LAHORE: A forensic report from a top laboratory in Punjab has confirmed the presence of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s chief minister and several top leaders of opposition Tahreek-e-Insaf party at the scene of violent protests in Peshawar on May 9, 2023, escalating a long-simmering political showdown over accusations of orchestrated arson and vandalism against state property.
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Opposition alliance calls for nationwide protests on election anniversary
LAHORE: The Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP), an opposition alliance led by veteran politician Mahmood Khan Achakzai, appealed to citizens across the country on Saturday to take to the streets on February 8, marking the second anniversary of the 2024 general elections, to oppose what it described as fascism, restore the Constitution and safeguard national sovereignty.
IMF applauds PIA sale, urges faster exit from loss-making state firms
KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund has welcomed Pakistan’s successful privatisation of its national airline, calling the December sale of Pakistan International Airlines a milestone in the government’s broader push to shed loss-making state-owned enterprises.
OIC calls Israel’s move on Somaliland illegal and urges halt to Gaza war
ISLAMABAD: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation convened an emergency meeting of its Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah on Saturday to condemn Israel’s recent recognition of Somaliland as an independent state, describing the move as a dangerous breach of international law and a threat to stability in the Horn of Africa.
KP warns of IMF surplus risk as federal transfers lag
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial government has sounded the alarm over shortfalls in federal revenue transfers during the first half of the 2025-26 fiscal year, warning that the delays and reductions are jeopardising its ability to deliver a Rs157 billion budget surplus agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund.
PTI reverses course, confirms rally at Bagh-e-Jinnah after late government approval
KARACHI: After a weekend marked by last-minute permissions, venue switches and mutual accusations, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has decided to proceed with its public rally at Bagh-e-Jinnah on Sunday, reversing an earlier announcement to hold the event outside the adjacent Mazar-e-Quaid.
Pakistan Navy successfully test-fires long-range surface-to-air missile in sea drill
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Navy carried out a wide-ranging exercise in the North Arabian Sea on Saturday, firing a surface-to-air missile that hit its mark and testing other new systems, according to the military’s public relations office.
Iraq signals interest in buying Pakistan’s JF-17 fighter jets
ISLAMABAD: Iraq’s air force chief has signaled a desire to buy Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, according to a military statement released on Saturday, as the two countries look to expand their defence relationship.
CM Afridi says PTI opposes all militant groups, seeks talks with Sharif on terrorism
KARACHI: The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, said on Friday he opposed all terrorist organisations, not just the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, known also as Fitna al-Khawarij, amid escalating accusations from the federal government that his administration was facilitating militants.
Pakistan launches global push to lure mining Capital ahead of April forum
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has kicked off international marketing efforts for its second annual minerals investment forum, aiming to draw foreign capital into the country’s untapped mining sector amid broader reforms to boost gemstone exports.