ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union called on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Sunday to crack down on terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil and to safeguard human rights, particularly for women and girls, as relations between Islamabad and Kabul continue to fray over a surge in cross-border attacks.
Politics
Pakistan rebukes Indian minister over remarks on Sindh, as tensions simmer after May conflict
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Sunday sharply condemned remarks by India’s defence minister, Rajnath Singh, who suggested that the province of Sindh might one day return to Indian control, calling the comments “delusional and dangerously revisionist” and a reflection of an “expansionist Hindutva mindset.”
PML-N dominates by-elections amid PTI boycott and low voter turnout
ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz captured nearly all the seats in by-elections held across 13 constituencies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, according to unofficial results released early Monday, bolstering its position in the national assembly despite a boycott by the main opposition and widespread reports of sluggish voter participation.
Bail granted to PTI’s Yasmin Rashid in May 9 riot case, other hearings pending
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday granted post-arrest bail to Dr. Yasmin Rashid, the incarcerated Punjab president of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, in a case stemming from the burning of police vehicles near Mughalpura during the violent riots of May 9, 2023.
Security forces kill eight militants in Bannu intelligence raid
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed eight militants in an intelligence-based operation in the restive Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, the military announced on Saturday, amid a continuing crackdown on Indian-sponsored terrorists.
Five Islamabad High Court judges challenge transfer of appeal to new Federal Constitutional Court
ISLAMABAD: Five judges from the Islamabad High Court filed a petition on Saturday asking the new Federal Constitutional Court to send their appeal back to the Supreme Court, contending that a recent constitutional amendment improperly shifted jurisdiction over the case.
Army on standby as by-elections open in 13 constituencies after May 9-linked disqualifications
ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis began voting on Sunday in by-elections for six seats in the National Assembly and seven in the Punjab provincial assembly, contests that highlighted the lingering fallout from last year’s political upheavals and tested the ruling coalition’s grip amid accusations of electoral irregularities.
New FCC takes first step, receiving appeal in bitter family inheritance dispute
ISLAMABAD: The newly established Federal Constitutional Court began hearing cases when a litigant handed over an appeal against a Sindh High Court ruling, the first document that marked the court’s debut filing on Friday.
Indian Tejas fighter jet crashes in flames at Dubai Airshow, killing pilot
ISLAMABAD: An Indian Air Force Tejas light combat aircraft plunged to the ground in a fireball on Friday afternoon during an aerial display at the Dubai Airshow, killing the pilot and casting a pall over the final day of the Middle East’s largest aviation exhibition of military and commercial aviation.
Pakistan says India’s suspension of Indus Waters Treaty threatens regional stability
ISLAMABAD: Deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, warned on Friday that India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty constituted an “illegal and unilateral” act that posed a “real threat” to regional stability, as he delivered a sweeping critique of multiple global conflicts at an Indo-Pacific ministerial forum in Brussels.