During clashes in Islamabad between security forces and over Imran Khan supporters, authorities blocked mobile data in much of the city. Pakistani Rangers patrol a road during a protest by the supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), demanding the release of Khan, in Islamabad. During clashes in Islamabad between…
Over 40 US lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to press for the immediate freedom of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and other political detainees, whilst ensuring their protection in accordance with the UN Working Group report findings, as reported by Geo TV.A group of 46 Congress members sent a letter to President Biden,…
NEW DELHI: Four sanitation workers lost their lives after being struck by Kerala express near Palakkad, according to news agency PTI quoting railway authorities.The police said that the Kerala express, bound for Thiruvananthapuram, struck four sanitation workers near Shoranur Railway Station while they were clearing garbage from the railway track near the Shoranur bridge, just…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan authorities Thursday released Bushra Bibi, wife of jailed former PM Imran Khan, from prison in Rawalpindi, a day after Islamabad high court granted her bail in an alleged graft case involving purchase and sale of state gifts.Bibi, 50, was arrested on January 31. She and her husband were convicted of corruption and illegal…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party will not be allowed to disrupt the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Head of States’ Summit, the way they did in 2014, prompting the cancellation of the Chinese president’s visit thenSharif’s statement comes in response to Khan’s call for…
PESHAWAR: Jailed ex-PM Imran Khan‘s PTI has distanced itself from a party member’s invitation to India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar to join its protest, asserting that no foreign country has a role in its political struggle.Party chairman Gohar Ali Khan said Saturday that remarks by Muhammad Ali Saif, an adviser on information to the…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan is in a state of turmoil as it witnesses widespread protests by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers as India’s neighbor prepares to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Council of Heads of Government (SCO-CHG) meeting for the first time in Islamabad on October 15 and 16.Supporters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed…
Supporters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan reached Islamabad’s iconic D-Chowk late on Saturday, despite the government’s efforts to deter them by deploying a heavy police force and cutting off internet services in the capital. The police’s use of tear gas to stop protesters was largely ineffective as heavy rain in the capital weakened…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has accused the police of opening fire on its supporters during a rally in Islamabad on Sunday, as party members gathered to demand the release of their imprisoned leader and former Prime Minister, Imran Khan.In a social media post, PTI condemned what it called “heavy shelling” on peaceful protesters,…
Representative Image The government will accord focused attention to promote India‘s textiles exports, which declined for the second year in a row in 2023-24, Textiles Secretary Rachna Shah said. The government has set an ambitious target to achieve USD 100 billion export for textile products by 2030. The cumulative exports of textiles and apparel from…
