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Pakistani national returns home after nearly 18 years in Indian jail

Kasur’s Muhammad Shahid Iqbal Bhatti arrives at the Wagah border after being released by the Indian authorities Pakistan’s High Commission in New Delhi said its sustained efforts secured Bhatti’s release and return. PHOTO: ASIF MEHMOOD LAHORE: A Pakistani national has returned home after spending nearly 18 years in an Indian jail, the Pakistan High Commission […]

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Pakistan bears a heavy climate burden despite a low carbon footprint, says Prime Minister Shehbaz

The Premier says development cannot be called sustainable if it excludes millions from the promise of a better life Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a special UN event in Vienna on “Sustainable Development as a Path to Global Peace and Prosperity,” PHOTO: X/ UN OFFICE ON DRUGS & CRIME Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on

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Thunderstorms hit the city, Jinnah Terminal records 20mm

Highest rainfall of 20mm recorded at Jinnah Terminal; hail in airport area, Malir Cantt, Gulistan-e-Johar, Karimabad Rain and hail accompanied by thunder and lightning in several parts of Karachi on Tuesday PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: Rain and hailstorms, with thunder and lightning, affected several parts of Karachi on Tuesday. Rain was reported in Maripur, Mochko, Gulistan-e-Johar,

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Naqvi slams politicization of Imran Khan’s health, accuses opponents of ‘playing politics’

Home Minister also blames India for terrorism in KP and Balochistan after terror attack in Bajaur Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday criticized what he described as the politicization of jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan’s health, accusing certain individuals of “playing politics” over the issue. He dismissed misinformation circulating

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Sri Lanka removes Pakistan from negative visa lists after Naqvi meeting

The President of Sri Lanka announces that his country’s Prime Minister will visit Pakistan soon Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has ordered the immediate removal of Pakistan from all “negative” visa lists after a meeting with Federal Home Minister and PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. The development is considered a significant step towards easing travel

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PTI, TTAP sit-in enters fifth day as leaders consult

Protests underway at Parliament, KP House, while prison vans are deployed outside; PTI rejects medical reviews Meeting underway in the opposition chamber chaired by Mahmood Khan Achakzai, with Raja Nasir Abbas, Gohar Ali Khan, Salman Akram Raja, other leaders present. PHOTO: X@Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The sit-in by Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) entered its

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12 terrorists killed as security forces foiled attack in Bajaur: ISPR

KP CM Condemns Bajaur Suicide Attack; Naqvi praises the forces for preventing terrorist attacks Twelve terrorists were killed after security forces foiled a terrorist attack on a joint security force and law enforcement check post in Bajaur district on Monday, the military’s media wing reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the attackers, described

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HRCP calls for judicial inquiry into Punjab CCD ‘encounters’ killings

924 deaths in eight months; seeking a stay of extrajudicial actions and FIA-led investigations The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for the formation of a high-level judicial commission to investigate deaths resulting from operations carried out by the Punjab Crime Control Department (CCD), alleging a pattern of staged police encounters and extrajudicial

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Three terrorists killed, three policemen martyred during CTD operation in Shangla

Group suspected of involvement in vehicle-borne improvised explosive attacks targeting Chinese nationals PESHAWAR: Three suspected terrorists were killed while three policemen were killed during a joint targeted operation by Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Elite Force and District Police in Kabalgram area of ​​Shangla District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), according to KP CTD spokesperson Muhammad Ali.

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