Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned PTI Chairman Imran Khan in an inquiry into an audio leak related to the US cipher and the prohibited funding case. The FIA has issued a notice to Mr Khan to appear before it at 12pm ​​on November 3. The premier investigation agency is investigating the audio leak purportedly featuring Mr Khan, …

The Foreign Office has sought an explanation from Russia after its Senator Igor Morozov reportedly claimed that Pakistan and Ukraine recently held talks for developing nuclear weapons. “We are surprised by such an unfounded and baseless statement,” said a statement issued late Tuesday night from the office of FO spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmed. Indian media quoted a Russian state news agency report …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology was informed on Monday that the Pakistan Halal Authority (PHA) was practically non-functioning as there was only one officer in the authority and he too was a non-technical person. The committee, chaired by Senator Sardar Mohammad Shafiq Tareen, was briefed on the working and performance of Pakistan Halal Authority (PHA). The …

KARACHI: The first flight of the country’s new low-cost airline, Fly Jinnah, took off from Karachi on Monday and landed at Islamabad airport, where the aircraft was received with the traditional water cannon salute. The airline held the inaugural ceremony of its first flight at a local hotel to mark the start of its operations. The event was attended by …

ISLAMABAD: A few days after a purported audio clip of PTI leader Ali Amin Gandapur revealing alleged plans to bring arms to the long march, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Higher Education Minister Kamran Bangash also supported the use of “licensed arms” to protect party supporters from the federal government. “We have licensed weapons and we will hire people for our protection and …

KARACHI: Expressing full confidence, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) has given Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori full authority for making any decisions in the interest of the party, said a statement issued from the Governor House. The assurance from the MQM-P came after its coordination committee met with the Sindh governor at Governor House late on Sunday night. They discussed …

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan kicked off the fourth day of his ‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ long march with an aggressive message, tweeting early on Monday that the sea of people on the roads with him indicated the dawn of a revolution, and asked “handlers and facilitators” if they would allow a soft revolution through the ballot or a destructive …

ISLAMABAD: The capital police on Monday formally made a request to the local administration to extend the Red Zone from Ataturk Avenue to Faisal Avenue upto Zero Point in a move to formalise a decision which the Ministry of Interior had already taken a couple of days back in the wake of the PTI’s long march. The request has been …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Monday submitted a petition to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking permission to hold a political gathering in the federal capital to mark the conclusion of its long march likely to reach the city on Nov 4. The petition filed by PTI leader Ali Nawaz Awan came amid a “deliberate delay” in the issuance …

ISLAMABAD: In an apparent move to counter the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) ongoing long march, the government has convened a session of the National Assembly on Nov 3, a day before the marchers are scheduled to enter the federal capital. President Dr Arif Alvi has summoned the National Assembly to meet at the Parliament House at 4pm on Nov 3 under Article …