Pakistan

Former information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday said PML-N Supremo Nawaz Sharif will head to his Jati Umra residence after addressing a rally at Minar-i-Pakistan, Lahore on October 21 — the day he is set to return to Pakistan after four years in England. The former prime minister had left for London in 2019 on medical grounds while serving his seven-year jail term. …

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) “stand ready” to provide support in registering and managing Afghan nationals, the agencies said on Saturday. The statement comes amidst the government’s crackdown on illegal immigrants residing across the country. Earlier this week, the government gave an ultimatum to all undocumented immigrants, including Afghan nationals, to leave Pakistan by …

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 …