Afghan President Hamid has extended his stay in Pakistan for another day on the request of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, to discuss the peace process further, Pakistani and Afghan officials said on Monday. Afghan Spokesperson Ailmal Faizi and Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry told the media in Islamabad that the visit was […]
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Monday assured the visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai of his country’s support to the peace and reconciliation process in the war-torn Afghanistan. Speaking at a joint news conference Nawaz Sharif with President Hamid Karzai after their official talks in Islamabad he said they held wide-ranging talks on the security and related […]
The Anti-Terrorism Court‚ Islamabad on Monday handed over Kanwal‚ one of main characters of the Islamabad firing incident on 15 August‚ to police on a two-day physical remand. Earlier‚ the police presented Kanwal before the court and requested for a three-day physical remand. She was earlier sent on a seven-day physical remand and a one-day […]
Unidentified gunmen shot dead spokesman of Ahle Sunnat Waljamaat (ASWJ) in Karachi on Sunday, police said. The gunmen riding a motorcycle fired at ASWJ spokesperson Maulana Akbar Saeed Farooqui at Safari Park in Karachi, critically injuring him. He was transferred to a nearby private hospital where he died of wounds, doctors said. A leader of the ASWJ Maulana […]
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Sunday directed to form a Quick Response Force to effectively and timely respond in emergency situations. Chairing a security related meeting in Islamabad on Sunday‚ the Interior Minister directed Islamabad Police to improve security of Federal Capital. The meeting also overviewed the Islamabad incident and security matters. Chaudhry Nisar […]
Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, in a veiled reference to the police action against PTI activists in Lahore, has said peaceful protest is an inalienable right of all Pakistanis and directed the Punjab government to ensure no violation in this regard. Police in Lahore Saturday removed a PTI camp set up against the alleged rigging […]
The Foreign Ministry Sunday has announced Afghan President Hamid Karzai will pay daylong visit on Monday at the invitation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for talks on bilateral relations, regional security and peace in the neighbouring country. The Foreign Ministry said the Afghan President will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including Cabinet Ministers and Senior […]
Indian troops have killed a Pakistani woman in a latest incident of shelling along the Line of Control, officials in Azad Kashmir said Sunday. An Indian mortar landed on a house in Kotli district early Sunday, Assistant Commissioner in the area, Ayub Khan, told the media persons. He said the firing in Nikyal sector also […]
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Saturday said that Gadani Power Project should be given top priority in view of energy crisis in the country. He was chairing a meeting of Gadani Power Park steering committee in Hub today where was briefed about the project. The prime minister said this is a very important project and […]
Police in Lahore on Saturday removed Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf camp set up against the alleged rigging in by-elections. The police also detained nearly 12 activists of PTI, who wanted to start hunger strike in the camp on the busy Mall Road, the PTI leaders said. Police said the authorities have already imposed section 144 and protest […]
Officials in the violence-hit Bhakkar district in Punjab say that the area is calm following the Friday’s sectarian clashes which claimed 12 lives. The situation worsen after gunmen fired at the funeral of a local religious Ghulam Muhammad. The District Coordination Officer (DCO) Bhakkar said curfew has not been clamped on the tension-hit areas‚ […]
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a teacher of a religious school and another man when they fired at a ‘madrassa’ in Islamabad late Friday, police said. A 14-year student of the school was also injured in the attack at Shehzad Town area of Islamabad, police said. The gunmen fled after the incident. No group […]