ECP rejects PTI’s MNA’s plea for more time, grants one day to hire lawyer

Three-member ECP bench hears disqualification reference against MNA Sohail Sultan from Swat NA-4 Reference alleges false declaration over government service before polls ISLAMABAD: The...

Record Rs1.85bn Sialkot bid, Rs1.75bn Hyderabad buy signal PSL’s expansion

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Super League expanded to eight teams on Thursday after Sialkot and Hyderabad were sold at record prices during a high-profile franchise auction...

PTI condemns Punjab Police ‘brutality, illegal arrests’ of TTAP leaders, workers

-- Demands release of Amjad Niazi, Raja Mustafa, others ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has vehemently condemned the use of brute force and the reign of...

Serious, result-oriented measures being taken to pull Balochistan out of backwardness: CM Bugti

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti said that the provincial government, in close collaboration with the federal government, is taking serious, coordinated, and...

LHC moved to strike down Punjab Regulation of Kite Flying Act 2026

LAHORE: The Punjab Regulation of Kite Flying Act 2026 has been challenged in the Lahore High Court, with a citizen petition questioning the constitutionality...

Gandapur declared proclaimed offender, court issues permanent arrest warrants

ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad district and sessions court on Thursday declared Ali Amin Gandapur a proclaimed offender in a case involving alleged recovery of liquor...

PIA to resume direct Lahore–London flights from March 30

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced on Thursday that it will resume direct flights from Lahore to London from March 30, marking another step...

Over 19,500 Afghans arrested in Islamabad crackdown

ISLAMABAD: Authorities in the federal capital have arrested more than 19,500 undocumented Afghan nationals as part of an ongoing enforcement campaign launched on the...

UK counter-terror police probe ‘coordinated attacks’ on YouTubers Adil Raja, Shahzad Akbar

LONDON: Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London is investigating a series of attacks on YouTubers Adil Raja and Shahzad Akbar in Chesham and Cambridge, which...

Direct Bangladesh-Pakistan flights to resume after 14 years

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bangladesh are to resume direct flights after more than a decade, Dhaka’s national airline said on Thursday. Biman Bangladesh Airlines is scheduled...

Pakistan to remain part of Pak-China-Afghan mechanism, maintain firm stance on Kabul ties: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will continue to participate in the trilateral mechanism involving Pakistan, China and Afghanistan, describing the forum as a reflection of Islamabad’s constructive...

Saudi defence leadership praises Pakistan’s role in regional peace during air chief’s visit

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu met senior Saudi defence officials during an official visit to the...

Terrorists using BYC platform to recruit youth in Balochistan: CTD DIG

QUETTA: Balochistan Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Deputy Inspector General Aitzaz Goraya on Thursday alleged that terrorist groups were using the platform of the Balochistan Yakjehti...

PTI rejects ‘terrorist facilitators’ label, calls for unified national stance against militancy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday strongly rejected allegations branding the party as “terrorist facilitators”, reiterating that it has consistently opposed terrorism and maintained...

Trust deficit between federation and provinces widening, says Shaukat Yousafzai

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central leader Shaukat Yousafzai has rejected allegations linking his party to Talibanisation, saying PTI is a democratic force that has...