer five-year visas to Pakistanis – envoy
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KARACHI: The United Arab Emirates will offer five-year visas to Pakistani nationals, its envoy to Islamabad said on Tuesday, ending months of heightened entry restrictions imposed over concerns about crime and social media misconduct.
Sindh High Court halts Cholistan canal project over disputed water permit
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The provincial Sindh High Court on Monday suspended a water allocation permit issued by federal regulators to Punjab province for constructing irrigation canals in the Cholistan region, apparently intensifying a water rights clash between the two provinces.