By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday urged the interim Afghan government to take “immediate and effective” action against terrorists behind a deadly attack on a military base in Bannu, which killed eight soldiers.
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Oman mosque attack kills four Pakistanis, injures 30
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Four Pakistani nationals were killed and 30 others injured in a terrorist attack near a mosque in Oman’s capital Muscat, foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Terror attacks in KPK target cantonment, health center; kill 15, including children
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The security forces killed 13 terrorists in retaliatory operations after attacks on Bannu Cantonment and a rural health center in Dera Ismail Khan district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday.
Sharif-led coalition moves to ban Khan’s PTI party
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said it would seek to ban the opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and charge its leader, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, with high treason.
PTI activist Sanam Javed rearrested after brief release
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Sanam Javed, a prominent member of opposition Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, was rearrested on Sunday in Islamabad, shortly after her release in a case related to street violence in May last year, her lawyer and party said.
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Sharif, Zardari condemn assassination attempt on Trump at campaign rally
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former US President Donald Trump was shot in the ear on Saturday during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, sparking widespread condemnation from world leaders, including President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Top court rules Imran Khan’s party eligible for reserved seats
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan is eligible for reserved seats in parliament, a landmark verdict that piles pressure on the fragile ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Ex-PM Khan acquittal in unlawful marriage case met with new arrest and charges
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Saturday acquitted former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a case related to their unlawful marriage, but the couple remains in jail as they face new charges.
LHC CJ urges colleagues to resist “institutional interference, pressure”
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s judiciary is facing interference from “institutions”, a provincial top judge said Friday, making another public complaint that highlights the tensions between the judiciary and the country’s powerful military.
IHC overturns convictions of Khan, Qureshi in cipher case
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and ex-Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi of charges related to leaking state secrets, their lawyer and party said.