The Lahore court rejected the request from the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) to grant physical remand for PTI President Parvez Elahi in two cases related to illegal appointments on Tuesday. Instead, he was placed on a 14-day judicial remand. Parvez Elahi is among numerous PTI leaders and supporters who have been arrested in the government’s crackdown […]
PTI ally was arrested from phase 3 of a private housing society in Rawalpindi Awami Muslim League (AML) leader and PTI ally Sheikh Rashid was arrested from his residence in Rawalpindi on Sunday evening, his lawyer Sardar Abdul Razzak Khan confirmed. “Men clad in plain clothes arrested Sheikh Rashid from his residence,” he said, claiming […]
Flames gripped the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Sunday and paramilitary forces attacked the army headquarters for the second day in a row, witnesses reported, as fighting raged into its sixth month. “Clashes are now happening around the army headquarters with various types of weapons,” witnesses told AFP on Sunday from Khartoum, while others reported fighting […]
PPP throws weight behind co-chairman to resolve issues in CEC meeting The Pakistan Peoples Party has thrown its weight behind Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, leaving little doubt about whose opinion prevailed within the party, two PPP leaders familiar with the outcome of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting revealed. Apparently dissatisfied with the response it […]
In another massive hike in the rates of petroleum products on Friday after the interim set-up took over the reins in August, the price of petrol was increased by Rs26.02 per litre while that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs17.34 per litre. On Thursday, speculations were rife that the prices of petrol and HSD could […]
The Torkham border between Pakistan and Afghanistan Friday reopened for all kinds of traffic after 10 days of closure due to clashes between border forces. Pedestrian movement has begun following the resumption of traffic at the border with hundreds of travellers flocking to its immigration section for entry into Afghanistan. “The clearance of trucks is […]
Indian authorities have prevented an award-winning photographer from flying to the United States to collect her Pulitzer Prize, the latest of several Kashmiri journalists barred from leaving the country. Sanna Irshad Mattoo was one of four journalists working for Reuters news agency that took home the prestigious award for feature photography this year. The 28-year-old […]
The United States has said that it is confident of Pakistan’s ability to keep its nuclear assets safe and secure, dismissing speculations stirred by President Joe Biden’s off-the-cuff remarks about the country’s nuclear programme. “The United States is confident of Pakistan’s commitment and its ability to secure nuclear assets,” US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel […]
More than 50 Western countries have met in Brussels to pledge more weapons for Ukraine, especially air defence systems, after Russia launched its most intense missile barrage since the war began. At Wednesday’s meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Russia’s latest attacks had laid bare its “malice […]
Court had accepted exemption from appearance application by premier, former Punjab CM. A special central court acquitted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son former Punjab chief minister Hamaza Shehbaz in the Rs16 billion money laundering case on Wednesday. The special court judge had reserved the decision after hearing detailed arguments on acquittal application of […]
