Pakistan

Pakistan: PTI moves SC against trials in military courts

Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday challenged the deployment of the armed forces under Article 245 alleging that it was being used to “political(ly) victimise” the Imran Khan-led party and trial…
Trial process initiated against May 9 protesters: Pak Army chief

Islamabad: Brushing aside the concerns of human rights groups, Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir has said that authorities have initiated a “legal process of trial” under stringent military laws against those involved…

Three soldiers killed in terror attack in Balochistan province

Islamabad: Three Pakistani soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack in the country’s southwestern Balochistan province, the Pakistani military said. A group of terrorists attacked security forces post in the Marget area…
Pakistan Cabinet backs military court trials

Islamabad: The Pakistan federal cabinet has approved decisions taken in a National Security Committee (NSC), wherein it was decided that the protesters who ransacked and vandalised military installations on May 9 would…
India repatriates 22 Pakistani prisoners after completion of jail terms

Attari: The Indian government has repatriated 22 Pakistani prisoners, who had completed their sentences, via the Attari-Wagah border here, officials said. They were handed over to the Pakistani Rangers at the border’s…
Police get warrant to search Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence

Lahore: Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Friday obtained warrants from court to carry out a search at former prime minister Imran Khan’s residence, local media reported. The development comes after the…
Qatargate bribery: Does EU’s infamous scandal targeting Kashmir have Turkish, Pak roots?

New Delhi: The European Parliament’s Qatargate bribery scandal is now touching Indian shores. A number of websites in Europe have reported how various countries and individuals seem to be influencing the Jammu…

Grand operation expected against terrorists hiding in Imran Khan’s residence

Lahore: The Punjab Police may launch a “grand operation” to arrest the “terrorists” allegedly holed up in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khans Zaman Park residence in Lahore. According to the police,…
Pakistan rejects US report on religious freedom

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday ‘categorically’ rejected the US State Department’s report on religious freedom in the country, saying ‘baseless’ assertions were made in it, media reported. Speaking during a weekly presser, spokesperson…
Imran Khan seeks independent probe into violence following arrest

Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan Wednesday demanded an independent inquiry into the violence following his arrest last week as he distanced himself and his party from attacks on state and…
Imran responsible for May 9 mutinous attacks: Pak PM Shehbaz

Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the roots of the mutinous attacks on the state, its symbols and sensitive installations on May 9 lay in the contents of…
‘Police have surrounded my house’: Former Pak PM Imran Khan

Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that the police have surrounded his house as he is addressing party workers via video link, media reported. Addressing his party workers,…
Pakistan’s Punjab govt gives Imran Khan 24-hour deadline to handover ‘terrorists’

Lahore: The interim government in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Wednesday claimed that some ’30 to 40′ terrorists are hiding at the Lahore residence of former prime minister Imran Khan, giving him an…
SAFF 2023: India, Pakistan in same group after five years

New Delhi: India and Pakistan are set to renew their football rivalry after nearly five years as the two neighbouring countries have been clubbed in the same group in the SAFF Cup…
Pak court extends bar on Imran Khan’s arrest till May 31

Islamabad: A top Pakistani court here on Wednesday extended until May 31 its order to prevent the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in any case filed against him after May…