Category: Pakistan

In a major development, Awami National Party’s (ANP) candidate Nisar Khan emerged victorious in the PK-22 by-election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Bajaur district after securing 11,926 votes, according to unofficial and unconfirmed results released on late Thursday night. As per the unofficial results, independent candidate Najeebullah Khan came in second with 10,622 votes, followed by Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) Abid Khan, who bagged 10,593 votes in by-election. In Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-ruled KP, Sunni Ittehad Council’s (SIC) Rahatullah Khan was at fourth place with 7,146 votes. It is pertinent to mention here that the…

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has lambasted the government over allowing the country’s top spy agency to tap calls of citizens, terming it unconstitutional. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the commission said it was “deeply concerned” by the recent “unconstitutional notification” issued by the federal government granting officers of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) freedom to intercept and trace the calls of nationals. Through a notification on Monday, the government approved permission for the intelligence agency to intercept and trace calls and messages, in the apprehension of an…

LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari has called for adopting a holistic approach and prudent financial policies to put the country on the path to development. He said different sectors of the economy, especially the agricultural sector, needed to be developed along modern lines. The government is planning to tax agricultural income as per the International Monetary Fund conditions, however, the provincial governments would be leading the initiative to tax large landholding farmers in accordance with their profitability and expenditures. The president gave these remarks while addressing the Professor Waris Mir…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to announce relief for electricity consumers, which would positively impact more than 50 percent of the domestic consumers with a hope that it will allay public anger after an upward revision of the power tariff. The Prime Minister has issued orders to seek approval of a summary from the cabinet on an emergency basis. The government will provide a subsidy of about Rs50 billion under the decision, which would be for three months, from July to September. The News has learnt that the…

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) building in Karachi caight fire as a blaze broke out at its fourth floor on Monday. Officials have said that five fire tenders, one snorkel, and a browser are being used in the operation to tackle the blaze which was caused by a short circuit. Fire brigade officials have said that the blaze will soon be doused as its intensity is low. While the trading was suspended at the PSX, the building has now been reopened for the public after being evacuated earlier. “It is…

KARACHI: After enduring a crushing heatwave with feel-like temperatures sizzling well above 50 °C, Karachiites are likely to experience monsoon rains from July 8 to 10, Geo News reported Sunday citing a weather expert. According to weather expert Owais Haider, drizzling was forecast for the city in the Sunday evening or night, as “a thunder-cell” was expected to form in the northeast. He said there was a likelihood of an increase in heat intensity during the day, as the temperature was predicted to fluctuate between 37°C and 39°C. On the…

Govt started consultation with its allies to muster consensus on APC on new military operation, says info minister By Web Desk July 05, 2024 Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday apparently welcomed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s statement that his party would attend all-parties conference (APC) and confirmed the media reports that the federal government is planning to hold the political huddle to build a broader consensus on the newly launched Operation Azm-e-Istehkam. The minister’s statement came a day after Geo News, citing sources, reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had…

RAWALPINDI: A high-profile terrorist commander was killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the military’s media affairs wing said on Wednesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the security forces conducted the IBO on the reported presence of local commander Irfan Ullah Adnan, who was killed during an intense exchange of fire. The slain terrorist was actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces as well as extortion and target killings of innocent civilians, according to the ISPR. He was a most-wanted…