Pakistan

Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Wednesday vowed to continue the fight against terrorism “no matter what”, asserting that surrender was not an option. “Pakistan will not surrender in front of radicalism, extremism [and] intolerance … this is our home and we will run the country on our terms,” he maintained. The interim premier’s statement comes a day after six soldiers …

President Arif Alvi has invited Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja for a meeting today or tomorrow to “fix an appropriate date” for general elections. Alvi wrote a letter to the CEC today, citing the constitutional requirement for the president to decide a date for general elections within 90 days of the dissolution of the National Assembly (NA). In …

LAHORE: A high-level flooding continued in the Sutlej River on Monday, resulting in the inundation of low-lying areas in districts including Kasur, Okara, Pakpattan, Vehari, Bahawalnagar, Mul­tan, Lodhran, and Bahawalpur. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has reported an ongoing high-level flooding situation in the Sutlej River. Acc­o­rding to the PDMA, the water level is gradually receding at Ganda Singh …

PESHAWAR: A research study has revealed a lack of higher secondary opportunities for Afghan girls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and called on organisations working in Afghan refugee villages to prioritise establishment of higher secondary schools for girls. It pointed out that Haripur district had no secondary school for Afghan girls in the refugee population of around 100,000. The study was conducted …

RAWALPINDI: Pakis­tan International Airlines (PIA) has grounded 11 aircraft, including three of its Boeing 777s, as the national flag carrier faces a serious financial crisis due to the uncontrolled flight of dollars and increase in prices of petroleum products. According to sources, the airline, which operates around 30 aircraft, has been facing serious difficulties in procuring spare parts for the …

ISLAMABAD: A special court, established on Monday to hear the cases filed under the Official Sec­rets Act, handed over former foreign minister and vice chairman of Pakis­tan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Shah Mehmood Qur­eshi to the Federal Inves­tigation Agency (FIA) on a four-day physical remand in the cipher case. Mr Qureshi is named in the First Information Report (FIR) registered against him under the …

Four terrorists were killed and six soldiers embraced martyrdom in an exchange of fire on Tuesday in South Waziristan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. “On 22 August 2023, [a] fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists in general area Asman Manza, South Waziristan District,” the ISPR said. According to the military’s media wing, the …

It stated that the petitioner was “falsely implicated” in the case to “blackmail, harass, pressurise and humiliate” him. “The story narrated in the FIR is false, frivolous, fabricated, concocted, unfounded and vexatious and the petitioner has no concern whatsoever with the alleged offences mentioned,” the plea added. Umar further said in the petition that he was ready to join the …

The Pakistan Rangers troops deployed along the international border with India have apprehended six Indian nationals inside Pakistani territory between July 29 and August 3, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, the Indians were trying to smuggle “narcotics, weapons and ammunition” into Pakistan. “It shows likely complicity of BSF troops in …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday adjourned the appeal filed by former premier Imran Khan — currently incarcerated in Attock Jail — against his conviction and sentence in the Toshakhana case till Thursday. Today, the IHC also took up the plea seeking “better class/A-Class” jail facilities for Imran while also urging that his detention in Attock Jail be declared …