Category: Pakistan

A major expansion of the Fast Track passport facility was announced by the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports on Monday. The service was first offered in seven major cities, including Quetta, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, and Peshawar. Later, it was expanded to 21 cities. There are now total 47 locations providing Fast Track services after the facility has been expanded to cover 26 more cities. The newly added cities include Attock, Haripur, Chakwal, Batkhela, Sargodha, Swabi, Bhalwal, Nowshera, Hafizabad, Karak, Mianwali, Mansehra, Bhakar, Muzaffarabad, Kohat, Mirpur (AJK), DI Khan, Bagh,…

CHAMAN: The snowstorm that gripped northern Balochistan subsided, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said on Sunday. However, a strong western weather system continues to affect the region, with snowfall persisting in the upper border areas along Pakistan and Afghanistan. Amid the challenging weather, rescue and restoration operations by the Levies Force, PDMA, and National Highway Authority (NHA) teams remain ongoing to restore normalcy in the affected areas. The N-25 highway at Kozhak Top, which connects Quetta and Karachi, has been partially restored, while the N-50 highway linking Balochistan to…

A woman has been accused of killing her husband in concert with her son after learning about his second marriage in Gujranwala. Police arrested them after the second wife of the deceased lodged a complaint. The victim has been identified as Tariq. The slain man had remarried six months ago, enraging his first wife and son, according to police. The police revealed that the accused tortured Tariq by tying him with a rope. They then allegedly rubbed red chilli powder into his eyes before strangling him to death. After murdering…

The district authorities have announced establishing camps for temporary displaced persons (TDPs) in restive Lower Kurram amid potential anti-terror operation a day after terrorist attack on relief convoy bound for Parachinar. According to a notification issued by the office of the Deputy Commissioner Kurram on Friday, the LEAs were planning to launch operations in various areas of Lower Kurram. “In order to ensure safety and support of the affected population during the expected operation, following sites are proposed for establishment of camps for the TDPs of District Kurram,” stated the…

ISLAMABAD: The verdict of the £190 million case against incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan will be announced on January 13, Islamabad’s accountability court staff confirmed on Monday. Citing Judge Nasir Javed Rana’s leave, the court staff said that the decision of the deferment of the verdict has been communicated to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor as well as the PTI’s lawyer. This is the second time that the verdict — reserved on December 18 — in the said case, also known as Also known as the Al-Qadir Trust case, has…

KARACHI: Playing down the Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) threat of withdrawing support from the federal government, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said ups and downs do come in politics and there is no serious rift among coalition partners of the government. PPP spokesperson Shazi Marri on Sunday expressed discontent over the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s not taking her party into confidence while taking crucial decisions. She also warned that the federal government would collapse if the PPP withdrew its support for it. She said Prime…

Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai, whose party is an ally of the PTI, has maintained that there is no point for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in holding negotiation with the incumbent government as it lacked  “legitimate mandate”. “What is the point in negotiating with a government that does not have a legitimate mandate?” Achakzai said while speaking to journalists along with Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) Chairman Allama Raja Nasir Abbas in Islamabad on Friday. The statement came a day after the embattled former ruling party and the government…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has announced that a decision about the neutral venue which will host Indian team’s matches will be made today (Sunday), assuring that the board won’t let cricket to be affected. The PCB chief’s comments come a couple of days after the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that its Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 would be held under a hybrid model, with India set to play their matches at a neutral venue rather than in the host country, Pakistan. “India and Pakistan matches hosted by…

ISLAMABAD: A high-level committee comprising senior coalition government members has been formed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to engage in talks with the main opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which has warned of launching a civil disobedience movement if demands are not met.   The committee includes Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Rana Sanaullah, Senator Irfan Siddiqui, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Naveed Qamar, Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Abdul Aleem Khan and Chaudhry Salik Hussain. PM forms committee for PTI talksPlay Video A committee — comprising leaders from PTI — to engage with the government,…