Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: As a suicide attack on a mosque in Peshawar sent shockwaves through the country, a number of politicians from across the spectrum denounced the terror act and expressed solidarity with the victims of the gruesome bombing. In a statement posted on Twitter, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who also visited Peshawar shortly after Monday’s brazen attack, said the pain of …

ISLAMABAD: Senators on Monday raised the alarm over the rising tide of terrorism, price hike and shortage of wheat flour in the country. Taking part in a debate on a surge in terrorist attacks, with a particular reference to the Peshawar blast, they observed that a joint sitting of parliament should be convened to thrash out a way forward to address …

An Islamabad sessions court stated on Tuesday that charges against PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana reference will be framed on February 7. The reference alleging that Imran had not shared details of the gifts he retained from the Toshaskhana and proceeds from their reported sales was filed by lawmakers from the ruling coalition last …

The death toll from the attack on a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area a day earlier rose to 96 on Tuesday after more bodies were recovered from the attack site, according to Commissioner Riaz Mehsud. On Monday, 59 people, mostly police officials, were martyred and over 150 were injured after an explosion ripped through a mosque in Peshawar’s Red Zone area. …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Sunday accused Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan of “seeking support from militants and providing them with medical facilities at his Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital”. In a statement issued by the party spokesperson, the Sindh ruling party expressed displeasure at the remarks made by the PTI chairman wherein he alleged that PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari …

MANSEHRA: Tehreek-i-Sooba Hazara convener Mushtaq Khan Advocate on Sunday demanded of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led central government to declare the Hazara division as a separate province. Talking to reporters here, he said both PML-N and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf had been playing politics on Hazara province issue. Flanked by Tehreek’s other office-bearers, Mr Mushtaq said though PML-N leaders made claims of contacting …

ISLAMABAD: As the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council takes up Pakistan’s human rights record at its meeting in Geneva on Monday (today), a few countries, including the United States, have raised specific questions in respect of human rights issues in the country. Pakistan is one of the countries which will be reviewed …

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri said on Sunday that transgender community was being formally included in the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). Speaking at a programme held at the Arts Council, she said that the transgender persons belonged to a poor segment of society and they were facing economic and societal challenges in the …

LAHORE: The issue of Rawalpindi’s Lal Haveli that former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed claims to own took a new turn on Sunday after the Evacuee Trust Property Board headquarters found out that the ownership documents of one of its eight units are fake. In the record books, the property is owned by the trust. “Previously, we were of the …

ISLAMABAD / WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari arrived in Moscow on Sunday on a two-day official visit. The foreign minister and Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar are also expected in Washington soon as part of Pakistan’s effort to re-engage with the US. Upon his arrival in Moscow, Mr Bhutto-Zardari was received by senior officials of the Russian foreign ministry, Pakistan’s …