KARACHI: Thieves broke into Karachi’s historic Frere Hall during the Ashura holidays, making off with five World War II memorial shields and other valuables, police and local media reported on Saturday.
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JUI‑F Rehman presses PTI for internal shake‑up in KP rather than opposition plot
ISLAMABAD: The leader of a right-wing pro-Taliban opposition party called on Saturday for a shake-up in the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, pressing the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to initiate change from within the ruling party rather than through opposition manoeuvres.
Pakistan braces for more flooding as monsoon death toll hits 90
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a fresh alert late Friday, warning of potential floods and flash floods in several regions across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Balochistan provinces from July 12 to July 17.
NJPMC forms task force on Pakistan enforced disappearances, 30-day deadline
ISLAMABAD: The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) has established a dedicated committee to develop an institutional response to the country’s persistent human rights crisis of enforced disappearances.
Pakistan opens sugar import tender to tame local prices after export surge
KARACHI: State-run the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has issued an international tender to purchase between 300,000 and 500,000 metric tons of white refined sugar, traders said on Friday, as the country scrambles to stabilize domestic prices following a sharp increase driven by a massive export boom and a production slump.
Bodies of nine bus passengers slain in Balochistan returned to hometowns in Punjab
QUETTA: The bodies of nine bus passengers kidnapped and killed in Balochistan’s Sardhaka area were recovered and transported to their hometowns in Punjab on Friday morning, officials said, marking the latest in a series of deadly attacks targeting civilians on their provincial identity in Pakistan’s restive southwest.
Islamabad court temporarily lifts ban on two YouTube channels amid broader crackdown
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Friday temporarily lifted a ban on two YouTube channels operated by journalists Matiullah Jan and Asad Ali Toor, who had challenged a judicial order blocking 27 channels for allegedly spreading “fake, misleading, and defamatory” content against the government and armed forces.
Military signals robust response to Indian proxies after May conflict
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s military leadership on Thursday accused India of intensifying a “nefarious agenda” through proxy groups following its defeat in a brief but fierce war earlier this year, vowing “decisive and holistic actions” to counter the threat.
Eight officials and building owner arrested after deadly collapse in Karachi
KARACHI: Authorities arrested eight officials from the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and the owner of a residential building on Thursday, nearly a week after the structure collapsed in Karachi’s Lyari district, killing 27 people.
Pakistan seeks $1 billion valuation for New York’s Roosevelt Hotel in JV deal
KARACHI: Pakistan is targeting a valuation of at least $1 billion for the Roosevelt Hotel it owns in New York and is prepared to sell a minority stake in the prime Manhattan property as it searches for a redevelopment partner, Reuters reported, citing a senior Pakistani official.