ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and nine other countries issued a sharp joint rebuke Tuesday to Israel’s latest interception of a civilian aid flotilla bound for Gaza, denouncing the operation in international waters as a violation of international law and calling for the immediate release of dozens of detained activists, including a prominent Pakistani humanitarian worker.
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Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian civilian and military aircraft until June 24
ISLAMABAD: The airports authority has extended its prohibition on all Indian civilian and military aircraft using Pakistani airspace, pushing the restrictions into late June as tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors continue more than a year after a deadly attack in occupied Kashmir triggered a brief but intense conflict.
Pakistan seeks buyers for controlling stakes in three major power distributors
ISLAMABAD: The government invited expressions of interest from local and international investors on Tuesday for stakes of as much as 100% in three of the country’s largest state-owned electricity distribution companies, the latest effort to overhaul a loss-plagued power sector and ease pressure on public finances.
Pakistan faces highest macro-financial risk in Asia-Pacific from prolonged Middle East conflict, S&P says
KARACHI: Pakistan is the most vulnerable major Asia-Pacific economy to macro-financial stress from a drawn-out Middle East conflict, S&P Global Market Intelligence said Monday, cautioning that elevated energy costs and external financing strains could unravel the country’s tentative recovery.
Sindh police chief fears suspect in major cocaine case may be targeted to derail widening probe
KARACHI: Sindh province’s top police official said on Tuesday that investigators fear someone may try to harm a woman suspected of running a sophisticated cocaine distribution network, as authorities widen a sprawling probe that has already drawn in federal agencies, traced millions of rupees in bank transactions and raised questions about possible protection from influential figures.
Opposition alliance calls nationwide protests over Imran Khan’s imprisonment, surging inflation and fuel prices
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s main opposition alliance and the party of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday called for countrywide protests on Friday to demand his immediate transfer to a hospital, the release of political prisoners and relief from soaring inflation and sharply higher petroleum prices.
Islamabad court sentences man to death in killing of teenage TikTok star Sana Yousaf
ISLAMABAD: A sessions court in the capital sentenced 23-year-old Umar Hayat to death on Tuesday for the murder of 17-year-old TikTok influencer Sana Yousaf, who was shot dead in her Islamabad home nearly a year ago in a case that drew widespread condemnation and renewed debate about violence against women in the country.
Security forces kill 22 TTP militants in North Waziristan operation as counterterrorism campaign intensifies along Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 22 militants in a sweeping intelligence-driven operation in the restive tribal district of North Waziristan, the military said on Tuesday, part of a sustained push against a resurgent insurgency that has increasingly targeted soldiers and civilians near the Afghan border.
PM Sharif says anti-militant operation in Afghanistan to continue “with full resolve”
QUETTA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Tuesday that Pakistan’s military operation against terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan would continue with “full resolve,” even as tensions with Kabul show no sign of easing.
Police block CM Afridi from visiting jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Capital police on Tuesday turned back Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and a delegation that included Imran Khan’s sisters as they tried to reach Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, where the former prime minister remains incarcerated despite a court order permitting regular family visits.