ISLAMABAD: The former head of the country’s powerful intelligence agency has appealed his conviction and 14-year prison sentence handed down by a military court this month, his lawyer said, marking the latest turn in a case that has exposed rare fissures within the country’s military establishment.
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Rights lawyer asks judicial council to probe IHC judge over son’s release after fatal hit-and-run
ISLAMABAD: A human rights lawyer has lodged a formal complaint with the country’s top judicial oversight body accusing a high court judge of misusing his office to secure the release of his son after a fatal hit-and-run accident that killed two young women, according to documents reviewed by a local newspaper.
Army major martyred leading raid against militants in Pakistan’s northwest
ISLAMABAD: An Army major was martyred in a firefight with militants in the restive northwestern district of Bajaur on Monday, military said, as security forces pressed ahead with operations against insurgents they accuse of being backed by foreign powers.
Pakistan looks to convert $1 billion UAE deposit into equity to cut debt burden
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is pushing to transform $1 billion in deposits from the United Arab Emirates into equity investments as part of a broader strategy to pare back its external debt load, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said, after high-level talks with the Gulf nation’s leader.
PCB takes over Multan Sultans for next PSL season
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will take direct control of the Multan Sultans franchise for the upcoming 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), following a bitter ownership dispute, board chairman Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday.
PTI says dialogue will follow only after ‘level playing field’ is won on streets
LAHORE: Leaders of Pakistan’s main opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party insisted on Sunday that they would only enter into negotiations with the government on equal terms, pledging to continue street protests until authorities recognise their demands for fairness in politics.
Bhutto-Zardari calls on Imran Khan’s party to abandon ‘extremism’ and rejoin democratic politics
LARKANA: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, the chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party and a key ally in the governing coalition, called on Sunday for a return to the politics of reconciliation in the country, urging the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to abandon what he described as extremism and warning that attacks on state institutions would invite legal consequences.
Security forces kill four militants in intelligence-based operation in southwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed four militants linked to a group accused of receiving Indian support during an intelligence-based operation in the restive Balochistan Province, the military said on Sunday, as the country grapples with a surge in terrorist attacks.
Pakistan joins 20 Muslim nations in opposing Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
ISLAMABAD: A coalition of 21 predominantly Muslim nations, including Pakistan, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned Israel’s recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent state, describing the move as a blatant violation of international law that could destabilize the Horn of Africa and beyond.
PTI disavows threats to Pakistan’s military chief made at UK protest
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the opposition party led by the imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, disavowed on Saturday threats made against the country’s top military leader during a demonstration in Britain, saying the remarks had “no connection” to the party and did not reflect its ideology.