Sardar Akhtar Mengal, chief of his own faction of the Balochistan National Party, on Wednesday called off his 20-day-long sit-in at the Lakpass area of Mastung district against the arrest of Baloch activists, fearing its impact on traders in the impoverished province. The party had launched the long march to protest the arrest of BYC […]
Pakistan expects a “major shift” in Afghan Taliban’s approach towards the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other groups after the authorities in Kabul briefed a Pakistani delegation on Wednesday about the “practical steps” taken to address Islamabad’s concerns. A meeting of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) was held in Kabul to discuss critical security […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday issued directives for formulating an immediate strategy to make Information Technology a mandatory subject from Grade 6 onwards across the country. The prime minister chaired a high-level review meeting on the matters pertaining to the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, emphasizing that the promotion of the IT sector […]
Chinese experts have slammed the rhetoric of India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, who called the US’ reciprocal tariffs an “opportunity of a lifetime” and blamed China for the current turmoil in the global economy. Analysts said India’s concessions will only prompt the US to demand even greater compromises from India to offset the US-India trade […]
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza called on UAE defence officials. During his official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the CJCSC met Mohammed Fadal Al Mazrouei, the UAE Minister of State for Defence, Lieutenant General Issa Saif Mohammed Al Mazrouei, the Chief of Staff of the UAE armed […]
Law Minister Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar on Wednesday held a meeting with presidents and secretaries of various bar associations from the Sargodha Division. The primary agenda of the meeting was to discuss matters related to the upcoming elections of the provincial bar councils scheduled for this year. Addressing the concerns, the minister made it categorically […]
In the wake of last month’s attack on the Jaffar Express, stringent security measures have been implemented for trains operating between Quetta and other cities, including Lahore. The number of security personnel deployed has been increased from 11 to 40, Inspector General of Railways Police Rao Muhammad Tahir told The Express Tribune. According to IG […]
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the federal government for allocating funds for the dualization of a main highway in Balochistan and the Kachhi Canal project. He was addressing a news conference in Islamabad alongside Federal Ministers Jam Kamal and Khalid Magsi. The chief minister said that this financial support […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday questioned whether the chief justice has the authority to transfer a case from one bench to another without the consent of the concerned judge. Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq Khan made the remarks while hearing a contempt of court petition against Deputy Registrar Judicial Sultan Mehmood for allegedly altering […]
The Islamic State group has claimed a bomb explosion targeting police in Pakistan’s southwest that martyred three policemen and wounded more than a dozen. A bomb planted on a parked motorcycle on Tuesday targeted a passing bus carrying 40 policemen in Mastung, Balochistan, where security forces have been battling violence for decades. In a statement […]