QUETTA: The families of 27 police officers slaughtered by militants in one of the deadliest attacks on the security forces in years ended a 10-day sit-in here on Saturday, after the Balochistan government agreed to their central demand: an independent judicial inquiry into how the ambush was allowed to happen.
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Lawyer accuses judicial commission of rigged appointments, names veteran advocate to lead new movement
ISLAMABAD: A committee representing legal profession on Saturday accused the country’s top judicial appointment body of running what it called a “horse trading” operation, and named a veteran advocate who once led a landmark 2007 protest movement to head a fresh campaign against the practice.
Czech climber dies in fall during expedition in Karakoram range, second fatality of season
ISLAMABAD: A 46-year-old Czech mountaineer died on Thursday during an expedition in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, the Czech Foreign Ministry confirmed, becoming the second climber to die this season in the mountains that draw hundreds of foreign expeditions each summer.
Sir Garry Sobers, the greatest all-rounder cricket has known, dies aged 89
Sir Garfield Sobers, the West Indies cricketer acclaimed across the sport as the finest all-rounder the game has produced, has died at his home in Barbados. He was 89, his death coming just 11 days before what would have been his 90th birthday.
Bhutto-Zardari presses Islamabad to reopen Kashmir, warns election is test for Pakistan
MIRPUR: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari opened his party’s campaign for this month’s Kashmir elections with a direct challenge to the federal government on Friday, telling a rally here that if Pakistan could broker peace between the United States and Iran, it could just as easily end the monthlong standoff that has cut off food, fuel and medicine to the region.
Forecasters warn of flooding, windstorms as monsoon deepens across Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s national weather agency warned on Friday that a powerful monsoon system barreling in from the Arabian Sea would bring more than a week of heavy rain, high winds and thunderstorms to much of the country, with forecasters cautioning that flash floods and urban flooding could threaten low-lying cities from the capital to Lahore.
Pakistan rejects UK pressure to accept convicted child rapist Shabir Ahmed’s deportation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is pushing back against efforts by the British government to deport a convicted child rapist released from prison earlier this month, deepening a diplomatic standoff over a case that has inflamed public anger across the United Kingdom.
Pakistan becomes founding member of China-led AI cooperation body in Shanghai
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan formally joined a new China-backed international body aimed at shaping global cooperation on artificial intelligence on Thursday, one of 29 founding member nations to sign on as Beijing moved to position itself at the centre of AI governance worldwide.
Security forces thwart suicide attack on military post in Waziristan; four militants killed
WANA: Security forces foiled a suicide bombing attempt against a military post in Pakistan’s tribal belt late on Wednesday, killing the would-be attacker and three other militants before they could reach their target, officials said.
Pakistan tightens travel rules for dual nationals with expired NICOPs
ISLAMABAD: Dual-national Pakistanis living abroad will no longer be permitted to board flights to Pakistan if they are carrying an invalid, expired, or cancelled National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis, according to officials who said the government has ordered airlines to begin verifying the documents before passengers reach the gate.