The Internal Accountability Branch (IAB) of Lahore Police has initiated an inquiry into allegations of torture against the husband and relatives of Sadia, a woman who died after falling into an uncovered manhole. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed authorities to complete the investigation at the earliest. The probe will examine the circumstances under […]
United States stock index futures trimmed some losses on Friday after US President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair. “I am nominating Kevin Warsh to be chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve system,” Trump said, announcing his latest move to put his stamp on a Fed […]
The Peshawar High Court was informed on Friday that neither the federal nor the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government had authorised any military operation in Tirah Valley, as both governments distanced themselves from responsibility during the hearing of a petition concerning the alleged operation and the resulting displacement of residents. A two-member bench, comprising Justice Waqar Ahmad […]
The federal government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday both categorically dismissed the report of an alleged offer made to the party to reconstitute the Election Commission of Pakistan for ensuring the smooth functioning of democracy. The categoric denunciations came to the fore after senior journalist Mohammad Mallick claimed on his programme ‘Khabar Muhammad Malick Kay Saath’ a day ago […]
In Punjab, where crime rate has risen sharply, the population of inmates, including under-trial prisoners, in province’s jails has reached alrmingly high and dangerous level. With prison occupancy now 81 per cent above capacity, inmates are packed into barracks like cattle. According to records obtained by The Express Tribune from the Punjab Home Department, over […]
A security official on Friday denied reports of a large-scale military operation in the Tirah region as “propaganda”, saying only intelligence-based operations (IBOs) were under way as part of ongoing counterterrorism efforts. Briefing media representatives in Karachi on Friday, a security official said there had been no major military offensive in Tirah, rejecting what they described […]
The United States and Russia are on the brink of an unrestrained nuclear arms race for the first time since the Cold War unless they reach a last-minute agreement before their final remaining arms control treaty expires in less than a week. The New START treaty, which limits long-range nuclear arsenals, is due to expire […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday emphasised that the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) preferential trade scheme remained a crucial framework for mutually beneficial trade with the European Union (EU). The EU’s GSP+ offers developing countries preferential access to European markets in return for commitments on sustainable development and good governance. Under the scheme, eligible countries […]
A trial court in Islamabad has rescinded a section from its judgement in a social media post case against rights activist and lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, that referred to certain countries as “terrorist states”, it emerged on Friday. The two were convicted in Islamabad last week in a […]
Israel’s military has accepted that around 70,000 Palestinians were killed during the fighting in Gaza, Israeli media reported on Friday, citing senior military officials, marking a shift from its earlier scepticism over death tolls issued by Gaza’s health authorities. The United Nations has long treated casualty figures recorded by Gaza’s health ministry as credible. The Gaza […]