ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s main opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), plunged deeper into confrontation with the government on Wednesday as its lawmakers began resigning from all National Assembly standing committees, acting on direct instructions from the party’s jailed founder, Imran Khan.
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Imran Khan orders PTI lawmakers to quit parliamentary committees, boycott by-elections
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has directed his party’s lawmakers to resign from all parliamentary committees and boycott upcoming by-elections, his sister Aleema Khan announced Tuesday, exposing deep rifts within the party over its political strategy.
Nine TTP militants killed in KP counterterror operation
ISLAMABAD: Police and counterterrorism forces killed nine militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a three-day operation in the northwestern Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, authorities said Tuesday.
Wave of militant attacks kills eight in northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A wave of militant attacks across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the weekend and into Monday claimed the lives of five security personnel and three civilians, including a two-year-old boy, while injuring several others, officials said.
PTI faces internal rift over by-election participation
ISLAMABAD: Opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is wrestling with a deepening internal rift over whether to contest by-elections for national and provincial assembly seats vacated by recent disqualifications of key lawmakers.
PTI secretary general Salman Akram Raja to resign amid internal party strife
ISLAMABAD: Salman Akram Raja, Secretary General of opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), said on Monday he would resign from the party position, pointing to an event he did not specify, as internal rifts deepen within the party founded by jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Opposition PTI leaders convicted in fresh May 9 riot verdict
ISLAMABAD: A Faisalabad anti-terrorism court on Monday sentenced key opposition leaders from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, including Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, and Zartaj Gul, along with 56 others, to 10 years in prison over an attack on former interior minister Rana Sanaullah’s residence during violent protests on May 9, 2023.
Pakistan slams India for breaching Indus Waters Treaty with flood warning
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday accused India of violating the Indus Waters Treaty by issuing a flood warning through diplomatic channels rather than the treaty’s mandated mechanism, branding the move a “serious violation of international law” as tensions simmer between the nuclear-armed rivals.
Pakistan tables seven-point Gaza peace plan at OIC summit
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday laid out a seven-point plan at an urgent meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), calling on Muslim nations to move beyond “statements of sympathy” and adopt “concrete measures” to end Israel’s war in Gaza and pave the way for lasting peace in Palestine.
Deputy PM Dar in Jeddah for urgent OIC talks on Gaza crisis
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Jeddah on Monday to attend an extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s Council of Foreign Ministers (OIC-CFM), convened to address Israel’s intensifying military campaign in Gaza and its controversial plan to seize control of Gaza City, the Foreign Office said.