ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed that Pakistan will stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Saudi Arabia against escalating Houthi attacks that have killed and wounded Pakistani nationals in the kingdom.
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Peshawar High Court to hear challenges to KP emergency rule on 20 October
ISLAMABAD: The Peshawar High Court has fixed 20 October for the first hearing of petitions challenging the federal government’s imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, days after a joint sitting of Parliament endorsed the move over fierce opposition protests.
Pakistan warns India of “forceful response” to defence minister’s strike threat
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has warned India that any aggression will be met with a “forceful response”, rejecting as “provocative” a threat by the Indian defence minister, Rajnath Singh, of a strike bigger than last year’s.
Joint session of parliament votes to strip Imran Khan’s party of power in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: A joint session of parliament voted on Thursday to endorse emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, formally stripping jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party of control of the northwestern province.
Parliament meets in joint session to cement emergency rule in Imran Khan’s stronghold
ISLAMABAD: Parliament is expected to approve emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at a joint sitting on Thursday, cementing the removal of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party from power in its northwestern stronghold.
Emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa gets parliament’s backing; PTI walks out of Senate
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s parliament has endorsed the imposition of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, giving legal cover to the federal government’s removal of the opposition PTI party from power in the northwestern province.
Imran Khan’s party challenges emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PESHAWAR: The chairman of Pakistan’s largest opposition party has asked the Peshawar High Court to strike down the federal government’s imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, calling it unconstitutional and demanding the immediate reinstatement of the province’s detained chief minister.
Govt offices torched in Khyber after protest against KP takeover turns violent
PESHAWAR: Supporters of Imran Khan’s party set fire to government offices and clashed with police in north-west Pakistan on Tuesday, two days after Islamabad suspended the elected provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
PM Sharif says govt was “compelled” to take over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has defended the federal takeover of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a last resort forced on his government by a provincial administration he accused of refusing to confront terrorism, while the opposition denounced it as an unconstitutional assault on an elected government.
Parliament weighs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa emergency with opposition members in custody
ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf asked the National Assembly speaker to issue production orders for nine detained lawmakers so they can attend Tuesday’s session, where the government is seeking parliamentary approval for its takeover of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.