Ready to invite PTI for APC on terrorism: Khawaja Asif

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif speaks during a press conference in Lahore, on June 25, 2024. — YouTube/GeoNewsLive/Screengrab ISLAMABAD: In a positive development amid rising political temperatures in the country, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday announced that the ruling alliance was ready to invite Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to the all-parties conference on terrorism. Earlier today,…

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PTI seeks in-camera briefing to political leadership on train hijacking

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf central information secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram addresses a press conference on January 9, 2025. — Facebook@PTIOfficial ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram on Thursday called for a unified national response and an in-camera briefing to the country’s political leadership and all stakeholders regarding the Jaffar Express hijacking. He unequivocally condemned…

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High temperatures, extreme rainfall threaten child growth in Pakistan: study

A representational image showing silhouette of a woman pouring water from a bottle on her head in front of the sun. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: Prolonged exposure to high temperatures and extreme precipitation for the last one and a half decades is worsening malnutrition among children under the age of two in Pakistan, leading to increased…

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Vaccines given to GB at risk

A representational image of a nurse preparing a vaccine to be administered to a patient. — AFP/File GILGIT: The quality of vaccines provided by the Unicef to the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Health Department has been at risk since the dedicated power line for the Provincial EPI (Expanded Program on Immunization) store was disconnected two years ago….

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Imran, LHC Bar move SC against transfer of three judges to IHC

PTI founder Imran Khan addresses a press conference at his Banigala residence. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder chairman Imran Khan has filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court (SC) challenging the transfer of three judges to the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The petition, which names the federal government and the registrars of…

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Commander Bahrain national guard, CJCSC discuss regional security

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza (right) exchanging views with General Shaikh Mohammed Bin Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Commander Bahrain National Guard during meeting at Joint Staff Headquarters in Rawalpindi on March 13, 2025. — PPI  ISLAMABAD: Commander Bahrain National Guard General Shaikh Mohammed Bin Isa Bin Salman Al…

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