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In an explosive and unexpected press conference, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum joined Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) DG Lt Gen Babar Iftikhar to speak about journalist Arshad Sharif’s killing and former premier Imran Khan’s confrontational narrative against the military, as well as a host of other related topics. This is the first time in Pakistan’s history …

ISLAMABAD: While Pakistan has relaxed curbs related to Covid-19, Health Services Academy Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Shahzad Ali Khan on Tuesday said cases may surface again during winter as chances of the virus mutating increases during low temperature. The virus may affect people who have not been vaccinated, Dr Shahzad said, adding that this is the reason more and more …

Police claimed on Wednesday to have arrested two suspects accused of kidnapping and raping a 10-year-old homeless girl in Karachi’s Clifton area on Sunday last week. The girl hailed from Shikarpur and was dwelling with her family on a footpath near Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine in Karachi before the crime was reported on Sunday. Confirming arrests in the case, South Senior Superintendent …

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan finally announced on Tuesday that his long march on Islamabad would start from Lahore on Oct 28. “We will gather at Liberty Chowk at 11am on Friday, and set off for Islamabad,” he told a hurriedly called press conference. With the party’s vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi by his side, Mr Khan, bemoaning …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud have agreed to upgrade and enhance bilateral ties and fraternal bonds between the two countries to “new heights”. The two held a bilateral meeting in Riyadh during which they reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations, Radio Pakistan reported on Wednesday.   Taking to Twitter, PM Shehbaz …

The government on Wednesday excluded the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official from a team formed to investigate the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya, cutting the team’s size from three to two and leaving only Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) representatives on it. The interior minister had on Tuesday formed what was a three-member team — comprising FIA …

ISLAMABAD: The controver­­sy stirred up by the recent leak of an unsigned copy of the Tosha­kh­ana case order disowned by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and an announ­cement of a ‘unanimous’ decision even before all bench members signed it took a new turn on Monday when the commission officially released the 36-page verdict. Also on Monday, the ECP shared …

The second partial solar eclipse of this year will be “partially visible” in Pakistan later today, according to the Meteorological Department. In a statement, the Met department said said the eclipse would be visible from most of Europe, Northern Africa, the Middle East and Western parts of Asia. “The partial eclipse begins at 13:58 PST and ends at 18:02 PST with …

A policeman guarding a polio vaccination team in Pishin, Balochistan was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday, an official said. Pishin Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Yasir, told Dawn.com that the assailants attacked the vaccination team in the Trat area of Pishin, killing the policeman who was deployed to guard the vaccinators. Yasir said the polio team workers remained unhurt in the attack. …

ISLAMABAD: Politicians and media bodies have demanded investigations into the killing of Arshad Sharif at the hands of the Kenyan police. Expressing condolences, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AMEND), Punjab Union of Journalists, Karachi Union of Journalists and other media bodies termed the killing a loss for the …