By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s capital was placed on high alert on Friday as authorities deployed thousands of security personnel and arrested scores of opposition activists, ahead of a contentious demonstration by former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in Islamabad’s restricted area.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan unanimously accepted a review petition on Thursday against its 2022 judgment on the defection clause, paving the way for lawmakers to vote against party lines in parliament.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported two new polio cases on Wednesday, bringing this year’s total to 28, a setback for efforts to eradicate the disease in a country where vaccination drives have been hampered by security concerns and misinformation.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday dismissed objections by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyer Ali Zafar over the composition of a five-judge bench hearing a review petition against the court’s Article 63A judgement.
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: Police detained more than 500 supporters and lawmakers of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Wednesday as protests swept across several cities in Punjab and the country for judicial independence and Khan’s release, defying a ban on public gatherings imposed by the provincial government.
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: The England’s cricket team landed in Pakistan on Wednesday for a three-Test series, as the hosts seek to arrest a slide that has seen them lose eight of their last 10 Tests.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan reported two new polio cases in the southern Sindh province on Tuesday, highlighting the challenges facing the country’s vaccination drive.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces killed six militants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in an operation in the southwestern province of Balochistan, state media reported on Wednesday.
By Staff Reporter
QUETTA: Seven labourers were killed and one injured when armed men stormed an under-construction house in Panjgur town of the southwestern province of Balochistan, late Saturday, police said.
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ISLAMABAD: A helicopter chartered by Mari Petroleum Company Ltd (MPCL) crashed in the country’s northwestern region on Saturday, killing six people and injuring eight, the company said.
