WASHINGTON: US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has said that the United States has found a way to communicate with India when it deviates from the basic principles of freedom and human rights. Mr Sullivan made these remarks on Sunday while talking to a group of journalists accompanying President Joe Biden on his Asian tour. The visit aims to strengthen …

The Taliban will sign an agreement with the United Arab Emirates on operating airports in Afghanistan, the group’s acting deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, after months of talks with the UAE, Turkey and Qatar. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar made the announcement in a tweet and later told reporters in Kabul that his administration was renewing an airport ground handling …

ISLAMABAD: While the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) for Covid-19 has been reconstituted at the National Institute of Health (NIH) on the prime minister’s direction, an alert was also issued to the health authorities and professionals for monkeypox after which screening arrangements were made at airports on Monday to spot suspected cases. In Pakistan, according to the NIH, no …

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notices to the federal government and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on a petition challenging appearance of former finance minister Ishaq Dar in the media. Advocate Azhar Siddique filed the petition on behalf of a citizen, pleading that Dar had been declared a proclaimed offender by different courts for …

ISLAMABAD: Despite the mercury expected to further rise in the next few days, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) hopes it will be able to gather a historic crowd in the capital that will shatter the government’s expectations. The Islamabad district administration has been apprised of a planned public meeting and sit-in at the Srinagar Highway — formerly known as Kashmir Avenue. …

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital is likely to be cut off from the rest of the country on May 25, no matter who controls its entry and exit points – government or Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). Officers of the capital police told Dawn that two plans had been made under the direction of the government: either to allow the PTI marchers to enter the …

Federal ministers and PTI leaders blamed each other on Tuesday in the aftermath of the killing of a policeman who was gunned down during a raid in Lahore against people “taking the law into their own hands” last night. Kamal Ahmad, a police constable, was killed during an operation in Lahore’s Model Town locality last night after an unidentified person …

PTI general-secretary Asad Umar on Tuesday said to the PML-N-led coalition government that its crackdown on the party’s leadership would not help run the country, but would instead bring it to a halt. “I want to the tell you that what happened last night has just increased the enthusiasm and passion among our workers,” Umar said at a news conference …

Earthquake tremors were felt in Islamabad, parts of Balochistan and other areas of the country on Tuesday. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude jolted Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan at 12:36pm. It had a depth of 10 kilometres. However, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said the epicentre of the quake was Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region and …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) restricted the government on Tuesday from “needlessly harassing” PTI members and issued notices to the Islamabad inspector general of police, chief commissioner and deputy commissioner. “Make sure that no one is harassed needlessly,” the court said, but held back from issuing what it described as a “general order” that the PTI’s counsel was requesting. The …