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PTI sticks to Nov 24 march plan for Imran Khan's release

Supporters of PTI wave flags and chant in support of former prime minister Imran Khan during a rally in Peshawar on April 10, 2022. —ReutersJust one day before the highly anticipated protest, the senior leadership of the Pakista…

10 convicts in May 9 violent protests sentenced to jail, fined

A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party activist and supporter of Imran Khan throws back a tear gas shell towards police during a protest, in Quetta on May 9, 2023. — AFPAhead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's "do-or-die"…

PML-N fumes at Bushra Bibi over claims of Saudi role in Imran Khan's ouster

Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar. — State media/AFP/State media/FilesPolitical leaders, particular…

Belarus president to pay official visit to Pakistan from Nov 25-27

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with the governor of Russia's Vladimir Region Alexander Avdeyev, in Minsk, Belarus. — Reuters/FileISLAMABAD: Belarus President Aleksandr Grigorievich Lukashenko wil…

A look at major cases against jailed Imran Khan

Former prime minister Imran Khan is being escorted by police officials in this undated image. — ReutersDays ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's "do-or-die" protest on November 24 in Islamabad, incarcerated party fo…

Hasan Nawaz Sharif's bankruptcy to end in April next year: HRMC

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s son Hasan Nawaz Sharif. — AFP/FileLONDON: Hasan Nawaz Sharif’s bankruptcy, declared by High Court of Justice in London, will end on April 29 in 2025, according to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Cu…

Govt vows no concession as PTI adamant on holding 'final' demonstration

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif , Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Senator Irfan Siddiqui and Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal. — Online/Senate of Pakistan website/APPThe ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has rejected the demands of th…

Afghan refugees on govt's radar ahead of PTI's 'do-or-die' protest

A Nadra worker, along with police officers, speaks to a resident while checking identity cards, during a door to door search and verification drive for undocumented Afghan nationals, in an Afghan Camp on the outskirts of Karachi…

New Delhi reports highest pollution level for 2024

Traffic passes by on a road as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality was classified as "hazardous" amidst severe air pollution, in New Delhi, India on November 14, 2024. — ReutersNEW DELHI: Dense…

Constitutional bench hears pending cases

Collage shows Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Ayesha A Malik, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Naeem Afghan. — SC websiteISLAMABAD:…

Lahore's air quality second worst in world as smog crisis continues in Punjab

Vendors transport bananas along a road amid heavy smoggy conditions in Lahore on November 17, 2024. — AFP Lahore remains enveloped in thick smog, retaining the second spot in the global pollution rankings with a poor air quality…

No dialogue with establishment or govt before Nov 24 protest: PTI

PTI supporters hold portraits of party founder Imran Khan during a rally in Peshawar on March 10, 2024. — AFPSheikh Waqas Akram, a member of the National Assembly affiliated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , has said that his …

VIDEO: Wildlife guards rescue vulture in Rahim Yar Khan's Rukanpur

Villagers stand near a vulture in Rukanpur, Punjab, in these screenshots taken from separate videos. — ReporterRAHIM YAR KHAN: Wildlife officials rescued a vulture in Rukanpur village near Khanpur, Punjab, after it was captured …

Offer for dialogue with PTI still stands: Khawaja Asif

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. — AFP/FileSIALKOT: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday said that the federal government’s offer for dialogues with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf still stands.His remarks came days before the for…

Lahore AQI improves, moves out of 'hazardous' range

A man exercises in a park amid heavy smoggy conditions in Lahore on November 7, 2024. — AFPPunjab capital Lahore witnessed a slight improvement in the smog levels after its air quality index moved out of the "hazardous"…

Six terrorists killed, four wounded in failed assault on Kalat check post

Army personnel can be seen sitting in a military vehicle. — AFP/File At least six terrorists were killed and four others injured during an attempted attack on a security check post in Kalat district, Balochistan while seven sold…

Three advisors, 10 SACM assigned portfolios in Sindh cabinet

Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah presides over a cabinet meeting at CM House in Karachi on July 11, 2024. — PPIKARACHI: The Sindh cabinet underwent a few changes as Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah allocated and reass…

Woman arrested for dismembering body of daughter-in-law over 'witchcraft allegations'

A representational image depicting a black magic ritual. — ReutersA woman in tehsil Daska of district Sialkot allegedly killed her daughter-in-law and chopped her body into pieces, accusing the latter of practising 'witchcra…

SC constitutional bench resumes hearing years-old pending cases

A policeman walks past the Supreme Court building in Islamabad in this undated photo — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court's six-member constitutional bench has begun hearing the cases that had been pending for years.The be…

Lahore leads pollution rankings as Karachi climbs to 4th globally

A fisherman is silhouetted as he rows a boat amid smog and air pollution on a morning in Karachi, Pakistan, November 14, 2024. — Reuters As the country battles with toxic smog, Karachi's air quality dropped to a "very u…

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