ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Tuesday condemned the raising of a religious Hindu flag at the newly built Ram Temple in Ayodhya, India, a site long contested as the birthplace of the Hindu deity Ram and the former location of the demolished Babri Masjid mosque, and accused India’s government of fostering discrimination against religious minorities.
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Maulana Fazlur Rehman denounces laws on domestic violence, child marriage and transgender rights
ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the influential leader of the conservative and pro-Taliban Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl party, on Tuesday criticised a series of recent legislative measures in Pakistan aimed at curbing domestic violence, prohibiting child marriages and advancing transgender rights, framing them as departures from Islamic principles and undue influences from international bodies.
PSL’s Multan Sultans owner Ali Tareen quits after PCB declines renewal
LAHORE: Ali Khan Tareen stepped down as owner of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Multan Sultans on Tuesday after failing to receive a renewal offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), while the league’s other five teams extended their agreements for another 10 years.
ICC places India, Pakistan in same T20 World Cup group, clash set for Colombo
KARACHI: India and Pakistan, the nuclear-armed neighbors whose cricket rivalry often transcends sport, have been drawn into the same group for the T20 World Cup, setting up a high-stakes clash on Feb. 15 in Colombo, the International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday.
Pakistan Navy conducts successful launch of indigenously built anti-ship ballistic missile
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Navy successfully tested an indigenously developed ship-launched anti-ship ballistic missile on Tuesday, marking another step in the country’s efforts to bolster its military capabilities amid regional tensions.
Court-appointed lawyer refuses to cross-examine in activist Imaan Mazari trial, citing “dictated” questions
ISLAMABAD: A court-appointed defence lawyer for a prominent rights activist and her husband, who face charges of inciting linguistic divisions and portraying the armed forces as engaged in terrorism through social media posts, refused on Tuesday to cross-examine prosecution witnesses, asserting that he could not pose questions that had been dictated to him.
Pakistan says TTP’s Noor Wali Mehsud orchestrated Islamabad suicide bombing from Afghan soil
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday accused the leader of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, Noor Wali Mehsud, of orchestrating a deadly suicide bombing outside the capital’s judicial complex earlier this month, presenting what it described as clear evidence of planning and execution directed from Afghan soil.
Military rebuts Taliban allegations of attacks in eastern Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military on Tuesday denied accusations from the Afghan Taliban that its forces had carried out overnight airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, escalating a bitter dispute over cross-border terrorism that has strained relations between the two neighbors and derailed recent diplomatic efforts.
Police arrest three after viral video shows girl’s hair forcibly cut
RAWALPINDI: Police have arrested three suspects in connection with a disturbing incident in which a young girl’s hair was forcibly cut, an act captured in a video that spread rapidly across social media, prompting outrage and swift law enforcement action.
Govt scraps 0.25 percent export levy to boost competitiveness of shippers
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif scrapped a 0.25% surcharge on exports in a bid to ease burdens on the country’s shippers and sharpen their edge in global markets.