ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan, the imprisoned founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and former prime minister, demanded an immediate halt to military operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, urging his party’s lawmakers to resist the actions and drone strikes that he described as targeting “our own people.”
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Seven PTI senators resign from key committees on Imran Khan’s orders
ISLAMABAD: Seven senators from opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party resigned from their Senate standing committees on Thursday, acting on instructions from the party’s incarcerated founder, Imran Khan.
Islamabad court overturns ban on 27 YouTube channels in free speech case
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Thursday struck down a lower court’s order to block 27 YouTube channels, handing a significant victory to 11 petitioners, including prominent journalists and political commentators.
Floodwaters shift south in Pakistan, threatening Sindh as Punjab begins recovery
KARACHI: The flood authorities warned on Thursday that the Indus River is expected to reach “very high flood” levels at the Guddu Barrage in Sindh province within 48 hours, as massive volumes of water draining from devastated areas upstream in Punjab push southward, raising alarms for densely populated regions along the river’s lower reaches.
FM Aurangzeb pledges price stability as floods swamp farmland, stoke food inflation fears
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is scrambling to contain inflation and protect low-income households as devastating floods wreak havoc on its agricultural heartland, threatening to derail a fragile economic recovery.
Security forces kill 19 militants in northwest, four in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed 19 militants in three separate operations in the northwest this week, the military said Thursday, as the country battles a surge in cross-border attacks blamed on the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Car sales surge 62 percent in August on financing, stronger sentiment
KARACHI: Pakistan’s auto market accelerated in August, with car sales soaring 62% year-on-year, fueled by improved consumer confidence and easier access to bank financing, industry data showed on Thursday.
PM Sharif meets Qatar’s emir after Israeli airstrike, calls for Muslim unity
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Thursday, urging Muslim nations to unite against Israeli aggression following a deadly airstrike in Doha that killed at least six people, including a Qatari security guard.
Pakistan declares national climate, farm emergencies as monsoon floods kill 928
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan declared a national climate emergency and an agricultural emergency on Wednesday as relentless monsoon floods ravaged farmland, displaced millions and threatened to exacerbate food shortages in a country already grappling with economic pressures.
Pakistan seeks emergency U.N. Security Council meeting after Israeli strikes hit Doha
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday after Israeli airstrikes targeted Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital of Doha, expanding Israel’s military aggression across the Middle East to include a key Gulf ally that has long hosted the Palestinian for peace negotiations.