By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called for immediate UN action to end bloodshed in Palestine and Kashmir, condemning Israel’s “systematic slaughter” of Palestinians and India’s human rights abuses.
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Sindh police killed blasphemy suspect in staged encounter: minister
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: A medical doctor accused of blasphemy was killed in a staged police encounter, Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar said on Thursday, contradicting initial claims of a shootout.
ECP returns to Supreme Court over seats allocation dispute
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has asked the Supreme Court for guidance on allocating reserved parliamentary seats, after a July court ruling awarding seats to the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party conflicted with a new law passed by the National Assembly.
Security forces kill eight militants in North Waziristan operation
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The security forces killed eight militants in an intelligence-based operation in the northwestern part of the country, the military said on Thursday.
PTI seeks permits for Rawalpindi, Lahore rallies
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has sought permission from authorities in Rawalpindi and Lahore to hold rallies on Sept. 28 and Oct. 5, respectively, warning of nationwide protests if denied.
Justice Shah snubs key committee meeting over Supreme Court amendments
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The senior puisne judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah snubbed a Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) committee meeting, in a sign of judicial tensions, over the constitutional validity of recent amendments made through an ordinance.
Judicial showdown looms over ECP’s reluctance on reserve seats ruling
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan holds crisis talks with legal experts on Tuesday, facing potential contempt of court over its delayed implementation of a Supreme Court order to allocate reserved parliamentary seats to former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, issued over two months ago.
Lt. Gen Asim Malik named new ISI chief
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military on Monday named Lieutenant General Muhammad Asim Malik as the next head of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the country’s premier intelligence agency, effective Sept. 30.
Policeman killed in roadside bomb attack on diplomats’ convey in Swat Valley
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A roadside bomb attack targeted a convoy of foreign diplomats in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, killing one policeman and injuring three others in the latest violence to hit the restive region bordering Afghanistan.
Police storm stage, cut lights as PTI rally overstays deadline
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: Authorities forcibly dispersed thousands of supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, cutting off electricity to the rally and taking control of the stage after the event ran past its permitted deadline.