ISLAMABAD: The leader of a right-wing pro-Taliban opposition party called on Saturday for a shake-up in the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, pressing the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to initiate change from within the ruling party rather than through opposition manoeuvres.
Politics
NJPMC forms task force on Pakistan enforced disappearances, 30-day deadline
ISLAMABAD: The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) has established a dedicated committee to develop an institutional response to the country’s persistent human rights crisis of enforced disappearances.
Bodies of nine bus passengers slain in Balochistan returned to hometowns in Punjab
QUETTA: The bodies of nine bus passengers kidnapped and killed in Balochistan’s Sardhaka area were recovered and transported to their hometowns in Punjab on Friday morning, officials said, marking the latest in a series of deadly attacks targeting civilians on their provincial identity in Pakistan’s restive southwest.
Islamabad court temporarily lifts ban on two YouTube channels amid broader crackdown
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Friday temporarily lifted a ban on two YouTube channels operated by journalists Matiullah Jan and Asad Ali Toor, who had challenged a judicial order blocking 27 channels for allegedly spreading “fake, misleading, and defamatory” content against the government and armed forces.
Military signals robust response to Indian proxies after May conflict
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s military leadership on Thursday accused India of intensifying a “nefarious agenda” through proxy groups following its defeat in a brief but fierce war earlier this year, vowing “decisive and holistic actions” to counter the threat.
Eight officials and building owner arrested after deadly collapse in Karachi
KARACHI: Authorities arrested eight officials from the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and the owner of a residential building on Thursday, nearly a week after the structure collapsed in Karachi’s Lyari district, killing 27 people.
Gunmen kill nine passengers in Balochistan bus attack, officials link to Indian proxies
QUETTA: Gunmen intercepted a bus traveling from Quetta to Lahore in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, abducting and shooting dead at least nine passengers in an attack provincial officials described as a terrorist act backed by Indian-sponsored groups.
Bhutto-Zardari rebukes Indian narrative on Pahalgam attack, urges dialogue in fiery interview
ISLAMABAD: In a fiery exchange with Indian journalist Karan Thapar, former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari categorically denied Pakistan’s involvement in the deadly Pahalgam attack and pressed for an international investigation, an offer New Delhi has flatly rejected.
Monsoon rains kill 11, swamp Punjab and Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Relentless monsoon rains killed at least 11 people and injured dozens across Lahore and Balochistan on Wednesday, flooding streets, toppling power lines, and exposing the fragility of Pakistan’s urban and rural defences.
Militant quadcopter attacks in Bannu kill one, injure three children
ISLAMABAD: Two quadcopter attacks carried out by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district have left one person dead and three children injured, police said Wednesday, signaling a troubling escalation in the use of drone technology by extremist groups in the region.