LAHORE: Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, on Saturday called for swift action to protect lives and property from recurring floods, as the death toll from this year’s devastating deluge reached 956, the military said.
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Rights lawyer demands courtroom footage after clash with IHC Chief Justice
ISLAMABAD: A prominent human rights lawyer has requested the preservation of courtroom CCTV footage following a tense confrontation with the chief justice of the Islamabad High Court, an episode that has drawn sharp rebukes from legal and women’s rights groups and exposed fault lines over judicial conduct and gender dynamics in Pakistan’s judiciary.
Military says 12 soldiers martyred, 35 militants killed in Afghan border clashes with TTP
ISLAMABAD: Security forces clashed with militants in two fierce firefights along the rugged border with Afghanistan this week, leaving 12 soldiers martyred and 35 insurgents killed in the latest flare-up of violence in the country’s volatile northwest, the military said on Saturday.
Akram urges India, Pakistan players to tune out tensions ahead of Asia Cup clash
KARACHI: Pace bowling great Wasim Akram called on cricketers from India and Pakistan to block out the external pressures and savour the occasion when the nuclear-armed neighbours meet in a tense Asia Cup T20 Group A match on Sunday.
UNHCR urges Pakistan to halt Afghan deportations as quakes deepen crisis
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations’ top refugee official in Afghanistan urged Pakistan on Friday to halt forced deportations and extend legal protections for vulnerable Afghans, warning that a surge in returns is overwhelming a nation already reeling from earthquakes and Taliban restrictions on humanitarian aid.
Nepra slaps Rs248 million fine on power firms for overbilling, illegal outages
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s energy watchdog has hit two state-owned power distributors with fines totaling Rs248 million for overcharging customers via faulty meters and cutting power on questionable commercial grounds, exposing persistent flaws in the nation’s strained electricity sector.
PM Sharif seeks IMF relief on power bills as Pakistan reels from catastrophic floods
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the Finance Ministry to urgently negotiate a one-month electricity bill waiver with the International Monetary Fund for households battered by devastating floods that have killed hundreds, displaced millions, and ravaged crops across Punjab and Sindh.
Security forces kill four terrorists in Balochistan operation
QUETTA: Pakistani security forces killed four terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in the Mastung area of Balochistan province on Friday, the military said, describing the militants as part of an Indian-sponsored group intent on destabilising the country.
Pakistan calls Netanyahu ‘purveyor of genocide,’ warns of forceful response to threats
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “purveyor of genocide” and vowed to meet any threat to its sovereignty with a “resolute response,” following a tense U.N. Security Council debate over Israel’s airstrike in Qatar that killed six people.
Pakistan denounces Israel at UN, calls Doha airstrike illegal assault on Qatar’s sovereignty
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan unleashed a blistering attack on Israel at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, condemning a recent airstrike in Qatar as an “illegal, unprovoked” assault that threatened regional stability and sabotaged Gaza peace talks.