Islamabad , January 5: An accountability court in Islamabad on Friday granted a four-day physical remand of former Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry in a case about alleged irregularities in the dual carriageway project.
The case was heard by accountability court Judge Muhammad Bashir while National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Prosecutor Irfan...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , January 5: Two terrorists, including a "high-value target", were killed in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank district, on the "reported presence of terrorists".
It said that during an intense fire exchange in...
The year 2023 was not an easy one for journalists in Pakistan. The increasing number of attacks on members of the press fast eroded whatever semblance of free speech was left in the country.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranked Pakistan as one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists owing...
Balochistan , January 3: In the wake of ongoing protests in Balochistan, a complete shutter down strike was observed in multiple areas of Pakistan against the extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances of Baloch people, the Yakjethti Committee said on Wednesday.
In a social media post on X, the committee said,...
Islamabad , December 28: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has allocated (PKR)17 billion for security linked to the upcoming general election in 2024 on Thursday.
A meeting was conducted to go over the security plans for the impending general elections which are slated to take place on February 8,...
Islamabad , December 28: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) filed four petitions with the Islamabad High Court (IHC), seeking a level playing field, permission to hold public rallies and political gatherings, and the facilitation of ongoing meetings between party leaders and imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the run-up...
Islamabad , December 27: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who was granted bail in the cypher case by the Pakistan Apex court last week, has been rearrested outside the Adiala Jail on Wednesday.
However, police have not disclosed the reason for which the PTI leader has been...
Islamabad , December 27: Ahead of the 2024 general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued an advisory, instructing government employees, including officers to refrain from participating in political activities.
The ECP issued the advisory on Tuesday, emphasising that government officials were prohibited from engaging in election activities.
Moreover, it...
Islamabad , December 27: The crackdown on Baloch long march protesters has brought a lot of criticism to the federal government for not being able to ensure the safety of people, after unidentified armed men took away the sound system used by the demonstrators.
The Baloch protesters remained in their...
Peshawar , December 26: In a major legal victory for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Peshawar High Court (PHC) restored its election symbol 'bat' by suspending the order of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), which had called its intra-party polls "illegal," news agencies reported on Tuesday.
The court said...
