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ISLAMABAD: Opposition PTI members on Friday launched a scathing attack on Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, accusing him of perpetuating political victimisation, after the minister made a long-awaited appearance in the National Assembly. First, it was PTI’s Jamshed Dasti who lambasted Mr Naqvi for the alleged abuse of power and targeting of rivals. Then, Opposition Leader Omar Ayub denounced “the constant …

ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a nationwide alert on Friday, cautioning against severe weather conditions expec­ted to persist until April 29. The forecast predicts rain, storms, and hail, potentially leading to flash floods and landslides across the country. “Hailstorms can damage crops and infrastructure. People should avoid unnecessary travel and crossing rivers and canals. Repair …

The arrest warrant against Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai was suspended on Saturday by a judicial magistrate in Quetta. A candidate for the presidential election, Achakzai was booked under section 448 (house trespass) and section 447 (criminal trespass) in a First Information Report (FIR) registered at Gwalmandi police station on March 11. Officials from the local administration and Quetta, …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has clubbed a set of ten petitions and applications seeking the court’s intervention in response to allegations of “intelligence agencies’ meddling in judicial affairs”, which were highlighted following a March 25 letter by six Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, the bench includes Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf claims Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has given the IG police a task to conduct raids in Faisalabad division (to arrest workers) ahead of the party’s protest plan for Friday (today). “The PTI will hold a protest demonstration in Faisalabad as well as all other districts in the province,” asserted PTI Central Punjab general secretary Hammad Azhar. …

LAHORE: Aiming for a 50-50 ratio of men and women in the police force, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif caused quite a stir on Thursday when she arrived at a passing-out ceremony for women constables and traffic assistants decked out in a Punjab police uniform. Addressing the graduating class at Police Training College Chung, the chief minister said she …

ISLAMABAD: The first regular session of the Senate after its most recent election turned out to be hot and cold where opposition and treasury benches traded barbs but also agreed on working together to pull the country out of the economic quagmire. The session on Thursday started with 11 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa seats vacant since the election wasn’t held there over …

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad on Thursday ordered former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi to refrain from speaking against the establishment and the judiciary, and also asked the media not to highlight “political or inflammatory” statements made by the accused. Judge Rana Nasir Javed, while disposing of a petition seeking a fair trial in the Al-Qadir …

The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday said that there had been an “alarming surge in provocative statements from Indian leaders asserting unwarranted claims over Azad Jammu and Kashmir”, adding that Pakistan rejected such claims. The remarks by the FO spokesperson did not mention any specific statement by an Indian leader. However, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that …

ISLAMABAD: Presi­d­ent Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday called on Chi­nese and Australian investors to capitalise on opportunities across various se­c­tors in Pakistan, inclu­d­ing agriculture, trade, economy, and infrastructure. During a meeting with Luo Zha­o­hui, chairman of the China Inter­national Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), who met Mr Zardari at Aiwan-i-Sadr along with a delegation, the president said Pakis­tan and China enjoyed …