Failure to implement the National Action Plan agreed by all political parties is causing an upsurge in terrorism, ISPR Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Friday at a press conference in Peshawar on the security situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. KP has been at the forefront of Pakistan’s anti-terrorism campaign for two decades, DG […]
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Islamabad and Rawalpindi were locked down on Friday, with roads closed, communication lines cut, public travel halted and all entry points closed. Police are expecting clashes with Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP) supporters on Multan Road after Friday prayers. The religious political party announced today (Friday) an anti-Israel demonstration in front of the US embassy in the federal
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Mobile internet services in Islamabad and Rawalpindi remained blocked, after the Interior Ministry notified the suspension of 3G and 4G services from midnight on October 9 until 10 p.m., as Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) prepared for its anti-Israel protest on Friday. Yesterday (Thursday), Minister of State for Interior, Talal Chaudhry, outside the US Embassy, said that
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RAWALPINDI: World Post Day was celebrated across the world on Thursday, including Pakistan. This year has been described as one of the most difficult for Pakistan Post. According to the latest report of the Universal Postal Union, Pakistan ranks 55th out of 166 member countries in terms of overall performance. In the financial year 2024-25,
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday held a discussion on the composition of the bench competent to hear the petitions against the 26th constitutional amendment, with the petitioners’ lawyer seeking referral of the matter to a bench comprising the 16 SC judges, who formed the entire court before the amendment. An eight-member Constitutional Bench (CB)
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ISLAMABAD: Leaders of the Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) on Thursday accused the government of misleading the public about the country’s economic situation, alleging manipulation of growth data, underestimation of trade deficits and a deterioration in the business climate that pushed major international companies to leave Pakistan. Addressing a press conference in the federal capital, former Sindh
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PESHAWAR: The resignation of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has become a political mystery with conflicting claims emanating from the CM Secretariat and the Governor House. Sources at the CM Secretariat said the resignation was sent to Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on October 8, adding that it was now up to the Governor
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ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday received US Charge d’Affairs Natalie Baker at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the two sides reviewed the growing dynamics in Pakistan-US relations and discussed avenues to further strengthen bilateral cooperation. Dar expressed satisfaction with the recent positive trajectory of bilateral relations, citing the
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ISLAMABAD: Thursday’s Senate session was marked by chaos and strong protests by PTI lawmakers who demanded the resignation of Deputy Speaker Syedaal Khan Nasar, disrupting proceedings and preventing the completion of the day’s agenda. The session, chaired by the Vice President, began with the fate of soldiers martyred during an operation against Indian-sponsored terrorists in
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Security forces killed at least 30 terrorists involved in the martyrdom of Lt Col Junaid Tariq, Major Tayyab Rahat and nine soldiers a day earlier in Orakzai district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. “Those responsible for the Orakzai attack have been sent to hell,” security sources said in a statement on Thursday, adding that the operation targeted the
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