RAWALPINDI: The sisters of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan were refused entry to Adiala Jail on Tuesday for what has become a routine denial of family visits, even as a court has explicitly authorized twice-weekly meetings and as new concerns mounted over the opposition leader’s medical condition.
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PM Sharif says Islamabad is ready to broker negotiations between Washington and Tehran to end four-week war
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that Pakistan stands ‘ready and honoure’ to host direct negotiations between the United States and Iran, offering Islamabad as a neutral venue for ‘meaningful and conclusive talks’ to end the four-week-old war in the Middle East.
Jailed Imran Khan accuses judiciary of failing to deliver justice and decries wife’s isolation
ISLAMABAD: Imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan has criticised the judiciary, saying it has failed to ensure justice despite multiple approaches by his party, according to a message relayed by his son after a phone call permitted during the Eid holiday.
PM Sharif presses for de-escalation in widening Middle East war during Eid calls with leaders from Azerbaijan to Lebanon
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday held a series of telephone conversations with leaders across the Muslim world, using the occasion of Eid al-Fitr to exchange greetings while pressing for an immediate de-escalation of the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
Sindh arrests 5 members of banned Baloch group, foils plot to bomb Karachi railway tracks
KARACHI: Counterterrorism authorities in the southern Sindh province arrested five members of a banned Baloch separatist outfit on Friday, disrupting what officials described as an imminent attack on railway infrastructure in this major port city.
Pakistan accuses India of illegal suspension of Indus Waters Treaty, says millions of farmers at risk
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan accused India on Thursday of violating a decades-old water-sharing agreement by unilaterally putting the Indus Waters Treaty on hold, warning that the decision endangers the livelihoods of millions who depend on the rivers for their crops and could further inflame tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban claims of Eid ceasefire violation, warns of swift resumption of strikes
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday dismissed as “frivolous” and “absolutely false” Afghan Taliban accusations that it had violated a temporary pause in cross-border hostilities during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, while issuing a blunt warning that any act of terrorism, cross-border attack or drone strike would immediately end the truce and trigger a resumption of military operations with “renewed intensity.”
Opposition leaders again turned away from Imran Khan jail visit
ISLAMABAD: The opposition figures were once again barred from meeting imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday, an episode that deepened anxieties over his health and prompted sharp accusations that the government is deliberately obscuring details about the longtime political leader’s condition.
Pakistan rejects US intelligence chief’s warning that its missiles could reach American homeland
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday categorically rejected a US intelligence assessment that its evolving missile program could one day threaten the American homeland, insisting its strategic arsenal remains strictly defensive, limited in range and focused exclusively on deterring its nuclear-armed rival India.
Army chief vows to target militants “wherever they are”
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s top military commander on Thursday reiterated the nation’s determination to eliminate terrorists and their infrastructure “wherever they may be” through precise, intelligence-based operations, even as the government announced a temporary pause in its ongoing offensive against the Afghan Taliban to observe the Eid al-Fitr holiday.