Pakistan

LAKKI MARWAT: Multiple attacks, suspected to be terror incidents, were reported from across different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thurs­day night, but there was no official word from military or security agencies regarding the incidents, or the number of casualties. A powerful explosion, followed by several blasts and heavy gunfire, rocked Lakki Marwat city on Thursday night, official sources said. …

The first batch of 149 Pakistanis evacuated from Sudan — where fighting between the army and paramilitaries has killed and wounded hundreds — arrived in Karachi on Friday, the Foreign Office (FO) said. “The first batch of 149 Pakistanis evacuated from Sudan arrives safely in Karachi,” it said, adding that the safe evacuation of every Pakistani and bringing them home …

The Inter-Services Public Relations said on Friday that discussion in the media regarding Pakistan Army’s combat worthiness and the former army chief’s views to this end on the “future threat to Pakistan” have been “quoted out of context”. In a statement issued today, the military’s media wing said: “Recently, there have been discussions in the media on the Pakistan Army’s …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday granted PTI Chairman Imran Khan protective bail till May 3 in a mutiny case registered against him at the capital’s Ramna police station. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, who presided over the hearing, approved Imran’s bail against the submission of surety bonds worth Rs100,000. Earlier this month, Manzoor Ahmed Khan, a magistrate, filed a first …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday asserted that the country was “on its way” to overcoming the myriad of economic challenges it has been facing for the past few months because of the “tough decisions” taken by the government at the cost of its political capital. Addressing the passing out parade of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Academy Asghar Khan …

Members of the ruling coalition and opposition PTI on Friday resumed talks on holding elections in the country, following the initiation of a much-awaited dialogue at the Parliament House a day ago. The second round of negotiations is under way in committee room number 3 of the Parliament House. The opposition delegation — formed on Wednesday night — consists of PTI Vice …

LAHORE: The caretaker provincial health ministers have issued an alert for the public and private sector hospitals across Punjab to take emergent measures after two monkeypox cases were reported recently in the country. The instructions were issued in a meeting chaired jointly by provincial health ministers, including Prof Dr Javed Karam and Dr Jamal Nasir, at the office of the …

LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday reviewed his previous decision and awarded party tickets to 31 fresh candidates for the upcoming elections to the Punjab Assembly. Eight aspirants have been accommodated in the new list while decision to select one more is pending.     The decision to review the list came after several aspirants had lodged complaints against …

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Amid the forecast of heavy rains across the country between April 26 and May 7, Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday advised the provinces to take necessary precautions and stay alert to ensure public safety during this period while expressing the apprehension that the country might ‘fall into a recovery trap’. From Kashmir to Karachi, according …

ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Com­mission of Pakistan (HRCP) Chai­­r­person Hina Jilani on Wedne­sday said that no institution had the right to force politicians to negotiate. Ms Jilani made these comments in response to questions from journalists during the launching ceremony of the HRCP report, ‘State of Human Rights in 2022’, here on Wednesday. The report notes an uptick in enforced disappearances …