Multiple cities of Pakistan faced gas shortages during the first sehri of Ramzan, leaving people struggling to make their pre-dawn meals, ARY News reported. Residents experienced gas shortages despite gas companies claiming to provide uninterrupted gas supply. Gas distribution companies have committed to provide uninterrupted gas supply to residents during Sehri and Iftar hours. However, … Read more
A court in Rawalpindi convicted former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the Al-Qadir Trust case on Saturday. Khan received a 14-year prison sentence, while Bibi was sentenced to seven years.The case centers on allegations that Khan and others misused 50 billion Pakistan rupees (equivalent to £190 million at the … Read more
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday categorically rejected the reports that the government made any offer to transfer former prime minister Imran Khan to his Banigala residence or place him under house arrest. “No such proposal has been made, nor is there any pressure for his release,” Asif stated while speaking at an event … Read more
Pakistan has made substantial progress in countering terrorist financing and addressing regional extremist networks, a U.S. State Department report states while also highlighting significant security challenges, including a sharp rise in terrorist attacks in 2023. The Dawn newspaper said that the report released this week commends Pakistan for completing its updated National Risk Assessment (NRA) … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of protesters have been shot and thousands arrested during protests that roiled Pakistan’s capital this week, provincial chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur, a key aide to former Prime Minister Imran Khan, said on Wednesday. Police had earlier said no lethal arms were used in Tuesday night’s operation and that hundreds of protesters had … Read more
Peshawar: Three days of bitter sectarian gunfights in northwestern Pakistan have killed at least 82 people and wounded 156 more, a local official said Sunday. “Among the deceased, 16 were Sunni, while 66 belonged to the Shia community,” said a local administration official in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, speaking on condition of anonymity. … Read more
दिवालिया होने के कगार पर खड़े पाकिस्तान को हाल ही में एक बड़ी अच्छी खबर मिली है. पाकिस्तान ने अपने समुद्री क्षेत्र में कच्चे तेल और प्राकृतिक गैस का विशाल भंडार खोजा है जिसे लेकर कहा जा रहा है कि यह बदहाल पाकिस्तान की किस्मत बदल देगा. तीन सालों तक चले सर्वे के बाद खोजे गए … Read more
With its economy turning precarious, Pakistan has been accosting other countries and multilateral institutions for financial help. That has made ‘begging‘ an important figure of its political discourse in which its citizens rue that their country has to “beg” for foreign aid which is often hard to come by and requires persistent importuning by its … Read more
An earthquake of 4.7 magnitude jolted parts of Pakistan, including the capital Islamabad, on June 19. However, no loss of life or property has been reported yet. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the tremors of the earthquake with epicentre at the southeastern region of Afghanistan and a depth of 98 kilometres were felt … Read more
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Pakistani court has rejected a petition seeking the disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for concealing his alleged daughter Tyrian White while submitting his nomination papers for the 2018 general elections. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) took up the petition on May … Read more