Pakistan

KARACHI: A meeting of the Sindh Apex Com­m­ittee, attended by caretaker Chief Minister ret­ired Justice Maqbool Baqar and Chief of Army Staff Gen Syed Asim Munir, was informed on Friday that pockets where illegal Afghan nationals were concentrated in the province had been identified. The provincial government informed the meeting that an action plan to implement the federal government’s policy on illegal …

WASHINGTON: Namira Salim is set to become the first Pakistani to reach the final frontier as she blasts off on a Virgin Galactic space plane today (Friday). “Proud to fly the national flag high in space Insha’Allah on October 6,” she said on social media ahead of her departure alongside three other space travellers.     The other two passengers …

MUZAFFARABAD: Thousands of people took to the streets in different cities and towns of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Thursday as part of their steady campaign in favour of their demands, including tax-free electricity, subsidised wheat flour, and abolition of the unwarranted perks and privileges of the political and bureaucratic elite. The rallies and demonstrations were held amid a complete shutter-down …

The Islamabad police have said its Anti-Extremism Unit has “completed contacts” with all seminaries regarding not allowing strangers to reside at or spend the night at mosques and madressahs. In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday night, it stated, “There is no permission to stay in mosques. Strangers will not be allowed to stay at …

The Islamabad police have said its Anti-Extremism Unit has “completed contacts” with all seminaries regarding not allowing strangers to reside at or spend the night at mosques and madressahs. In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday night, it stated, “There is no permission to stay in mosques. Strangers will not be allowed to stay at …

GILGIT: The SHO of Gupis police station in Ghizer district, who was leading a police team on a search operation to ap­­prehend suspects invol­ved in the murder of a school teacher in Bhatrit, was martyred after an unknown group opened fire in the area. Sub-Inspector Moham­mad Alam, the SHO of Gupis police station, and a resident of Diamer district lost their lives …

ISLAMABAD / MUZ­AF­FAR­ABAD: The Iste­kham-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) has been officially registered as a political party, paving the way for it to contest elections, according to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). An ECP notification on Thursday stated that IPP has been registered under sections 208 and 209(3) of the Elections Act, 2017, read with Rule 158(2) of the Election Rules, …

The Islamabad police have said its Anti-Extremism Unit has “completed contacts” with all seminaries regarding not allowing strangers to reside at or spend the night at mosques and madressahs. In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday night, it stated, “There is no permission to stay in mosques. Strangers will not be allowed to stay at …

As Pakistan continues to witness an increase in poliovirus, Interim Health Mini­ster Dr Nadeem Jan has said 90 per cent of cases in the country were “imported from Afghanistan”. His remarks come after two more samples tested positive for the poliovirus in the country, just a day after this year’s third case surfaced. According to an official at the polio laboratory of …

ISLAMABAD: A lawyer for Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan claimed on Thursday that the former prime minister was transferred from Attock Jail to Adiala Jail without seeking his consent. Advocate Shiraz Ranjha, a counsel for Mr Khan, informed the Judge of Special Court (Official Secrets Act) that he and other lawyers could easily meet Mr Khan at Attock jail, but at …