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Four people killed in terrorist attack in Pakistan: Police
The incident happened when unidentified terrorists attacked Laachi toll plaza in Kohat district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday morning.
Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pak govt custody serving 78-year prison sentence: UN
In December, India asked Pakistan to extradite Saeed, a United Nations-proscribed terrorist, who is wanted by Indian probe agencies in a number of terror cases.
Pakistan Supreme Court clears last hurdle for former PM Sharif’s re-run in February’s…
Three-time prime minister Sharif—regarded as the favourite in Khan's absence—was last ousted by the Supreme Court in 2017, and a subsequent ruling saw him barred from office for life over graft.
Landmine blast kills three children grazing goats in northwest Pakistan
The three shepherd children, between the ages of five and 15 years, were grazing goats in the fields in the Khajori area and were killed when one of them stepped on a landmine.
Pak court issues arrest warrants to over 100 PTI activists for their involvement in May 9 violence
Currently over 10,000 PTI workers and leaders are languishing in jails in different parts of the country after May 9 events.
Pakistan witnessed 306 militant attacks, a 17 per cent spike in terrorist violence in 2023: Report
In 2023, security and law enforcement agencies intensified anti-militant kinetic actions with 129 operational strikes, compared to 87 in 2022, resulting in 425 deaths and 51 injuries.
Imran Khan challenges rejection of his nomination papers for February 8 polls
On Wednesday, Khan, through his counsels, challenged the RO's decision to reject his nomination papers for NA-122 Lahore and NA-89 Mianwali.
Pakistan election officials reject former PM Imran Khan’s candidacy for parliamentary polls
Khan is in prison serving a three-year sentence for corruption and also faces a stack of other charges, making it difficult for him to run for office. But he still filed nomination papers.
Pakistan court halts trial of Imran Khan and Qureshi in cipher case until Jan 11
The cipher case pertains to the alleged mishandling of a diplomatic document sent by the Pakistan embassy in March last year.
16 years on, Pakistan’s first woman PM Benazir Bhutto’s death remains…
Bhutto was assassinated in a suicide bomb blast-cum-gun shooting attack outside the famous Liaquat Bagh as she was about to depart after addressing an election rally.
Nawaz Sharif to become Pakistan’s PM for 4th time after elections in Feb: PML-N chief
The 73-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo is the only Pakistani politician who became the prime minister of the coup-prone country thrice.
Imran Khan’s aide Qureshi arrested in Adiala Jail for 15 days
The 67-year-old two-time former foreign minister was incarcerated in jail along with Khan in the cipher case but the apex court granted them bail in the case last week.
Pakistan Supreme Court returns appeal against conviction of former PM Imran Khan
The petition was filed with a plea to overturn the August 5 conviction of Khan by an additional sessions judge of the IHC for illegally selling state gifts, Dawn News reported.
Countries around us reached the moon but Pakistan not rising from the Earth: Nawaz Sharif
Early this week, Sharif had said neither India nor the United States are behind Pakistan's miseries. "No one else but we are responsible for our downfall as we shot ourselves in the foot."
Pakistan can no longer compromise security by accommodating undocumented immigrants: Kakar
Similarly, he said, France was also struggling, while Italy had expressed fears that it might become Europe's refugee camp.
Not India or US, ‘we shot ourselves in our foot’, says Nawaz Sharif, blames army for…
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo lashed out at former ISI chief Gen Faiz Hamid for his role in ousting him from power in 2017.
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Pakistan
According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC), the tremor occurred at a depth of 133 km and its epicentre was Jammu and Kashmir in India.
Pakistan stunned as jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s party uses AI to replicate his voice for speech
The replicated voice of Imran Khan was used to address a virtual event on social media watched by more than a million people. The four-minute speech was written by Khan in prison and delivered by AI.
Police headquarters, checkpost come under attack in Pakistan; 5 law enforcement officials killed
A terrorist blew himself up at the main entrance of the police office and residence block and the others stormed in. The attack was claimed by a new militant group, Ansarul Jihad.
May 9 violence: Pakistan Supreme Court allows trial of civilians by military courts
On October 23, a five-member SC bench had prohibited civilians being tried in military courts for their alleged role in attacks on army installations after the arrest of Khan on May 9