ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to join a select group of Muslim leaders in a meeting with President Trump next week on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, in what could be the first direct encounter between the two since Trump returned to the White House in January, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said Sunday.
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Army says Afghan, suicide bombers among seven militants killed near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed seven militants, including three Afghan nationals and two would-be suicide bombers, in an intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district near the Afghan border, the military said Friday.
Police raid ex-minister Mazari’s home seeking daughter, son-in-law after IHC protest
ISLAMABAD Police surrounded the home of former human rights minister Shireen Mazari in the early hours of Saturday, seeking to detain her daughter, Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, and son-in-law, Hadi Ali Chattha, after a protest, a day earlier, at the Islamabad High Court turned confrontational and prompted anti-terrorism charges.
Pakistan cancels pre-match press conference before Asia Cup clash with India
By Staff Reporter LAHORE: Pakistan on Saturday cancelled a pre-match press conference ahead of their second Asia Cup clash with arch-rivals India on Sunday, the
Police charge rights lawyer, PTI allies under anti-terrorism laws after court clash
ISLAMABAD: Police charged prominent human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari-Hazir, her husband, and several lawyers linked to the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party with terrorism offences on Friday after a violent confrontation with the president of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA).
Justice Jahangiri asks top court to lift restraint on judicial functions
ISLAMABAD: A high court judge has appealed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan to overturn a restraining order that barred him from carrying out his judicial duties amid questions over the validity of his law degree, arguing that the move amounts to an unconstitutional encroachment on judicial independence.
Foreign investor profit repatriation surges to $592.7 million in July-August
KARACHI: Foreign investors repatriated $592.7 million in profits and dividends in the first two months of Pakistan’s current fiscal year, more than doubling the $274.7 million recorded in the same period last year, central bank data revealed on Friday, reflecting improved corporate profitability and easing restrictions on capital outflows.
Pakistan extends airspace ban for Indian aircraft until October 24
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday extended its ban on Indian aircraft using its airspace until October 24, the Pakistan Aviation Authority (PAA) said, marking the fifth extension of a restriction first imposed in April amid heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
ICC reprimands Pakistan Cricket Board over recorded meeting in Asia Cup handshake controversy
LAHORE: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has accused the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of breaching protocol by recording a meeting with match referee Andy Pycroft ahead of Pakistan’s Asia Cup match against the UAE in Dubai on September 17, according to a report by India’s state-run Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency on Friday.
Security forces kill three ISKP militants in Khyber gunbattle
PESHAWAR: The counter-terrorism forces killed three militants, including an Afghan national, in a gunbattle during an intelligence-led operation in the northwestern Khyber district late Friday, officials said.