Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur threw down the gauntlet on Wednesday, daring rival political parties and state institutions to try and bring down the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in the province. “If you have it in you, I challenge your strength and I challenge the state … if you are able to topple our […]
The Quad grouping of the United States, India, Japan and Australia called on Tuesday for the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 in IIOJK to be brought to justice without delay. The April 22 attack sparked heavy fighting between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan in the latest escalation of a decades-old rivalry as India […]
Five people, including two senior district administration officials, were martyred and 16 others sustained injuries, four of them critically, in a roadside blast in the Bajaur district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Wednesday, police and district administration officials said. According to the officials, the bomb targeted a government vehicle, carrying Nawagai Tehsil Assistant Commissioner Faisal Ismael, […]
The National Assembly regained its full strength on Wednesday as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) distributed reserved seats among the parliamentary parties in the house, in line with the decision of the Constitutional Bench (CB) of the Supreme Court last week. In a 7-3 majority ruling in the reserved seats review case, the CB […]
The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on Wednesday announced that the mandatory registration process for the Hajj 2026 is currently in progress and will continue until July 9. According to the ministry, the intending pilgrims can register through the ministry’s official online portal or by visiting any of the 15 designated banks across […]
Flash floods and heavy rain in have killed 64 people and injured 117 in a week across the country, a government agency said Wednesday. The highest toll was in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, with 23 dead including 10 children, the National Disaster Management Authority said. Fourteen of the victims were swept away in a flash flood in the […]
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday held a detailed discussion on the alleged Rs40 billion scam in Kohistan, expressing serious concerns over financial irregularities and a lack of departmental cooperation. Chairing a meeting after a month-long break, PAC Chairman Junaid Akbar said that when the committee raises audit objections, the department concerned fails to […]
PTI has clarified that the letter written by its Punjab leadership, while highlighting the importance of meaningful dialogue, also dispels speculation that its incarcerated leaders had buckled under any pressure. Speaking to The Express Tribune, PTI’s Punjab social media head said the letter, authored by one of the five jailed leaders and delivered to the […]
MNA Qamarul Islam Raja has opposed any move to bring former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan back into the PML-N fold and warned of protest to the party leadership. Raja had defeated Nisar in his home constituency after the latter parted ways with the party following a 34-year association. However, Nisar returned to the […]
During last weeks, we discussed perceptual aspects of the recent Indo-Pak standoff, India’s doctrinal collapse, deterrence, ‘Exterior/ Interior Maneuvers’ by both sides, and brief rundown. We continue, but first a brief recap. Ceasefire violations started by India in late April; escalation and military preparations took place between May 1-6. In military operations phase, India on […]