PAKISTAN NEWS - Page 15

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM Gandapur arrested in Islamabad, claims Imran Khan’s party

October 5, 2024 18:51 IST

The call for protest was given by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party founder Khan who has been incarcerated at Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail for more than a year.

Army deployed in Islamabad amid protests by ex-Pak PM Imran Khan’s party

October 5, 2024 11:01 IST

The deployment comes as supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur moved ahead to reach the D-Chowk here to hold a protest called by Khan.

Imran Khan supporters clash with police in Islamabad amid anti-government rally

October 4, 2024 22:43 IST

Authorities had cordoned off Islamabad and blocked mobile phone services to prevent the assembly, as the city remained on high alert ahead of a series of high-level diplomatic events, including the SCO summit.

Pakistan locks down capital, disables cell service ahead of protests calling for Imran Khan’s release

October 4, 2024 17:52 IST

Shipping containers were deployed to obstruct entry and exit points in Islamabad, with a heavy police and paramilitary presence ensuring compliance with a ban on public gatherings.

7 killed, 30 injured after bus carrying wedding party plunges into ravine in Pakistan’s Balochistan

October 3, 2024 22:14 IST

Police and rescue officials said the bus taking the wedding party from Quetta to Balili had a tyre burst following which the driver lost control of the vehicle and it fell into a ravine on the western bypass near Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province.

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik meets Pakistan PM Sharif

October 2, 2024 23:44 IST

Naik, wanted in India for alleged money laundering and inciting extremism through hate speeches, left the country in 2016.

Pakistan court denies bail to Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in Toshakhana case

September 30, 2024 19:15 IST

Khan, 71, has been in jail since his arrest on August 5 last year, following a conviction in a previous Toshakhana corruption case initiated by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Cash-strapped Pakistan cuts 150,000 jobs, dissolves 6 ministries as part of IMF

September 29, 2024 22:56 IST

Aurangzeb also said that the non-filers category will be abolished and those not paying taxes will no longer be able to purchase property or vehicles.

Gunmen kill seven labourers in attack on house in Pakistan’s Balochistan

September 29, 2024 03:50 IST

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the killings and extended his condolences to the victims' families.

Amid ‘political chaos’ in Pakistan, Maryam says even she doesn’t know how long she will remain CM

September 25, 2024 19:15 IST

Since the last two years political instability has been on the rise in Pakistan with the country's most popular party - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) - is in loggerheads with the military establishment.

Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik appointed as new DG of Pakistan’s spy agency ISI

September 24, 2024 10:01 IST

The post of ISI chief is considered one of the most important in the Pakistan Army, which has ruled the country for more than half of its 77-plus years of existence,

Pakistan bomb blast kills security of foreign diplomats

Bomb targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest

September 22, 2024 21:46 IST

The diplomats were traveling to a tourist area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan and is a base for militant groups, including the Pakistani Taliban.

Terror attack in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa claims lives of 6 security personnel, injures 11

September 20, 2024 16:25 IST

This incident highlights a troubling trend of escalating violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the TTP has been increasingly active.

Pakistan urges India to honour provisions of Indus Water Treaty

September 19, 2024 23:51 IST

India on August 30 served a formal notice to Pakistan seeking a review of the agreement citing “fundamental and unforeseen” changes in the circumstances and impact of the persistent cross-border terrorism, government sources in New Delhi said on Wednesday.

ADB asks Pakistan to adopt Indian plan on education

September 15, 2024 11:47 IST

The ADB emphasised that the ULLAS scheme emphasises the need for both federal and provincial governments to collaborate urgently to enhance access to quality education.

Traces of this Pakistani megacity’s past are vanishing, but one flamboyant pink palace endures

September 15, 2024 11:01 IST

For most Pakistanis, the palace is the closest they’ll get to the architectural splendor of India's Rajasthan, because travel restrictions and hostile bureaucracies largely keep people in either country from crossing the border for leisure, study or work.