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ISLAMABAD: After the Senate passed the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill 2024 with a two-thirds majority on Sunday evening, the National Assembly also passed the heavily contested bill with a two-thirds majority. The government needed to secure 224 votes to go over the line and it managed to secure 225 votes as some opposition members staged […]
RAWALPINDI: Security forces have successfully neutralized four terrorists affiliated with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in two separate operations conducted in the Zhob district of Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Thursday. According to ISPR, the operations were intelligence-based, and after an intense exchange of gunfire, two militants were killed on […]
ISLAMABAD:The federal government has imposed a ban on the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), citing its activities as a threat to national peace and security, according to a notification issued by the Interior Ministry. The PTM has been declared an “unlawful organization” under Section 11B of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997. The ministry’s statement claims that […]
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Syed Asim Munir, NI(M), paid a visit to the Karachi Corps area of responsibility, where he was briefed on the Army’s operational preparedness and key training initiatives. The visit underlined the Army’s focus on ensuring readiness in strategic regions. A press release by ISPR, the media wing of […]
KARACHI: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) head Maulana Fazlur Rehman has sounded the alarm over the political turbulence in Pakistan, warning that the nation was teetering on the brink of disaster. He called for transparent elections, asserting that the last polls were tainted by rigging, and accused the establishment of assembling a flawed parliament. “The current assembly […]
ISLAMABAD: Lieutenant General Muhammad Asim Malik has been appointed as new Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), announced the government through the state-run Pakistan Television here on Monday. The new spy chief will take charge of his new role on September 30. It is interesting to note that the announcement of new DG ISI […]
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir has vowed that the Pakistan Army will continue to extend full support to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Police and other law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in the newly merged districts along the Afghan border, the military said on Friday. His remarks came as the police protested across southern […]
PESHAWAR: A corruption scandal has surfaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Health Department regarding the procurement of medical gloves, involving millions of rupees. According to official documents, gloves recorded in government inventories are missing from the District Health Officer (DHO) stores. The documents reveal that gloves worth Rs280 million were purchased for Bajaur and North Waziristan […]
DROSH: Parents of students at Frontier Corps Public School (FCPS) Drosh have expressed their full confidence in the school’s management, voicing satisfaction with the measures taken for the welfare of their children. During a parents’ conference at FCPS Drosh, Wing Commander Lt. Col. Waqas outlined various initiatives implemented by Chitral Scouts to enhance student facilities. […]
PESHAWAR: Security forces claimed to have killed a close associate of terrorist commander Hafiz Gul Bahader in an operation in North Waziristan on Friday. A statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said an intelligence-based operation was conducted on the reported presence of terrorists in the area. Following an intense exchange of fire with security […]