Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) Cases are being registered against local landowners in Pakistan’s Punjab province over alleged obstruction of official work in connection with gold extraction in Attock, local media reported on Tuesday. This has triggered a heated exchange in the Provincial Assembly and has drawn sharp criticism from the Opposition over revenue transparency, local media reported.The controversy erupted after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party leader and Attock MPA Qazi Ahmed Akbar ha…
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Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Pakistani police have filed a case against the sisters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, several members of the national and provincial assemblies, and nearly 1,400 unidentified individuals under anti-terrorism laws following unrest on Adiala Road in Rawalpindi, local media reported.According to police, the FIR was registered on Wednesday based on the complaint of Sub-Inspector in charge of the Adiala checkpost, including charges of attempted murder and resisting law…
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) The authorities have imposed Section 144 in Rawalpindi till April 20 considering the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest outside the Adiala jail, local media reported on Tuesday. In an order released on Monday, Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner Hassan Waqar Cheema enforced Section 144 of the CrPC in Rawalpindi from April 6 to April 20, banned gatherings, sit-ins, and protests, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.The order issued by Rawalpindi DC reads, “It has been b…
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) Protests and rallies were held in Karachi, Jacobabad, Hyderabad, Sukkur and several other parts of Pakistan’s Sindh province against the recent increase in petroleum prices and rising inflation, local media reported on Monday. The Sindh United Party (SUP) in Sukkur held a protest outside the local press club on Sunday. A large number of party workers participated in the protests wearing shrouds (kafans) and observed a hunger strike, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reporte…
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) Ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) planned protest against increasing fuel prices and inflation, two roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) were shut on Sunday, with the police citing “security” reasons for the closure of the routes, media reported. In a statement issued, the Karachi Traffic Police (KTP) said both tracks of Din Mohammad Wafai Road were closed. It further mentioned that Sarwar Shaheed Road from the Coast Guard Officers’ Mess towards Angle C…
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) A sharp hike in fuel prices by the Pakistan government has triggered strong backlash from opposition parties and civil society groups, with calls for mass protests and demands for the removal of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to local media reports.The opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General, Salman Akram Raja on Friday called for a ‘mass revolution’ to overthrow the government, criticising the reco…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan’s economy bears significantly greater risks associated with the ongoing Middle East crisis, as the impact on the general public is considerably higher than on those nations which do not have to meet strict IMF conditions due to loans taken from the multilateral institution, according to an article in the local media.During the past three decades, Pakistan has been administered by the military and civilian governments represented by all three major national pa…
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) Terming his father and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s detention “arbitrary”, Kasim Khan has raised serious concerns at the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva over the Pakistani authorities’ treatment which he said breaches international human rights conventions. During the UNHRC session, Kasim Khan said that Imran Khan’s case was not an “isolated incident” but it was the “most visible example” of a much wider patt…
Athens, March 20 (IANS) The worsening situation in the Kurram district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reflects broader challenges in the country’s periphery, where unresolved disputes, weak institutions and politicised security responses intersect. The prolonged closure of the Thal–Parachinar Road has escalated sectarian violence into a humanitarian emergency, forcing civilians to bear the brunt of administrative inaction, a report said.“For more than three months, the people of Pakistan…
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has condemned sentencing of 47 party leaders and supporters to 10-year imprisonment on terrorism charges in absentia, terming the prosecution as part of “political vendetta,” a report has detailed. PTI’s statement came after Judge Amjad Ali Shah of the Anti-Terrorism Court-1 in Rawalpindi sentenced 47 PTI leaders and supporters on charges under 21-L of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997. Section 21-L of the ATA, 1997 bars an individua…