Category: Pakistan

Bahrain’s Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa telephoned Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday and strongly condemned the suicide blast at a Shia mosque in Islamabad. The Bahraini minister expressed deep sorrow over the loss of precious lives and conveyed condolences to the families of the martyrs, according to an official statement. He extended heartfelt sympathies to those affected by the attack. A devastating suicide bombing tore through a packed Imambargah in Islamabad’s Tarlai area during Friday prayers on February 6, leaving at least 32 worshippers martyred…

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Former Chief of Army Staff General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa has been hospitalised after suffering a fall in his home, according to a video posted on X by Bajwa’s brother-in-law Naeem Ghummam. “He was barefoot when he slipped and suffered a head injury,” he said. After the fall, he was moved to the Combined Military Hospital for treatment. “However many tests there are for the body, he has undergone them,” Ghummam said, adding that General Bajwa was “100% out of danger” and that nothing suspicious came up in his medical…

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday ordered that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former premier Imran Khan be granted access to his personal physicians in Adiala Jail and allowed telephone contact with his sons, Kasim and Sulaiman. A two-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi and Justice Shahid Bilal Hasan heard the case. During the hearing, Chief Justice Afridi summoned Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan to the rostrum and reviewed reports submitted to the court. PTI leaders Senator Faisal Javed, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, Salman…

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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court on Wednesday halted the Islamabad High Court (IHC) from initiating contempt of court proceedings against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and federal ministers in the case of Dr Aafia Siddiqui. The court also adjourned hearings in the related case of Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, Dr Aafia’s sister, and issued notices to all parties involved. On July 21, the IHC initiated contempt proceedings against PM Shehbaz and his entire cabinet for disregarding its order to provide reasons for not assisting a US court hearing the case of incarcerated…

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PESHAWAR: A high-level security meeting in Peshawar on Tuesday laid out a roadmap for transferring law-and-order responsibilities from the army to civilian authorities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), marking a pivotal moment in the province’s long struggle to restore stability. The session reviewed the overall security landscape and concluded that in areas, including Malakand, where peace improves, operational control would be handed over to the police, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and provincial law-enforcement authorities. K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi joined Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, federal representatives and senior civil and military leadership…

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QUETTA: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday announced Rs10 billion in assistance for Balochistan during her one-day official visit to Quetta, vowing “every possible” support for the province and urging national unity and inter-provincial coordination to defeat terrorism. The Punjab chief minister’s visit comes amid heightened security in Balochistan after terrorists launched a series of coordinated attacks at multiple locations in Balochistan on January 31. The provincial government imposed Section 144 across Balochistan for one month, citing heightened security concerns and the overall law-and-order situation. During a meeting with Balochistan CM Sarfraz Bugti,…

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KARACHI: The Constitutional Bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered the provincial government to withdraw the Maintenance of Public Order notification, terming it unconstitutional and in violation of established legal principles. The bench gave the order while hearing petitions filed against the “preventive detention” of PTI workers on Tuesday. The counsel for the petitioners, Barrister Ali Tahir, informed the court that the illegal detentions were affecting more than 187 families. He argued that his clients were being held under false claims of disturbing public order, and that police…

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ranking on the global corruption index has slightly slipped to 136 out of 182 countries, according to Transparency International (TI), which also listed Islamabad among nations considered dangerous for journalists investigating corruption. The 2025 report covers 182 countries, an addition of two more territories compared to a year ago, which also contributed to a one rank fall in Pakistan’s global standing on the index. Despite the drop in ranking, Pakistan’s score on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) improved marginally from 27 to 28 in 2025. However, the country…

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KARACHI: A United Nations Security Council (UNSC) report has said that attacks on Pakistan by the banned terrorist Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group from Afghanistan have increased, endorsing Islamabad’s long-running complaints about militant sanctuaries across the border. The 37th report by the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, dated February 4, not only endorsed Islamabad’s stance that Afghanistan had become a sanctuary for militants who used its territory to launch attacks on Pakistan, but also came at a time when the country is facing a renewed spate of violence. Last week,…

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PESHAWAR: A high-level security meeting in Peshawar on Tuesday laid out a roadmap for transferring law-and-order responsibilities from the army to civilian authorities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), marking a pivotal moment in the province’s long struggle to restore stability. The session reviewed the overall security landscape and concluded that in areas, including Malakand, where peace improves operational control will be handed over to the police, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and provincial law-enforcement authorities. K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi joined Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, federal representatives and senior civil and military…

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