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KARACHI: Three assistant sub-inspectors of the special investigation unit and four constables were on Friday suspended in connection with the death of a youth in custody, allegedly due to torture. According to deceased Irfan’s relatives, he was visiting from Bahawalpur and on Wednesday morning, SIU officials detained him and his three friends while filming videos […]

Stock photo of a Toyota Vigo. PHOTO: MITULA CARS KARACHI: The PPP’s Sindh government has requested the federal government to transfer armored vehicles, which has been rejected by the KP provincial administration. The Sindh Home Ministry on Thursday requested the Home Ministry to allocate the vehicles which were rejected by the KP. “In view of

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced a new electricity tariff plan for industrial and agricultural consumers, fixing the rate at Rs23 per unit under a subsidy-neutral, cost-plus method. However, the benefit will only apply to 25% more consumption compared to the previous year. According to officials negotiating with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),

The PTI founder’s family and party have repeatedly accused jail authorities of “sabotaging” meetings with him ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was on Thursday not allowed to meet Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan despite a court order. The Islamabad High Court directed the Adiala jail superintendent to implement an

A man sits next to trucks parked at the Torkham border crossing after Pakistan closed the border crossings with Afghanistan, following exchanges of fire between the forces of the two countries, in Torkham, Pakistan, October 12, 2025 Photo: Reuters KARACHI: Pakistan on Thursday partially restored Afghan transit trade after a 10-day suspension caused by intense

ISLAMABAD: In his dissenting opinion, Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah has stated that law enforcement officials involved in extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and custodial torture deserve the harshest punishment under the law. “Enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, torture and murder without liberty and excessive use of force are the most intolerable crimes in a democratic society

Punjab government suspends licenses of 28 arms dealers, while shops of several unlicensed dealers sealed ISLAMABAD: Supporting a request by the Punjab government, the federal government on Thursday banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), declaring it a proscribed organization under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The decision – taken during a federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz