RAWALPINDI: The Military Courts convicted 60 additional individuals in crimes relating to the May 9 violence, including Hassan Niazi, the nephew of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Thursday. “Sequel to the announcement of the May 9 punishments in light of theRead More →
RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army Major embraced martyrdom, while 13 Khawarij were killed in three different operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to ISPR.The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Jani Khel region of Bannu District in response to Khwarij’s suspected presence. During the operation, forces efficiently engaged the KhwarijRead More →
ASTANA: An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger flight crashed in western Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 of the 67 persons aboard, according to officials. The Embraer 190 aircraft was meant to travel northwest from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Chechnya, southern Russia, but instead flew over the Caspian Sea and crashed near Aktau,Read More →
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court deferred the hearing on the Article 63 A revision issue until Tuesday after Justice Munib Akhtar declined to join the enlarged bench. A five-member panel, chaired by Chief Justice (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and consisting of Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Mandokhail, Justice Mazhar Alam,Read More →
LAHORE – The Jamaat-e-Islami has decided to hold a sit-in outside the Punjab Chief Minister’s House to protest increased power costs. JI Lahore Emir Ziauddin Ansari declared that the protest and sit-in in Lahore were being arranged at the request of JI Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman. The demonstration would beRead More →
CAIRO (AFP) – As Israel prepared for a possible broader conflict in the area, Israeli troops increased their bombings throughout the Gaza Strip on Thursday, August 8. According to Palestinian doctors, these strikes killed at least forty individuals. Israel was battling terrorists commanded by Hamas. According to doctors, Israeli aircraftRead More →
ISLAMABAD: The timetable for the Local Government (LG) elections in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) was released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday. According to a notification, the Returning Officers (ROs) will release a public notice seeking nomination papers on August 15. Candidates may submit their nominationRead More →
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicts more rain, windstorms, and thundershowers during the next 24 hours in Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, south and upper Punjab, the Pothohar region, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. Heavy rainfall is expected in isolated parts of upper Sindh, higher Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeastern Punjab, the Pothohar region, and Kashmir.Read More →
ISLAMABAD: In response to Bushra Bibi’s request for case facts and to move to the appropriate court to stop the detention, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has asked Rawalpindi DIG Operations to respond by August 7. Today, the matter was heard by IHC Justice Aamer Farooq. Sardar Latif Khosa, theRead More →
CAIRO/RAMALLAH (Reuters) — On Saturday, an Israeli attack on a school sheltering displaced persons in Gaza City killed at least 15 Palestinians, hours after two strikes in the occupied West Bank killed nine fighters, including a local Hamas commander, Hamas reported. The Israeli military said the first of two WestRead More →
