QUETTA: Three people were killed and 12 others injured in Pakistan’s southwestern Kalat district on Wednesday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus traveling from Karachi to Quetta in the latest wave of violence plaguing the country’s restive Balochistan province.
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Pakistan says Iran envoy Moghadam has immunity amid FBI most-wanted status
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday defended its Iranian ambassador, Reza Amiri Moghadam, saying he enjoys diplomatic immunity and is widely respected, after the US Federal Bureau of Investigation placed him on its most-wanted list over his alleged role in the 2007 disappearance of a retired FBI agent.
UK lifts air safety ban on Pakistani airlines, opening path for flights to resume
ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom on Wednesday removed Pakistan from its Air Safety List, paving the way for Pakistani airlines to apply for permits to operate flights to the UK, the British High Commission in Islamabad said.
Pakistan election body favors PML-N with extra seat, rejects PTI-P claim
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan ruled on Tuesday in favor of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), allowing it to retain a general assembly seat and secure an additional reserved seat in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, while turning down a similar request from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI-P), citing constitutional and legal limits.
Amnesty presses Balochistan chief minister to free detained activists in dissent crackdown
QUETTA: Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti to release detained Baloch activists and an end to what it described as a sweeping crackdown on dissent in the restive province
Zardari, Sharif reaffirm unity on economy, security amid system shift talk
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Tuesday to reaffirm their commitment to tackling the country’s political, economic, and security challenges, a show of unity amid growing speculation about potential leadership changes and constitutional amendments.
ECP rushes to save KP Senate polls as oath-taking crisis imperils July 21 vote
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s election authority is scrambling to ensure Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Senate elections proceed on July 21, urging the province’s governor and chief minister to convene the assembly and swear in new members elected on reserved seats before a looming deadline.
Former aide to Imran Khan to testify on political repression before US commission
ISLAMABAD: A former aide to imprisoned ex-prime minister Imran Khan will testify on Tuesday before a US congressional commission about what he calls widespread political repression in Pakistan.
PTI launches 90-day protest movement to challenge coalition government
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the opposition party led by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, launched a 90-day “do-or-die” protest movement to challenge the government.
Frontier Constabulary soldiers drill on the parade ground at Shabqadar Fort. Their traditions date back to the 1920s, when the British founded this force to patrol what was then part of India.
Pakistan bolsters federal authority with new security force ordinance
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has signed an ordinance transforming the Frontier Constabulary, a border security unit, into the Federal Constabulary, granting the federal government broader powers to tackle national security threats.