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Kundi says PTI exposes itself as facilitator of terrorism
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Sunday accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of backing away from commitments on counterterrorism, saying its actions had raised questions about whether the party was facilitating an environment in which terrorists could operate freely in the province. Kundi said this in a post on X in response to a…
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PTI launches Islamabad march after govt talks end without deal
Two days of negotiations between the government and the joint opposition have ended without an agreement as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) begins its planned long march towards Islamabad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). PTI has announced that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi will lead the march, which is starting from the Lakki Marwat district on…
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Bilawal urges political solution to avert emergency, governor’s rule in KP
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday called for a political solution to the security and political crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying political parties should hold talks with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to avert the need for imposing emergency or governor’s rule in the province. Addressing a ceremony in Karachi, Bilawal said…
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Section 144 imposed in several KP districts amid security concerns
Authorities have imposed Section 144 in several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) amid security concerns and law and order issues. According to official notifications, Section 144 has been enforced across all districts of Dera Ismail Khan Division, including Tank, Upper South Waziristan and Lower South Waziristan. The restrictions have been imposed due to the prevailing…
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PTI to go ahead with Islamabad march after govt-opposition talks end in deadlock
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday announced that it will go ahead with its long march on Islamabad after government-opposition talks ended in deadlock early Sunday, with the two sides failing to reach an agreement on key issues. The negotiations, held at the National Assembly speaker’s chamber and chaired by Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, continued…
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UN agency says more than 60pc of Pakistanis cannot afford a healthy diet
ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has called for an urgent overhaul of Pakistan’s agrifood system, saying major gaps in the supply of vegetables, fruits, pulses and other nutritious foods are undermining efforts to improve access to healthy diets. More than 60 per cent of Pakistanis cannot afford a healthy…
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Minister warns of winter gas shortage amid Qatar supply disruption
LAHORE: Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik has warned of a possible gas shortage in Pakistan during the coming winter due to disruption in LNG supplies from Qatar, saying the government is considering measures to provide relief to consumers. Addressing a public gathering in Lahore, Malik said that the government was taking steps to ensure adequate…
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Why did govt-PTI talks fail? Here’s what both sides say
ISLAMABAD: The government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have offered sharply different accounts of what brought their two-day marathon negotiations to a deadlock. The breakdown, after talks continued until around 2:30am on Sunday, has revived the political confrontation that the negotiations were intended to defuse, with counterterrorism policy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and access to PTI…
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Sohail Afridi sets six conditions to call off PTI’s Islamabad march
ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has laid out six conditions for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to call off its planned long march on Islamabad, hours after government-opposition talks ended in deadlock. Afridi made the demands public in a post on X, saying the draft he had sent to the opposition negotiating committee contained…
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Talal Chaudhry links PTI march to banned JKJACC protest
ISLAMABAD: ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Sunday drew a parallel between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) planned long march on Islamabad and the protest movement of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJACC). Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Chaudhry said the JKJACC had also set the same…
