Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday reiterated its demand for Afghanistan to extradite the leaders of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a designated terrorist group, while underscoring the need for bringing to justice those responsible for terrorism and maintaining regional security. “We urge Afghanistan to take immediate and effective action against these terrorist entities, hand over their leadership to Pakistan, and those individuals …

QUETTA: At least 10 bomb and grenade attacks rocked different areas of Balochistan on Thursday, resulting in the death of one man, a provincial government official confirmed. Several police stations and deputy commissioners’ offices were targeted in the attacks in which six people, including a police officer and a jail warden, were injured. “At least 10 bomb and grenade attacks …

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja declared on Thursday that general elections scheduled for Feb 8 will proceed as planned despite security challenges, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Chairing a high-level meeting to review the worsening law and order situation in the two provinces, Mr Raja said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was fully prepared to hold …

A day after announcing the schedule for fresh intra-party polls, the PTI said on Friday that it had decided to postpone them until after the upcoming general elections over the “unfortunae security situation created by the administration” and concerns expressed by members. After a long battle and marathon hearings last month, the PTI was stripped of its symbol when the Supreme …

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to enforce relevant law and rules to prevent and remove objectionable contents on social media platforms. A two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi also put the PTA, Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) and other respondents as well as deputy attorney general on notice for Feb …

KARACHI: Despite facing ‘threats and resistance’ from the provincial administration and recent killings of its workers, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of boycotting the Feb 8 elections and warned that any attempt to ‘snatch’ the mandate of Karachi through ‘vandalism and power’ would attract a serious reaction. The top leadership of the party was …

KARACHI: A crackdown on leaders and activists of the Pakistan Tehree-i-Insaf (PTI) intensified on Wednesday as police picked up over three dozen more workers of the beleaguered party for their alleged involvement in violence during a rally at Teen Talwar over the weekend. “Thirty-nine more persons have been apprehended on charges of rioting, attacking policeman and ransacking official vehicles,” said …

RAWALPINDI: After the special court set up under the Official Secrets Act sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to 10 years imprisonment for the breach of state secrets, the status of the two political leaders has been changed from under-trial “accused” to prisoners. According to a senior official, the two PTI leaders will be treated as …

QUETTA: Security forces completed the clearance operation on Wednesday in Mach and other areas of Kachhi district, killing nearly a dozen terrorists and arresting their three accomplices who were injured during the gun battles. The Quetta-Sukkur national highway, which remained closed for three days, was reopened on Wednesday. Due to the highway closure, hundreds of trucks, passenger coaches and other vehicles remained …

A person was killed while five others, including a cop, sustained injuries in multiple attacks across Balochistan on Thursday, police said. The incidents came hours before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was scheduled to hold a high-level meeting to discuss the deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balo­chistan in the lead-up to the Feb 8 elections. In Quetta, …