Pakistan

Former prime minister Imran Khan’s lawyer, Naeem Haider Panjotha, approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday seeking A-Class jail facilities for the PTI chief, who is currently incarcerated in Attock Jail in a graft case. On Aug 5, an Islamabad trial court had declared Imran guilty of “corrupt practices” in a case pertaining to concealing details of state gifts and sentenced …

Railways and Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Monday termed a lack of resources as the “real cause” of yesterday’s Hazara Express tragedy, which claimed the lives of at least 30 people. Ten bogies of Havelian-bound Hazara Express had derailed near Sarhari Railway Station in Sindh’s Sanghar district on Sunday, with Pakistan Railways (PR) officials stating the breakage of the railway line and hot …

PESHAWAR: The additional deputy commissioner, relief, North Waziristan tribal district sustained injuries in a militant attack, according to a statement issued by the association of the Provincial Management Service here on Saturday. It said that the association strongly condemned the attack on Qaiser Khan Kundi and his staff. “The government is required to provide foolproof security to the officers, who …

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy (PN) decommissioned its last Type-21 class ship PNS Tariq in a ceremony held at the PN Dockyard here on Saturday. Before that the ship was acquired by PN from the Royal Navy. Its original name was HMS Ambuscade, which also has the distinction of participating in the Falkland War. Foreign Affairs Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari was the chief …

TOBA TEK SINGH: Police have arrested four officials of the Faisalabad Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), allegedly for kidnap and murder of a doctor, the owner of a private hospital at Waryamwala, Shorkot tehsil of Jhang district, over an “honour” issue, recovering the victim’s body from Trimmu-Sidhnai Link Canal. In the kidnapping FIR earlier registered by Waryamwala police under section 365 …

PESHAWAR: Amid massive police deployment, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf activists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa largely remained “silent” over the arrest of their leader and former prime minister, Imran Khan, following his conviction in a corruption case. A few street protests by PTI workers were reported in the province. Soon after the PTI chairman was held by the police in Lahore after being …

MUZAFFARABAD: Pak­istan has vehemently rejected India’s “unilateral actions” in held Kashmir as the nation on Saturday marked the fourth year since New Delhi’s action to revoke the region’s special status. Observed as Youm-i-Istehsal (Day of Exploitation), the day saw several rallies across the country in which participants vowed to continue the struggle for the right of self-determination for Kashmiris. In their …

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) approved the results of the 2023 digital census on Saturday, making it almost certain that general elections may not be held this year as a fresh delimitation, which may take months, has now become compulsory. Although some of the ruling allies, including the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), earlier opposed holding the next general elections under …

ISLAMABAD: The PML-N and PTI deserters on Saturday hailed the verdict against former PM Imran Khan in Toshakhana case, whereas the PTI termed it a decision of a “kangaroo court”. The Supreme Court Bar Association expressed its reservations and termed the decision against principles of fairness, natural justice and due process of law. Speaking at a news conference, Federal Minister for …