Pakistan

LOWER DIR: Security forces thwarted an infiltration attempt by terrorists close to the Afghan border in Lower Dir by killing three of them, official sources said. The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in an area close to the border, according to a statement issued here by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The ISPR said the three terrorists namely Abdul …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has redefined the powers of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for issuing call-up notices to individuals and declared that a person could be summoned only after thorough verification. An IHC division bench, comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, authored the judgement while disposing of a petition filed by Rukhsana Bangash, of …

KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Monday claimed that it was in close contact with more than 20 ‘unhappy’ MNAs of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and if any progress was made in talks with them it could cause serious damage to the ruling party in the upcoming Senate elections. Senior PPP leaders made this claim at a news conference here …

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Ameerul Azim and Mushaal Hussein Mullick, the wife of detained Kashmiri leader Yasim Malik, have demanded Pakistan should cut off all diplomatic ties with India and nullify the Simla Agreement to show solidarity with the Kashmir cause. Addressing a joint conference at Mansoora on Monday, both leaders appealed to the media and the nation to play …

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has upheld the trial of political activist Mohammad Idrees Khattak by a field general court martial (FGCM) for allegedly providing ‘official secrets’ regarding military operations in Pakistan to an official of the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service commonly known as MI6. A bench consisting of Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan and Justice Syed Arshad Ali dismissed …

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has formed an 11-member parliamentary board headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan for award of tickets for upcoming Senate elections. According to a notification issued by PTI Central Secretariat, Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair the board comprising Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, KP Governor Shah Farman, Punjab Governor Ch Sarwar, Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak, …

• Qureshi receives first batch at Nur Khan Airbase • Chinese envoy says Pakistan first to get free vaccine • Doses being dispatched to federating units today ISLAMABAD: Following the arrival of half a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from China, the vaccination drive is set to begin across the country on Wednesday. The first batch of the vaccines reached …

A Keller police officer resigned Monday after accusations he used excessive force when he pepper-sprayed a man during a traffic stop, the department said. Blake Shimanek’s resignation comes one week after the city of Keller reached a $200,000 settlement with the man, who was arrested and pepper-sprayed in August for what the man said was retaliation for recording his son’s …

RAWALPINDI: A flight steward of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) reportedly went missing in Canada soon after the airline’s flight PK-798 landed in Toronto on Friday. According to sources, the steward boarded the PIA flight from Islamabad and disappeared after reaching Toronto. The matter was brought to the notice of PIA’s station manager in Canada who later informed the airport authority …

NOWSHERA: Defence Minister Pervez Khan Khattak on Sunday said that opposition leaders Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari would soon be behind bars because of their corruption. Similarly, he said, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman would also be behind bars as he had failed to justify his assets accumulated beyond his known sources of income. “If justice is done, all …