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The Rawalpindi deputy commissioner on Saturday announced that Section 144 had been imposed in the district for a period of 30 days, over threats to sensitive installations and other critical infrastructure. Section 144 is a provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure which empowers local authorities...
CHARSADDA/MARDAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Saturday said he will not accept any “illegal move”, including the imposition of governor’s rule or an emergency. The KP CM made the remarks while addressing his supporters in Mardan, where the PTI long march led by him arrived on ...
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday departed for Bangkok for the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group meetings. In a statement, the finance ministry said Aurangzeb would lead Pakistan’s delegation to the World Bank Group–IMF annual meetings, scheduled to be held ...
CHARSADDA: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Saturday reiterated his opposition to any military operations in the province as the PTI long march led by him marked a week since its launch. The route plan for the march has undergone multiple changes since its launch on Oct 4. While th...
CHARSADDA: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Saturday reiterated his opposition to any military operations in the province as the PTI long march led by him marked a week since its launch. The route plan for the march has undergone multiple changes since its launch on Oct 4. While th...
Jurist and former UN rights chief Navi Pillay, the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, on Saturday called sanctions announced by the US on the International Criminal Court (ICC) “unheard of” and “unacceptable”. “There is so much tension and anxiety over the continued existence of international ...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered the installation of “smart scanners” at all international airports to facilitate travellers, according to a statement from his office. The premier issued these instructions during a meeting reviewing the customs enforcement in Islamabad, a...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday met with President Asif Ali Zardari, with the country’s overall security and political situation coming under discussion as the federal government mulls imposing an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A statement issued by the President House said the premier w...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday met with President Asif Ali Zardari, with the country’s overall security and political situation coming under discussion, according to an official handout. The statement issued by the President House said the premier was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister ...
QUETTA: Ten terrorists were killed in a targeted intelligence-based operation conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Balochistan’s Barkhan district, the Home Department said on Saturday. An aide in the Home Department, Babar Yousafzai, said: “During an intense gun battle, 10 armed te...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday had a telephone call with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam—Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, with reducing tensions between the Centre and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government among the topics discussed. According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PM...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections to September next year, official media said, confirming widespread speculation over the polls which were last held in 2006. The vote will be held alongside presidential elections on September 11, 2027, Abbas said in a de...
