KARACHI: Prime Minister Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore offered to resume negotiations with the JAAC, urging the protesters to return to the dialogue table. Meanwhile, deadly clashes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have given rise to conflicting accounts over casualties, governance grievances and political legitimacy, with official sources confirming at least seven deaths. According to […]
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Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Maritime Affairs Minister Junaid Anwar Chaudhry. Photos: files Maritime Affairs Minister Junaid Anwar Chaudhry said Monday the government was “actively working” to secure the release of 10 sailors held hostage by Somali pirates on a ship for more than a month. The tanker Honor 25, sailing under the Somali flag
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President directs that all efforts be made to align growth rate and social welfare programs in next budget Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari discussed the recent elections in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and the turbulent situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) during a meeting on Monday. According to a statement issued by
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Said to work seriously and carefully with its partners to find a peaceful solution to the conflict Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: APP/File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urged all parties to exercise restraint and give peace a greater chance after Iran and Israel exchanged a new round of missiles. The statement comes after
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He declares that no one has the right to insult and asks all those responsible to apologize to these families for having violated their dignity Chairperson of Benazir Income Support Program, Senator Rubina Khalid. Photo: Rubina Khalid Senator Rubina Khalid, Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), on Monday stressed that any humiliation or
DPO Tariq Habib Khan says investigation launched, while efforts to arrest attackers intensified DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two suspects in police custody were killed and a police officer injured Monday after unidentified terrorists were allegedly linked to Fitna al-Khawarij opened fire on a police vehicle in Surozai area of Hangu district, according to Hangu District Police
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Urges UK Government to educate and warn those who ‘support banned organisations’ to refrain from such actions Police officers stand guard outside the main gate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. Photo: File The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday rejected what it termed “irresponsible and ill-informed insinuations” made by some members of the
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Prime Minister congratulates PPP on its emergence as leading party; commends the Electoral Commission for ensuring free and fair elections The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday strongly condemned what it termed massive electoral irregularities, manipulation of results and misuse of state machinery in several constituencies during the Gilgit-Baltistan elections held on Sunday. In a statement
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Afzal Khan Gujjar was injured while his son and nephew were killed on the spot; a security guard was also killed Protests erupted in Swat’s Matta tehsil on Monday following a deadly attack in Shakardara area that left three people dead and injured well-known transporter Afzal Khan Gujjar. PHOTO: EXPRESS CRUSH: Protests erupted in Swat’s
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Legal proceedings are underway against those responsible for the clashes, the organizers will be brought to justice The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police on Monday said three individuals linked to the newly banned Awami Joint Action Committee (JAAC) were killed during Sunday’s protests, with additional injuries reported, according to a press release from the
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