KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur gestures during a video link address to PTI workers on September 22, 2024. — screengrab via Geo News PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur reached out to party’s Peshawar’s president Irfan Saleem via telephone to discuss the concerns raised by party members and workers a day earlier. Irfan…
Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal addresses a press conference in Islamabad on August 30, 2022. — PPI ISLAMABAD: The federal government has ruled out the notion of Centre usurping Sindh’s water share for the controversial project, vowing to consult the PPP in this regard. “Certain politicians, doing the fringe politics, are fanning the…
This collage shows Rear Admiral Kamran Ahmed (left) and Rear Admiral Kashif Munir (right) images released on March 10, 2025. — Facebook@DgprNavy ISLAMABAD: Commodore Kamran Ahmed and Commodore Kashif Munir of Pakistan Navy (PN) have been promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral. Rear Admiral Kamran Ahmed was commissioned in Construction Branch of Pakistan Navy in…
PTI supporters wave flags as they protest demanding free and fair results of the elections, in Peshawar. — Reuters/File LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking permission to hold a public rally at Minar-e-Pakistan on March 22. The plea filed by PTI Punjab Vice President Akmal Khan Bari —…
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja talks to journalists. — INP/File ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday suspended the arrest warrants for PTI leader Salman Akram Raja and sought comments from respondents within two weeks. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sardar Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif heard…
PTI workers at an election rally. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: The court of Judicial Magistrate Ahmed Shahzad Gondal granted post-arrest bail to nine PTI workers arrested in a case registered due to the November 26 protest. During the hearing on the post-arrest bail applications, petitioner’s lawyer Sardar Shushet Khan appeared in the court and while giving…
Police personnel stand guard in this undated photo. — KP Police/File KOHAT/KHAR: Three cops, including two Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel, embraced martyrdom in two separate attacks in Kohat and Bajaur districts on Monday.Two Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel embraced martyrdom when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on them near Tanda Dam in Kohat. Regional…
Islamabad High Court (IHC) building. — Geo News/File ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday rejected the post-arrest bail petition of an accused involved in blasphemy case. IHC’s Justice Muhammad Azam Khan heard the bail petition of the accused and dismissed it after hearing the arguments. The FIA had registered a case against the…
This image shows Danyore Bridge in Gilgit. — Instagram@hunzapk/File GILGIT: A fire engulfed Danyore Bridge, which is considered one of the earliest suspension bridges of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), causing substantial damage to its lower structure. The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained. The blaze, which broke out around 10pm on Sunday, took more…
Goods carrier trucks cross into Pakistan at the zero point Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Nangarhar province. — AFP/File LANDIKOTAL: The grand jirga between Pak-Afghan elders and traders convened for the second consecutive day on Monday, aiming to peacefully resolve the ongoing bunker dispute between Pakistan and Afghanistan, sources said. They said…