KARACHI: A woman has been killed and 94 people injured, among them 17 children, after celebratory gunfire swept across Karachi as Pakistan marked its 79th Independence Day on Friday, in the latest instance of a practice that has claimed lives in the city year after year despite repeated warnings from the authorities.
People
Norway’s foreign minister lands in Islamabad with his own suitcase — and an invitation to invest
ISLAMABAD: Norway’s foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on Thursday carrying his own luggage off a commercial flight, an unassuming entrance that briefly overshadowed the substance of the first visit by a Norwegian foreign minister to Pakistan in ten years.
Pakistan arrests 114 in Islamabad over cyber-romance and sextortion network run from IT company
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s cybercrime agency has arrested 114 foreign nationals in Islamabad, accusing them of running an online sextortion and romance-fraud network out of a company registered as a legitimate IT business.
Pakistan orders diplomatic push as sailors held by Somali pirates enter fourth month of captivity
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has ordered officials to step up diplomatic contacts with Somali authorities and international partners in an effort to secure the release of ten Pakistani sailors who have now been held hostage by pirates for almost four months.
Cyber agency drafted in as fresh questions surround Mir Raza Ali’s murder
KARACHI: Investigators probing the murder of young Karachi businessman Mir Raza Ali have enlisted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in an attempt to unlock his digital footprint, as the case took several fresh turns this week, including the removal of the doctor who conducted the first post-mortem examination.
Norwegian foreign minister to make first Pakistan visit in a decade amid push for closer trade ties
ISLAMABAD: Norway’s foreign minister will arrive in Pakistan on Thursday for a two-day visit that officials in Islamabad say marks the first trip by a Norwegian foreign minister to the country in ten years, as the two nations look to deepen cooperation on trade, climate and education.
PM Sharif launches first youth employment policy with 35 percent jobs quota for women
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has launched the country’s first National Youth Employment Policy, unveiling a raft of measures intended to tackle chronic joblessness among young people while conceding that Pakistan remains “still far” from the social welfare state its founders envisaged.
Eighteen militants killed in Balochistan after bomb-making blast triggers day-long clashes
QUETTA: At least 18 militants were killed in the restive Balochistan province on Wednesday after a car bomb they were assembling exploded prematurely, triggering a second blast and a manhunt in which security forces shot dead ten more terrorists as they tried to flee.
New forensic tests add evidence but little clarity on gunshot wounds in Mir Raza Ali murder case
KARACHI: Investigators examining the murder of the young Karachi entrepreneur Mir Raza Ali have received a chemical examiner’s report and the results of a DNA test, but say the findings are not yet conclusive enough to point the investigation in a clear direction, sources close to the case said.
Man shot dead by security forces after opening fire on Rawalpindi patrol; govt, PTI clash over affiliation claims
ISLAMABAD: A man was shot dead by security forces in Rawalpindi on Tuesday after he allegedly opened fire on a police patrol on the city’s Mall Road, wounding one officer, in an incident that has reignited a bitter row between the government and Pakistan’s largest opposition party.