ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s prime minister accused Afghanistan on Tuesday of refusing to rein in terrorists operating from its soil, saying the Taliban-led government left his country no choice but to shut down all cross-border trade in a standoff that’s hurting ordinary people on both sides.
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Raja Nasir Abbas, an Imran Khan loyalist, takes opposition helm in Senate
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani declared Allama Raja Nasir Abbas the new leader of the opposition in Pakistan’s upper house on Tuesday, filling a post that had sat empty for months and giving a fresh platform to a staunch supporter of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
Consensus emerges on Raja Nasir Abbas as Senate opposition leader after prolonged impasse
ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers from the governing coalition and opposition have reached a consensus on naming Senator Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, the chief of the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen and an ally of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, as the new leader of the opposition in the Senate, according to statements from key figures on Monday.
Pakistan is invited to join Trump-led ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza’s postwar reconstruction
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received an invitation from President Donald J. Trump to join a new international board intended to oversee the reconstruction and governance of postwar Gaza, the Foreign Office said on Sunday, as the United States works to pull together an international group for a territory left in ruins by more than two years of Israeli attacks.
Pakistan slams India over ‘intrusive’ profiling of mosques in occupied Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday sharply criticised India for what it described as the intrusive profiling of mosques and their management committees in the disputed territory of Kashmir, calling the move a blatant violation of religious freedom and part of a wider campaign of discrimination against Muslims.
Opposition leaders in Pakistan demand new vote and restoration of parliamentary power
HYDERABAD: Leaders of Pakistan’s fractured opposition alliance gathered on Saturday to demand fresh elections, constitutional reforms and an end to what they described as systemic injustices, warning that the nation’s stability hinges on restoring parliamentary supremacy and equal rights for all provinces and ethnic groups.
Achakzai appointed opposition leader, ending five-month standoff in parliament
ISLAMABAD: After a protracted delay marked by legal wrangling and political maneuvering, Mehmood Khan Achakzai, a veteran politician and chief of the Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan alliance, was formally declared leader of the opposition in Pakistan’s National Assembly on Friday, filling a vacancy that had lingered for nearly five months.
ECP suspends 159 lawmakers over missed asset disclosure deadline
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s election commission on Friday suspended the memberships of 159 lawmakers across the national and provincial legislatures for failing to disclose their assets and liabilities by a mid-January deadline, a move that shows persistent challenges in enforcing financial transparency among the country’s political class.
Security forces thwart hostage bid, kill 12 militants in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: The security forces have killed 12 militants in a series of clashes in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan after the attackers targeted a police station and two banks in an attempt to seize hostages and loot cash, the military said on Friday.
Jailed PTI leader seeks dialogue with government but draws line against ex-ally plan
LAHORE: An incarcerated leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the opposition party founded by the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, called on Friday for renewed talks with the government to ease the country’s deepening political and economic woes, even as he distanced himself from an ex-fellow party member’s push for a national dialogue committee.