Pakistan

LAHORE: A large number of people seeking Pakistan Railways’ tickets online for various destinations faced hours-long hardship on Monday when the link of the train service’s reservation system downed. The problem occurred after the system of National Telecom Corporation (NTC) — the country’s official information and communication technology services provider — suddenly stopped working. However, the authorities concerned claimed to …

ISLAMABAD: After a lull of several days, a new leaked conversation has stirred up a storm in the country’s political landscape, but this time the people involved aren’t key political players. The latest leaked audio purportedly features a conversation between two women, one of whom is said to be the mother-in-law of a top-ranking serving judge of the Supreme Court, …

LAHORE / TOBA TEK SINGH: While the ruling PML-N has demanded the resignation of Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and a suo motu notice following the surfacing of an audio clip allegedly featuring an SC judge’s relative, the opposition PTI is of the view that such phone tapping is illegal and punishable by up to three years in …

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir is in China on a four-day official visit aimed at enhancing bilateral military relations with the neighbouring country, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “COAS is on a four-day official visit to China for enhancing bilateral military relations,” the military’s media wing said in a brief statement released on Sunday. During …

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the heads of the ruling parties will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) to discuss the possibility of talks with the PTI, as well as to chalk out a “strategy to counter” the Supreme Court order pertaining to polls in Punjab. The huddle, summoned by Prime Minister Sheh­baz Sharif on April 26 — the same day as the …

The death toll from Monday’s twin blasts at the Kabal police station in Swat rose to 16 on Tuesday as the cause of the explosions was yet to be ascertained, officials said. Two explosions rocked the police station a day earlier, which occurred on the premises of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) office. A report issued by the Office of Deputy Commissioner …

Houston (Reporting by Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada) Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan says that our country is standing at such a point that it can go towards destruction and a real democracy which we have not got till date. Imran Khan said during a video link tour to the Pakistani community at the Eid-ul-Fitr party in Houston, hosted …

ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin on Thursday dismissed allegations made by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman, who accused Mr Tarin of “dubious transactions” worth billions of dollars under a central bank scheme aimed at giving low-markup loans to businesses. In a statement, Mr Tarin said the loans on nominal markup were part of post-Covid monetary stimulus measures taken …

ISLAMABAD: The ele­ctronic media regulator has started a countrywide operation against cable TV operators airing illegal Indian channels. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Autho­rity (Pemra) has also war­ned cable TV operators to immediately stop airing Indian content declared illegal or proscribed by the authority. No channel other than Pemra licensee would be allowed for distribution on cable TV networks, the …

MUZAFFARABAD: After taking oath as the 15th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Thursday afternoon, Chaudhry Anwarul Haq said that he contested as an independent candidate because the PTI was in no position to win the election. “I would not have contested the election if my party [PTI] were able to win it on its own strength,” …