ISLAMABAD: A special anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has postponed for a third time its reserved verdict in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) November 26 protest case against the party ‘s founder snf former prime minister Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan, fixing October 16 as the next date for the decision. Aleema Khan’s legal team, including…

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PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s long march is set to move towards Charsadda on Friday, the sixth day since it began on Sunday, October 4, after spending Thursday night at several points in Peshawar, where mobile phone and internet signals remained down across much of the city. The convoy left Khyber district on Thursday, and…

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Security forces have killed seven militants during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan, recovering weapons and ammunition and destroying several militant hideouts, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported on Friday, quoting sources. According to security sources, the operation was conducted on the basis of intelligence reports. The militants were identified by the authorities as members…

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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has temporarily suspended its flight operations to Riyadh in view of the evolving situation in the Middle East, the airline’s spokesperson said on Friday. In a statement issued on October 9, PIA urged passengers to contact its call centre before leaving for the airport to check the latest status of their…

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has held a telephone conversation with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to discuss the country’s overall political situation, including the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march and the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to sources. The conversation took place after an important meeting chaired by the prime minister,…

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NOWSHERA: Three police personnel, including a station clerk and two constables, have gone missing in Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with police suspecting they may have been abducted by the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). According to an information report registered by the station house officer (SHO) of Nizam Pur police station, the incident occurred at…

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ISLAMABAD: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan’s presence in Saudi Arabia is part of a longstanding defence relationship, with an emerging trilateral arrangement involving Turkey aimed at deterring potential aggression against the kingdom. He also stressed that Islamabad remains committed to a negotiated and peaceful resolution of the ongoing…

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DISTRICT KHYBER/PESHAWAR: Three suspected militants of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) Bhittani group were killed in an exchange of fire during a joint operation by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and police in Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the CTD said on Friday. Separately, two police personnel were martyred in Jamrud, Khyber district. Operation in Tank…

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged urged the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to simplify loan approval and disbursement procedures to ensure that more citizens could benefit from housing finance, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and agricultural lending. The direction came after a meeting chaired by the prime minister was told that of the…

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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police have imposed strict restrictions on social media use by officers and personnel of all ranks, banning them from posting photographs and videos in uniform, expressing personal political or religious views online, and sharing departmental or classified documents without authorisation. The new policy, approved by the Islamabad Police Inspector General, also prohibits personnel…

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