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Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has clarified that he is “perfectly fine” after a photograph — purportedly from his hospital visit in Rawalpindi — went viral late Friday night. Various social media accounts were circulating a picture of him lying on a hospital bed wearing a hospital gown and an oxygen mask. His followers speculated about his health condition and the …

ISLAMABAD: With Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif returning from London after consulting his elder brother and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on the political quagmire in the country and appointment of a new army chief, all eyes were once again trained on Lahore, as President Arif Alvi and Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa were in the city for …

KARACHI: Estranged PTI leader Major (retired) Khurram Hameed Khan Rokhri revealed on Thursday the timeline of “backchannel talks” between the PTI and the establishment, as he denounced former premier Imran Khan’s allegations against senior intelligence official Maj Gen Faisal Naseer. In an interview with Hamid Mir on Geo News, Rokhri said that Gen Naseer was a “principled” and “professional man” who …

An American citizen has returned a relic to Pakistan as part of a repatriation of 19 antiquities to four countries, the Guardian reported on Friday. The report said that John Gomperts took the decision after reading news in the Guardian about the return of stolen antiquities and realised that the items he had inherited from his grandmother were worth up to £80,000 and could have …

LAHORE: As Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) long march resumed after a week from Wazirabad on Thursday, party Chairman Imran Khan addressed the participants from his Zaman Park residence here through a video link, reiterating his accusation that a senior army officer was behind his attempted assassination. He said “army officer Maj Gen Faisal Naseer masterminded and monitored my assassination plan”, and demanded …

Pakistan Institute of Management (Pims) director Dr Khalid Masood said on Friday that only a forensic report could confirm if journalist Arshad Sharif was tortured before being shot dead. Sharif was shot dead in Kenya on the night of October 23 allegedly by the local police. Initially, the Kenyan media quoted the local police as saying Sharif was shot dead by police in a …

ISLAMABAD: The army on Thursday once again tried to put to rest any speculation that Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa had plans to stay on, by stating that he was already on his farewell tour. “General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), visited Sialkot and Mangla garrisons as part of his farewell visits to various formations,” ISPR said …

RAWALPINDI: As many as 1,542 personnel of Punjab Highway Patrol (PHP) along with officers have been sent to four districts of Punjab — including Gujrat, Jhelum, Attock and IGP Reserves — to ensure that security arrangements are in place during the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) long march. A directive issued by additional inspector general of police (PHP) to divisional police chiefs …

Police on Thursday ruled out terrorism in the recent girls’ school blaze that set Diamer on edge, a senior police official said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sher Khan told Dawn.com that based on the preliminary investigation, the fire in the school was not an act of terrorism. He further said that a security guard of the Girls’ Middle School had been taken into …

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hear the contempt case against PTI chief Imran Khan and two other party leaders on Thursday (today). During the last hearing on Oct 26, the ECP hinted at indicting Mr Khan, PTI Secretary General Asad Umar and Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry over the alleged use of intemperate and contemptuous rem­arks against the commission …