ISLAMABAD: Police and counterterrorism forces killed nine militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a three-day operation in the northwestern Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, authorities said Tuesday.
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Nearly 150,000 evacuated in Punjab as monsoon floods push death toll past 800
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has evacuated nearly 150,000 people from flood-prone areas in Punjab province as heavy monsoon rains and glacier melt intensify, pushing
Two children test positive for polio in KP, 2025 tally hits 23
ISLAMABAD: Two new poliovirus cases have been confirmed in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, pushing Pakistan’s 2025 case count to 23, health officials said Tuesday, highlighting the persistent challenges in eliminating the crippling disease in one of the world’s last two polio-endemic countries.
Wave of militant attacks kills eight in northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A wave of militant attacks across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the weekend and into Monday claimed the lives of five security personnel and three civilians, including a two-year-old boy, while injuring several others, officials said.
PTI faces internal rift over by-election participation
ISLAMABAD: Opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is wrestling with a deepening internal rift over whether to contest by-elections for national and provincial assembly seats vacated by recent disqualifications of key lawmakers.
Loans, grants lift Pakistan July inflows to $695 million
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan kicked off the new fiscal year with a robust 59 percent increase in foreign inflows, totalling $695 million in July, driven by a sharp rise in loans and grants following the finalisation of a critical International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement.
Punjab races to evacuate thousands as monsoon rains swell rivers
LAHORE: Punjab is racing against time to evacuate thousands from flood-prone areas as monsoon rains swell the region’s eastern rivers to dangerous levels, while in the rugged north of Gilgit-Baltistan, communities devastated by earlier glacial and flash floods remain cut off, grappling with shortages of food, water, and shelter.
Auto giants threaten shutdown if used car imports policy proceeds
ISLAMABAD: The auto manufacturers, long accused of operating a cartel that has entrenched a monopoly in the market with powerful backing from politicians and lawmakers, have threatened to halt local production and switch to importing and selling used vehicles if the government proceeds with plans to allow such imports at a 40 percent tariff from July 2026 — a policy they claim could lead to the same fate as major auto giants that shut down operations in Australia and New Zealand.
PTI secretary general Salman Akram Raja to resign amid internal party strife
ISLAMABAD: Salman Akram Raja, Secretary General of opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), said on Monday he would resign from the party position, pointing to an event he did not specify, as internal rifts deepen within the party founded by jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Opposition PTI leaders convicted in fresh May 9 riot verdict
ISLAMABAD: A Faisalabad anti-terrorism court on Monday sentenced key opposition leaders from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, including Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, and Zartaj Gul, along with 56 others, to 10 years in prison over an attack on former interior minister Rana Sanaullah’s residence during violent protests on May 9, 2023.