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Pakistan court sentences 4 police officers to death for killing 2 teenage students

October 29, 2024 21:18 IST

The judge remarked that the convicts did not deserve any leniency, as they had attempted to cover up their brutal crime.

5 workers killed, 2 injured in suspected separatist attack in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan

October 29, 2024 21:13 IST

No group claimed responsibility for the attack but rebels linked with various Baloch nationalist groups often attacked the security forces and government installations.

Polio vaccinators attacked, held hostage in two separate incidents in NW Pakistan

October 29, 2024 13:48 IST

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries in the world where polio remains endemic, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday

October 28, 2024 22:00 IST

Shehbaz is likely to hold bilateral talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other senior officials.

Pakistan regularly launches such campaigns, but violence targeting the health workers and police assigned to escort them is common. Militants falsely claim the vaccination campaigns are a Western conspiracy to sterilise children.

Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after worrying surge in polio cases

October 28, 2024 13:38 IST

During the door-to-door campaign, children younger than 5 will be vaccinated and given drops of Vitamin A supplements to enhance their immunity.

20 British MPs urge UK govt to push for jailed Imran Khan’s release, terms prosecution politically motivated

October 27, 2024 13:52 IST

The MPs, from both the Commons and the Lords, in a letter raised concern over Khan's continued detention and added that he was imprisoned in a manner deemed legally baseless by the United Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.

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Pakistan’s Punjab govt lifts ban on meetings of Imran Khan in Adiala Jail

October 27, 2024 02:12 IST

A senior officer said that the Punjab government lifted the ban on the meetings of prisoners, including the 72-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, which was imposed on October 4 because of security concerns.

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi walks out of jail after 9 months

October 25, 2024 14:30 IST

The couple was acquitted for retaining and selling gifts from state's treasury under the Toshkhana case.

Pakistan requests $1 bln in IMF climate cash and sees reserves rising

October 25, 2024 10:35 IST

The International Monetary Fund had already agreed a $7 billion bailout for Pakistan, but has further funding available via its Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST).

Pakistan to privatise flag carrier, outsource Islamabad airport by November: Finance Minister

October 24, 2024 18:41 IST

In an interview with AFP back in April, Aurangzeb had expressed hope that the privatisation of the state-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) could be completed by June 2024.

Security forces kill 9 militants in northwest Pakistan

October 24, 2024 14:08 IST

The intelligence-based operation was conducted late on Wednesday at the Bajaur-Dir district border point.

Bushra Bibi granted bail in new Toshakhana case

October 23, 2024 21:06 IST

The decision offers relief to Bushra, who was taken into custody after she and her husband were convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison in a corruption case on 31 January.

Pakistan plans artificial rain after Lahore declared world’s most polluted city

October 23, 2024 02:15 IST

The AQI measures the concentration of various pollutants in the air, with anything above 100 deemed unhealthy and over 150 considered "very unhealthy."

Special Parliamentary Committee picks Justice Yahya Afridi as next CJP

Pakistan’s parliamentary committee picks Justice Yahya Afridi as next Chief Justice

October 23, 2024 01:06 IST

The committee met to choose from among the three most senior Supreme Court judges, following the recent 26th Constitutional Amendment.

Sawan Chand, president of the Pak Dharamsthan Committee, said the restoration of Baoli Sahib temple would fulfil a long-standing demand of the Hindu community, allowing them to perform their religious rituals at the site. hindu temple

Hindu temple being reconstructed after 64 years in Narowal

October 21, 2024 12:14 IST

Currently, there is no Hindu temple in Narowal district, forcing the Hindu community to perform their religious rituals at home or travel to temples in Sialkot and Lahore.

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Pakistan National Assembly passes constitutional amendment bill capping chief justice’s term

October 21, 2024 13:19 IST

Pakistan National Assembly Session: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Sunni-Ittehad Council (SIC) opposed the amendment, but six independent members who held their seats with the support of the PTI supported the bill.

Pakistan assumed the rotating chair of the SCO CHG, the second highest forum within the SCO, for 2023-24 at the previous meeting, held in Bishkek in October 2023. The CHG meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Imran Khan’s party calls off protest in Pakistan ahead of SCO summit

October 15, 2024 11:17 IST

The two-day meeting will discuss ongoing cooperation in fields of economy, trade, environment and socio-cultural linkages and review the performance of the Organisation.

Father of 10-year-old girl found dead in UK called police from Pakistan to say he killed her

October 14, 2024 23:11 IST

Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial at London's Central Criminal Court accused of Sara Sharif's murder alongside his partner, Beinash Batool, and brother, Faisal Malik.

Three policemen killed in clashes with terrorists in northwest Pakistan

October 14, 2024 19:05 IST

Three policemen were killed in the clashes while three terrorists were eliminated, the officer said.

Pakistani police fire tear gas and charge protesters in Karachi

October 14, 2024 06:04 IST

Provincial Interior Minister Zia Ul Hassan said authorities feared clashes because both the political party and the civil society groups had issued calls for protests on the same day.

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‘Won’t allow repeat of 2014’: Pakistan PM warns Imran Khan’s PTI ahead of SCO Summit

October 8, 2024 20:55 IST

As Pakistan prepares to host the SCO summit, Sharif emphasised that comprehensive security arrangements have been made, especially in light of the anticipated visit by the Chinese Premier, who will also be holding bilateral talks with Pakistan.

Pakistan’s Punjab govt bans Imran Khan from meeting wife, lawyers and party members until Oct 18

October 7, 2024 17:05 IST

Khan has been incarcerated in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail since August 2023 on multiple charges.

2 Chinese workers killed in blast near Pakistan’s Karachi airport, several injured

October 7, 2024 16:58 IST

The Chinese Embassy has called for a thorough investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice and has reminded Chinese citizens in Pakistan to exercise caution regarding their safety.

Blast near Pakistan’s Karachi airport kills 2, leaves at least 8 injured

October 7, 2024 08:06 IST

A Chinese Embassy statement indicated that a convoy carrying Chinese staff of the Port Qasim Electric Power Company (Private) Limited was attacked around 11 pm. It said there were Pakistani casualties as well.