Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday congratulated his party for “overwhelming success” in the second phase of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying “people of KP have emphatically rejected the traitors who sold out to foreign masters”. The premier’s felicitation came after initial results from 41 councils showed PTI emerging victorious in at least 20 tehsil councils. On the …

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday that a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Imran Khan had been reported by security agencies. “After these reports, the prime minister’s security has been beefed up as per the government’s decision,” he said. Earlier this week, PTI leader Faisal Vawda had made similar claims, stating that a conspiracy was being hatched to assassinate the …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday stressed the importance of an independent foreign policy, stating that it was “multi-dimensional” and necessary for a nation to progress. Addressing the Islamabad Security Dialogue, he began his address by highlighting the importance of the event. “In our minds, security was defined as military [might],” he said, adding that it was, in fact, “multi-dimensional”. …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services (NHS) on Tuesday unanimously passed the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissue (Amendment) Bill 2021, requiring the National Database and Registration Authority to display the consent of potential donors on their national identity card. Whereas the Prime University of Nursing Sciences and Technology (PNUST) Islamabad Bill 2021 was referred to the …

KARACHI: An antiterrorism court on Wednesday sentenced two men to death for plotting terrorist attacks on key government installations at the behest of Indian intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in 2021. The court found Zahidullah alias Suleiman, said to be a would-be suicide bomber, his handler Col Bismillah alias Haji Lala of Afghan intelligence, Mohammad Qasim alias Haji …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday cautioned Prime Minister Imran Khan about the consequences of disclosing a confidential communication containing a ‘threat’ to the PTI government. The court gave the warning on a petition filed by a citizen, Naeem Khan, through his counsel Ali Raza. The petitioner said he had been aggrieved by Mr Khan’s statement that he would …

ISLAMABAD: A special audit of the Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA) has unearthed massive irregularities and alleged corruption in several mega projects. The audit of several projects was conducted by a special team of the CDA headed by audit officer Rao Shahid Pervez. The team was tasked with carrying out the special audit of the last two years of car …

GUJRAT: The local political rivals of the PML-Q, mainly belonging to the PML-N, are feeling relieved due to the Chaudhrys decision to side with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in the opposition’s no-confidence move against Prime Minister Imran Khan. On the other hand, the supporters of both the coalition partners (PTI and PML-Q) in Gujrat also express satisfaction over the Parvez Elahi’s …

PTI leader Faisal Vawda, in a shocking claim on Wednesday, said that a conspiracy was being hatched to assassinate Prime Minister Imran Khan over his refusal to “sell the country”. Vawda made the claim on ARY News show “Off the Record” in response to a question about a letter that Prime Minister Imran Khan brandished at the PTI’s March 27 power show …

HUANGSHAN (China): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Wednesday and discussed various issues of regional and international importance. The two foreign ministers exchanged views on bilateral strategic, economic and security cooperation, Covid-19 pandemic, peace, stability and development in Afghanistan and regional and international issues of mutual interest, the Foreign …