ISLAMABAD — The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad has granted bail to an additional 40 people detained in connection with the November 26 demonstrations. Presiding Judge Abu Al-Hassnat Muhammad Zulqurnain granted bail to the defendants on the condition that they post Rs5,000 surety bonds and be released immediately. Lawyers SaradrContinue Reading
PESHAWAR – Kurram Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud and his security were injured in a shooting incident in the Bagan region on Saturday. The event occurred shortly after the first convoy transporting commodities from Tal to Parachinar began its route following a ceasefire accord. Following the horrific occurrence, three more securityContinue Reading
According to a media source, Bangladesh has published new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country’s independence in 1971, replacing earlier ones that attributed the proclamation to founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Daily Star newspaper said that the new textbooks for elementary and secondary pupils featureContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: According to Channel News, an explosion ripped through a police post along I-9 in the federal capital. The event occurred in the early hours of Friday, when some explosive substance triggered a detonation near the exterior wall of the I-9 police station. Officials stated that no one was woundedContinue Reading
Saim Ayub, Pakistan’s left-handed opening batsman, has been ruled out of the second Test against South Africa after twisting his right ankle while fielding at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday. Ayub took X-rays and MRI testing today afternoon, and the results were transmitted to doctors in London for additionalContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Amid ongoing talks between the government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to defuse political tensions, party lawmaker Sher Afzal Marwat claims that the former ruling party was offered the opportunity to relocate its incarcerated founder Imran Khan to Governor House in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Nathia Gali. “[Interior Minister] Mohsin NaqviContinue Reading
As crucial talks between the government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf enter the third round, Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai, whose party is an ally of the PTI, has raised concerns about the former ruling party’s negotiations with a government that, according to him, lacks a “legitimateContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) committee delivered its list of demands to the government on Thursday, as the second round of political dialogue, which began last month to address the country’s political uncertainties, came to an end. Both parties had the first round of official discussions on December 23,Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD – An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday suspended Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s non-bailable arrest warrant. The warrants were stayed following an application made by Gandapur’s lawyer, Faisal Malik. The court issued an arrest warrant for Gandapur in a complaint filed by Hassan Abdal police in connectionContinue Reading
KARACHI (ANews): On Thursday evening, Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi said that Karachi will be subject to Section 144 enforcement from December 31 to January 1. Section 144 will be enforced in relation to New Year’s festivities, which will prohibit pyrotechnics and celebratory gunfire. The notice forewarned that anybody caught inContinue Reading
