By Staff Reporter
PESHAWAR: Authorities are preparing to launch a counterterrorism operation in Kurram district, where sectarian clashes have killed over 130 people since November, and have ordered temporary camps to be set up for potential displaced persons.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The parliament is set to convene over the next two days to approve contentious constitutional amendments on the country’s top judiciary, with a key opposition party pledging crucial support to the government move.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) postponed its planned protest in a high-security area of Islamabad on Tuesday after the government assured medical access to its jailed leader, Imran Khan.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has made access to jailed leader Imran Khan a condition for calling off a protest planned in a restricted area of Islamabad, which is set to coincide with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the capital on Oct 15-16.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee failed to agree on a proposed constitutional package, stalled by disagreements over establishing a constitutional court, but the ruling coalition hopes to finalize a consensus document by next week, excluding former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said it will hold a protest in Islamabad restricted area on Oct. 15 unless imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is granted access to his lawyers and doctors, potentially disrupting a key regional summit.
By Staff Reporter
QUETTA: At least 20 miners were killed and seven injured in an attack by armed men on a private coal mine in southwestern Balochistan’s Duki area on Friday, in the latest violence to hit the restive region.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s Manara Minerals will sign an agreement with Barrick Gold and Pakistani state-owned enterprises within weeks to acquire a stake in the Reko Diq copper-gold project, Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Al Faleh said on Thursday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Police have booked former Prime Minister Imran Khan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur over a policeman death in last week’s protests, with authorities alleging Khan orchestrated the violence from behind bars.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The mysterious disappearance of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur came to an abrupt end on Sunday, after he re-emerged without revealing his whereabouts during a 24-hour absence that sparked widespread speculation.
