At least one private security guard was killed, two people were wounded, and 12 workers were abducted after gunmen attacked a construction company’s base in the Duki district of Balochistan on Saturday, police said. According to Duki Superintendent of Police Mansoor Ahmed Buzdar, the attackers raided the site in the Palari area of Nana Sahib...
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police have decided to establish dedicated help desks for transgender people at police facilitation centres across the province, aiming to provide a direct platform for complaints and assistance. Mardan Deputy Inspector General Qasim Ali Khan said addressing the concerns of transgender people is among the police’s priorities, alongside providing facilities for women, elderly citizens,...
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have urged the nation to follow the teachings and example of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), emphasising compassion, justice, tolerance, unity, and service to humanity on the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi. Eid Milad-un-Nabi is being observed across Pakistan on Wednesday with religious fervour and solemnity....
ISLAMABAD: Tensions over Imran Khan’s medical treatment intensified in the Senate as government and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers traded accusations over the implementation of the Supreme Court’s directive concerning the former prime minister’s treatment. PTI Senator Ali Zafar attempted to move a resolution seeking treatment for Khan at Shifa International Hospital. However, Presiding Officer Senator...
MIRANSHAH: Four people, including two women, were killed and two others injured after rival groups exchanged gunfire over a land dispute in Baka Khel, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, on Wednesday. According to Baka Khel police, the incident occurred in a mountainous area within the police jurisdiction after the two groups confronted each other over a dispute involving road...
LONDON: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called for urgent international intervention to secure the safe return of 10 Pakistani sailors being held captive by Somali pirates. Dar made the appeal during a meeting with International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez in London on Monday. According to Pakistan’s Foreign Office,...
Two police personnel sustained minor injuries after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near a police van in Peshawar on Sunday, in the latest militant attack targeting law enforcement in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to police, the explosion occurred near Pir Zakorhi Bridge, close to the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway toll plaza, as a police vehicle was passing...
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has voiced serious concerns over polling delays, staff shortages, and alleged electoral irregularities during the second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections, calling on the AJK Election Commission to take immediate corrective action. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, PPP AJK Election Cell In-charge...
A local court in Islamabad has ruled in favour of Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal in a defamation lawsuit against former federal minister Murad Saeed, ordering the latter to pay Rs2.5 million in damages over unproven corruption allegations related to the Multan-Sukkur Motorway project. Additional District and Sessions Judge Hakem Khan held that Murad...
President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the conferment of the Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) on General Syed Aamer Raza, the newly appointed Commander of Pakistan’s National Strategic Command, in recognition of his distinguished military service. The announcement was made through a statement issued by the Presidency and shared on the president’s official X account. General Aamer Raza...