Pakistan

By: Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada Houston, Texas: The funeral prayer for Dr. Talat Jahan Khan, a Pakistani woman tragically killed in Conroe, took place in Houston. In attendance were hundreds of mourners, including the deceased’s husband, son, daughter, and brother, wjahat Khan, as well as Consul General Houston Aftab Chaudhary. The emotional service was held at Hamza Mosque in Houston, …

ISLAMABAD: On a petition filed by a group of human rights defenders, the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) on Tuesday wrote a letter to the government and concerned stakeholders urging them to deal with the Afghan asylum seekers according to national and international human rights commitments. The human rights defenders in their petition requested the NCHR to play its …

ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador in Pakistan Donald Blome met caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Tuesday to discuss a broad range of bilateral issues, including the safe and efficient processing of Afghan citizens eligible for relocation or resettlement in the United States. According to US Mission spokesperson Jonathan Lalley, the ambassador highlighted the two countries’ mutual interest in ensuring the …

ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI/TAXILA: As the deadline for the ‘voluntary repatriation’ of Afghan refugees ends today, the government on Tuesday established ‘holding centres’ in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and Attock to house the undocumented immigrants before deporting them to their home country. In Rawalpindi, Khyaban-i-Sir Syed’s Government Shehbaz Sharif Associate College will act as a ‘holding centre’, whereas in Islamabad, a similar facility has been …

ISLAMABAD: The lawyer of PTI chief Imran Khan has challenged the appointment of an anti-terrorism court judge as presiding officer of the special court for cipher case trial in jail under the Official Secrets Act, before a division bench of the Islamabad High Court. Barrister Salman Akram Raja argued before the IHC bench comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice …

LAHORE: As the Islamabad High Court resurrected the appeals of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif with “all legal consequences” and ratified a decision of the Punjab caretaker government to suspend his sentence in the Al-Azizia case, the PML-N supreme leader chaired the formal party meeting at Jati Umra in Lahore for the first time in four years to chart his party’s course …

LAHORE: The politicians having loyalties with Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will be allowed to contest the upcoming polls, announced caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar here on Tuesday. “The loyalists of Imran Khan will take part in elections, and also those who left him. There has been no move in place to ban the PTI,” the premier said …

ISLAMABAD: As the Supreme Court resumes on Wednesday the hearing of a set of review petitions against the 2017 Faizabad sit-in, a former Pemra chairman has pointed fingers at a former head and officers of an intelligence agency for ‘manipulation’ of TV news channels and explained the dire consequences of not acceding to their instructions. In a sworn concise statement before …

The government has initiated a nationwide operation to deport illegal foreign nationals, the majority of whom are Afghans, after the deadline to voluntarily leave the country expired, it emerged on Wednesday. Earlier this month, the government gave an ultimatum to all undocumented immigrants to leave Pakistan by Oct 31 or else, risk imprisonment and deportation to their respective countries. Of the more …

The Senate on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, where Israeli airstrikes and a ground assault have taken thousands of Palestinian lives, including those of children and women, with no indication of a halt in hostilities. The resolution, presented by Senator Ishaq Dar, was approved during an emergency session on Gaza, occurring amid an …