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.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Defying government crackdowns and mass arrests, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the country’s main opposition party, pledged on Saturday to sustain its nationwide protests until receiving direct orders from its founding chairman, Imran Khan, to stand down.
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: Lahore is on high alert as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party prepares to defy a government ban and hold a protest on Saturday, setting the stage for a potential showdown between security forces and supporters demanding the release of party founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s capital was placed on high alert on Friday as authorities deployed thousands of security personnel and arrested scores of opposition activists, ahead of a contentious demonstration by former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in Islamabad’s restricted area.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces killed six militants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in an operation in the southwestern province of Balochistan, state media reported on Wednesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday asked the Supreme Court to stay its July 12 order granting reserved seats to former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party after the court’s verdict was deemed to exceed its authority and effectively rewrite the Constitution.
