Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Indian forces opened fire on Pakistani posts along the Working Boundary near Sialkot, military sources said on Thursday. While there was no official word from Inter-Services Public Relations — the military’s media wing — or local law enforcement, reports shared by locals on social media suggested that heavy and artillery fire was heard at several points along the border …

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan ruled out an extension in the deadline for the forced repatriation of undocumented immigrants, mostly Afghan nationals, caretaker Inte­rior Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Thursday revealed foreign nationals residing in the country without identity documents would be kept at ‘holding centres’ before deportation to their respective countries. At a press conference held in the federal capital, the caretaker minister shared the details …

PESHAWAR: The federal government has deported 77 ‘legitimate’ Afghan refugees, according to sources at Torkham border crossing. Sources said that the Afghan refugees, arrested from different parts of Punjab province, were deported to Afghanistan through Torkham border crossing on Thursday morning despite the fact that they were residing legally in Pakistan and carrying Proof of Registration (PoR) cards. They said …

ISLAMABAD: As the Sup­reme Court resumes the hearing of the 2017 Faizabad sit-in on Nov 1, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday said the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) was not involved in “anti-state activities or terrorism”. According to a report furnished before the apex court, the TLP did not receive prohibited foreign funding either. Headed by Chief Justice of …

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday allowed the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to carry out thecampaign for next elections in the province, including the holding of public gatherings, and asked it to strictly follow the conditions set by the district administration for the purpose. A bench consisting of Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Shakeel Ahmad ordered the PTI to adopt “proper …

QUETTA: Top civil and military officials arrived in Chaman on Thursday to hold talks with protesters opposing new restrictions imposed on crossing the border with Afghanistan. For the past five days, thousands of political workers, traders and tribesmen have been protesting against the government’s decision to only allow travellers with a passport and visa to enter from Afghanistan. They have demanded restoring …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday rejected former prime minister Imran Khan’s petition seeking post-arrest bail in the cipher case. The cipher case pertains to a diplomatic document that the FIA charge sheet alleges was never returned by Imran. The PTI has long held that that the document contained a threat from the United States to oust Imran as prime minister. On Monday, both Imran and former foreign …

ISLAMABAD: Demons­trating a flexibility that is quite unlike with its traditional stance, a delegation of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday paid a visit to the residence of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. While leaders of both the parties termed it a “non-political event”, saying that the PTI delegation — led by former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser …

By: Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada Dallas: Representatives of the Pakistan Society of North Texas and local Pakistani American industrialists and business community members held a joint press conference today, expressing profound concern over the government’s decision to withdraw the notification appointing Tahir Javaid, a Pakistani American businessperson in Texas, as the State Minister for Investment in the Pakistani cabinet. They …

RAWALPINDI: The first chartered flight will depart from Islamabad International Airport to the United Kingdom (UK) to relocate about 200 Afghan refugees on Thursday (today). According to the British newspaper, The Independent, around 3,000 Afghans, many of whom worked for the British army, were evacuated to be provided residence in the UK following the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of Kabul in August 2021. They …