Due to the absence of an extradition treaty between the two nations, Pakistan on Friday ostensibly rejected an Indian request for the extradition of Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the claimed mastermind of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, a spokeswoman for the Foreign Office, confirmed in a statement that the Indians had requested extradition. […]
According to police sources, Balochistan Police raided the Hanna Urak neighborhood of Quetta on Friday, where Qasim Khan Suri, a former deputy speaker of the National Assembly, lived. They did, however, also state that Suri was not at his home when the raid occurred. Following the issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants for the former NA […]
As Pakistan approaches the vital general elections that are set for February of next year, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) questioned the impartiality of the caretaker administration on Friday. Judge Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of the IHC chastised the interim administration, accusing it of overseeing a “terrible system” in the nation. “The caretaker setup is creating […]
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, declared on Thursday that all New Year’s festivities would be outlawed nationwide in support of the Palestinian people, who are currently experiencing the worst acts of violence from Israel since October 7. Pakistan has consistently shown support for the marginalized Palestinians in international fora and denounced Israel’s thousands-of-fathom slaughter. […]
For the polls scheduled for February 8, 28,626 candidates have filed their nomination papers for 1,085 general and reserved seats in national and provincial assemblies around the nation. In order to compete for 266 general seats in the National Assembly, at least 7,713 candidates—including 471 women—submitted their nominations, according to information released by the Election […]
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was given temporary reprieve by the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday. This allowed the party to once again use the “bat” as its electoral symbol until the electoral Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) order barring intra-party polls was finally decided upon. The court postponed the hearing until the conclusion of the […]
Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan declared on Friday that the party would file a high court appeal against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to remove the party’s iconic election symbol, the “bat,” calling it a “conspiracy” against the former ruling party. A five-member ECP bench led by Chief electoral […]
In a rural area of South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, an under-construction police station was attacked by unknown gunmen on Thursday night, resulting in the deaths of at least five laborers. One of the laborers employed by the police station was hurt in the late-night shooting on Thursday, according to the police. The police stated that […]
Express News said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s request to have the trial court’s ruling in the Toshakhana case suspended was denied by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday. The decision was announced by Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri and Chief Justice IHC Aamer Farooq. The court ruled that the legislation does not […]
With rising per-acre paddy production and a consistent rise in exportable surplus, the rice industry hopes to boost its exports to $10 billion over the next five years. According to data, rice exports in 2023 are expected to be approximately 4.5 million tons, bringing in $2.5 billion in revenue. According to rice industry specialist Hamid […]