ISLAMABAD: At least four children were wounded on Wednesday in a quadcopter attack in the restive Gondalabad area of Kurram district, according to official sources cited by the newspaper Dawn, marking the latest in a string of drone strikes by militants that have increasingly targeted civilian areas.
Politics
Imran Khan’s sister joins protest as PTI rallies against jail visit bans
RAWALPINDI: Supporters of the imprisoned former prime minister, Imran Khan, including his sister Aleema Khan, staged a defiant sit-in on Tuesday outside a police barricade in Rawalpindi, protesting what they described as the government’s unlawful denial of access to him at Adiala Jail.
Security forces kill eight militants after ambush that martyred five policemen
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed eight militants on Tuesday in a sweeping operation launched after an ambush that left five police officers dead in a remote, gas-rich area of northwestern Pakistan, officials said, as the country grapples with a sharp rise in attacks along its volatile border with Afghanistan.
Trump again praises army chief, Calls Field Marshal Munir ‘highly respected’
ISLAMABAD: President Trump again praised Pakistan’s top military leader, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, as a “highly respected general,” the latest in a string of compliments that underscore a striking thaw in relations between Washington and Islamabad during his administration.
PM Sharif offers talks to jailed Imran Khan’s party but rules out pressure tactics
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday renewed his invitation for talks with the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, insisting that dialogue could proceed only on legitimate issues and warning against any attempts at blackmail, as political tensions continued to roil the country amid deepening economic woes and polarization.
Nine militants killed in two security operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed nine militants in two separate operations in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Sunday, amid a surge in terrorist attacks that has pushed the country to the second spot on a global index of nations most affected by terrorism.
Opposition alliance tests unity with plans for protest and talks
ISLAMABAD: The fractured opposition alliance gathered in Islamabad on Sunday and vowed to escalate protests against the government, announcing nationwide strikes on the second anniversary of disputed elections and demanding the release of jailed leaders, including former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Lahore ATC sentences four key PTI leaders to 10 years in prison over May 9 riots
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court in Lahore sentenced four prominent leaders of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to 10-year prison terms on Saturday in two cases stemming from the violent riots that swept the country in 2023 after the arrest of the party’s founder, Imran Khan.
Sons of Imran Khan accuse authorities of using ‘torture tactics’ in his imprisonment
ISLAMABAD: The sons of Imran Khan, the jailed founder of opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, have accused the authorities of subjecting their father to isolation and harsh conditions that they described as “clear torture tactics,” intensifying concerns over his treatment more than two years into his incarceration.
Updated-Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years in Toshakhana graft case
RAWALPINDI: A special court in Rawalpindi on Saturday sentenced Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and the country’s former prime minister, along with his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 17 years in prison in a corruption case involving the purchase of an expensive state gift jewellery set at a steeply discounted price.