Karachi , September 11: Residents of Karachi staged a sit-in protest on Hawkes Bay Road in front of Mauripur Main Bazar, blocking traffic to express their frustration over the lack of electricity and water. According to the report, the 10-hour protest on Tuesday caused major traffic disruptions in the area,...
Islamabad , September 11: Several lawmakers from Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI), including Omar Ayub Khan, Zartaj Gul, and Asad Qaiser, appeared on Wednesday in the Peshawar High Court seeking transit bail in connection with cases filed after the party's recent rally in Islamabad, The Express Tribune reported. This comes after...
ISLAMABAD: Former premier and PTI chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday warned of ‘consequences’ if the government tried to clip powers of the judiciary. Talking to the media persons after the hearing of £190m corruption case, Mr Khan said that judiciary was the only ray of hope and if the government...
ISLAMABAD: The question whether Imran Khan will be tried in a military court in connection with Lt Gen (R) Faiz Hameed case remains unanswered; however, it is clear that there are no concerns for former Army Chief Gen (R) Qamar Javed Bajwa. During his press conference on Thursday, the...
ISLAMABAD: Amid the shutdown strike observed by retailers across the country, the IMF has not yet placed Pakistan on the agenda list of its calendar till September 6, 2024, mainly because of non-confirmation on external financing. The IMF Executive Board has issued its calendar details and Pakistan has not been...
Pakistan’s ongoing internet slowdown is expected to continue, with repairs to the damaged SMW-4 submarine cable likely to be completed by early October 2024, according to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).   In a statement released on Wednesday, the PTA explained that the internet disruption across the country is primarily due...
Afghanistan said on Tuesday that it is investigating reports of Pakistani fighter jets violating Afghan airspace while patrolling. Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the interim Afghan government, said Kabul will respond “seriously” if Afghanistan’s airspace is violated, the local broadcaster Tolo News reported. “The patrolling of Pakistani aircraft has not...
Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has labelled the arrest of former director general of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt-Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed as an internal issue of the military, distancing his party from the matter. Following a meeting with senior lawyers at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, Khan’s legal...
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday summoned secretaries of interior and defense, IGP ICT and DG FIA in person on non-compliance of orders to recover two missing brothers. The court also summoned Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) for assistance in the same case on August 15.  The bench...
Pakistan continues to grapple with severe infrastructural underdevelopment, a direct consequence of decades of administrative neglect and mismanagement. This critical issue not only hampers the nation’s economic growth but also significantly impacts the quality of life for millions of its citizens. Nowhere is this more evident than in regions like...