By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, has petitioned the Supreme Court to enforce its July 12 verdict granting the party eligibility for reserved seats in parliament.
Politics
Man freed in Pakistan over false UK stabbing attack claims
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: A Lahore court on Monday acquitted a man accused of spreading false information that allegedly sparked widespread rioting in the UK earlier this month, officials said.
Balochistan attacks kill 39, militants target civilians and security forces
By Staff Reporter
QUETTA: At least 39 people were killed in a series of coordinated attacks in southwestern Balochistan province, officials said Monday, in some of the worst violence to hit the region in recent years.
Twin road accidents leave 36 dead, dozens injured
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Two road accidents in Pakistan on Sunday killed at least 36 people and injured 36 others, officials said.
Pakistan reports second mpox case, imported from Gulf country
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has confirmed its second case of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, in a traveler who arrived at Peshawar airport from a Gulf country, the national health coordinator said on Friday.
Bandits kill 11 policemen in rocket attack
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: At least 11 policemen were killed and seven others injured a rocket attack by riverine bandits in the Machka area of Punjab’s eastern Rahim Yar Khan district on Thursday, officials said.
SC removes paragraphs deemed sensitive by religious groups from blasphemy case order
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday amended its previous order in a high-profile blasphemy case, removing paragraphs that had drawn objections from religious groups and the government.
Imran Khan’s PTI postpones Islamabad rally to September 8
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has postponed a planned rally in Islamabad until Sept. 8, after the capital’s administration revoked permission for the event, citing security concerns and inadequate resources.
Two children killed, six injured in Attock school van attack
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Unidentified gunmen attacked a school van in Attock on Thursday, killing two girls and wounding six others, including five children and the driver, police and rescue officials said.
FIA detains Lahore resident for alleged role in spreading false UK stabbing news
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has detained a man for allegedly spreading false information on social media that sparked riots in the UK, as shown in a copy of the First Information Report (FIR).