Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Director General Inter-Services Public Relations, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has expressed the resolve that any kind of ceasefire violation by India would be met with a swift and assured response by Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan yesterday said that ceasefire between the Houthis and the United States was a positive development.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan yesterday welcomed the United States decision to lift sanctions from Syria, marking a pivotal step towards regional stability and economic recovery.

LAHORE - A Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench on Thursday adjourned the hearing of bail petitions, filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder in connection with eight cases related to the May 9 riots, till May 29.

Says Pakistan Army exposed ‘butcher of Gujarat’ before the world.

ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Interior to review progress of the UK-Pakistan Serious Crime and Law Enforcement (UPSCALE) Programme.

ISLAMABAD - Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi on Thursday said that the upcoming Dera Ismail Khan Greenfield International Airport will mark the beginning of a new era of development for the region.

LAHORE - An anti-corruption court on Thursday granted a one-time exemption to former chief minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi from personal appearance on medical grounds, adjourning proceedings in a case related to alleged illegal appointments to the Punjab Assembly.

Pakistan ready for dialogue with India on Kashmir issue: PM India had a role in Balochistan train hijacking: PM KAMRA/ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday paid rich tribute to the bravery and proficiency of PAF falcons for inflicting a crushing defeat on the enemy during the Operation Bunyanum-Marsoos.

Pakistan wants composite talks with India on all issues: Dar ISLAMABAD - Days after escalation between Pakistan and India that brought two nuclear-armed states on the verge of full-scale war, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday said Pakistan wanted a ‘composite dialogue’ with India to resolve.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan yesterday rejected Indian nuclear rhetoric and urged a global probe into radioactive security lapses.

ISLAMABAD - The nation would observe Youm-e-Tashakur today across the country to honour the historic victory of Marka-e-Haq and pay tribute to the valiant Armed Forces and people of Pakistan.

GILGIT: Protests broke out across Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) on Thursday after police arrested five leaders of the Gilgit-Baltistan Awami Action Committee (ACC), including its chairman, Ehsan Ali Advocate, ahead of a planned Grand Jirga on May 26. Demonstrations were held in Hunza, Gilgit and Skardu, where protesters condemned the arrests and demanded the immediate release of the detained leaders. The ACC said the arrests were aimed at sabotaging the jirga, which was to address issues surrounding the ownership of natural resources in the region. According to officials, police arrested the activists — Ehsan Ali Advocate, Engineer Mahboob Wali, Masoodul Rehman, Asghar Shah and Waheed Hassan — from various places in Gilgit on Wednesday evening. A GB anti-terrorism court on Thursday granted police 14-day physical remand of the accused, who were taken to the Airport Police Station. Authorities have refused to share the First Infor­mation Report (FIR), but a police source told Dawn that the arrests were made under anti-...

ISLAMABAD - The government has approved 842 new posts for Dolphin Force in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police to overcome staff shortage amid alarming law and order situation and increasing street crime in the federal capital.

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday issued notices to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the PTI founder Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi’s appeals seeking suspension of their sentence in 190 million pound case.

ISLAMABAD - The counsel of Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges Thursday completed arguments in judges transfer case.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Pakistan’s armed forces had shattered the ‘false hegemony’ of India and made the whole world realise that all states in the region are equal. The premier again asked India to sit at the table to resolve contentious issues, including Kashmir, through dialogue, without which there will be no guarantee of permanent peace. Meanwhile, according to a decision announced by the PM, the nation will be observing Youm-i-Tashakur on Friday (today) on the victory of Pakistan in the recent conflict with India. “You have not only changed the mindset of the world but also the equation in the region and in the world,” the prime minister said while addressing a gathering of Pakistan Air Force officers during a visit to PAF airbase Kamra. He paid the visit to meet the Pakistani pilots who had successfully defended the nation during one of the longest aerial engagements of the 21st century between May 6 and 10. Shehbaz showers praise on pilots during visit to PAF bas...

ISLAMABAD: Justice Shahid Bilal Hasan, a member of the five-judge Constitutional Bench seized with a seniority dispute among the Islamabad High Court judges, on Thursday decried the tendency in the legal community to intertwine national politics with the bar politics. The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench had taken up petitions filed by five judges of the IHC concerning the seniority dispute and the transfer of three judges to the IHC. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar headed the bench. “This is unfortunate that the national politics has seeped into the bar politics,” regretted Justice Hasan, adding that this tendency was started by a political party now opposed to the present opposition. The judge bemoaned that this malaise had never been the practice in the past. While pointing towards senior counsel Hamid Khan, who was representing the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and the Lahore Bar Association (LBA), Justice Hasan observed that it was to his knowledge that the presidents of both associations wer...

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has dismissed media reports claiming that its incarcerated founding chairman, Imran Khan, has agreed to initiate negotiations following an offer from the prime minister. “It is true that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke to PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, and the chairman later informed Imran Khan about it. However, the call was solely related to the current tensions with India and had nothing to do with political negotiations,” PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram told Dawn. Mr Akram added, “I spoke to Mr Gohar, and he confirmed that no offer for negotiations was made during the call, nor did he convey any such message to Imran Khan.” Media reports have suggested that PM Shehbaz had extended an invitation for talks to PTI and that Imran Khan had not only accepted the offer but also instructed Mr Gohar to proceed, albeit with a condition to keep the process out of the media spotlight. Gohar says former premier ‘will never strike a deal’ Ac...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday issued notices to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and others in response to applications seeking suspension of sentences awarded to PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the £190 million corruption case. An IHC division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfaraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif directed the case be fixed for hearing next week following a request by senior lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa. The courtroom witnessed the presence of a high-profile legal team of the PTI, including Salman Akram Raja, Barrister Syed Ali Zafar, Niazullah Khan Niazi and Shoaib Shaheen, as well as PTI leaders Aleema Khan, Asad Qaiser, Shandana Gulzar, Khalid Yousaf Chaudhry and Nadia Khattak. An accountability court in Islamabad had sentenced the former prime minister and Bushra Bibi to 14 and seven years in prison, respectively, on Jan 17 this year. Directs case be fixed for hearing next week In their appeal against the conviction, the fo...