New Pakistani consulate established in Baghdad
The new Pakistani embassy in Baghdad’s foundation stone was laid on Tuesday by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. Fuad Hussein, the deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of Iraq, joined Mr. Bhutto-Zardari at the foundation-stone-laying event. Both the Iraqi ambassador, Hamid Abbas Lafta, and the ambassador of Pakistan, AhmedContinue Reading
Mild earthquake rattles parts of Swat and Malakand
Northern Pakistan’s Swat, Malakand, and adjacent districts experienced a minor earthquake on Tuesday. The National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad estimates the earthquake’s Richter scale magnitude to be four. The earthquake was 125 km deep. The region between Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan’s borders served as its epicentre. There have beenContinue Reading
JUI-F will highlight the nation’s position in a crucial huddle on June 10
The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) central executive committee was scheduled to convene on Saturday to discuss the nation’s political climate. The meeting of the central executive committee will take place on June 10 in Peshawar’s Mufti Mehmood Centre, according to JUI-F spokesperson Aslam Ghauri. Maulana Fazlur Rehman, head of the JUI,Continue Reading
Sagheer Ahmed, a supporter of the PML-Q, joins PPP
Rana Sagheer Ahmed Guddu, the PML-Q leader, and a close ally joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Tuesday. Mr. Guddu commended the PPP leadership while speaking at a news conference with Vehari PPP President Mehmood Hayat Tochi Khan. He said, “The PPP has always done the politics of theContinue Reading
Qureshi is freed from custody after LHC rules the arrest was unlawful
Shah Mehmood Qureshi was freed from Adiala jail on Tuesday after the Lahore Court (LHC) Rawalpindi court ruled that the arrest of the PTI deputy chairman was unlawful. He promised to see the PTI head after being released from prison, offer his political wisdom, and ask for advice. The LHCContinue Reading
To recruit PTI defectors, Jahangir Tareen creates a committee.
Jahangir Tareen, the unhappy leader of the PTI, launched a three-person committee on Tuesday to recruit defectors as he prepares to start a new political party. Awn Chaudhry, Sardar Tanvir Ilyas, and Ishaq Khakwani will head a committee that invites PTI defectors to join Mr. Tareen’s political party. On Tuesday,Continue Reading
In the South Waziristan operation, a soldier was killed: ISPR
During a gunfight with terrorists on Monday in the general area of Ladha, South Waziristan Tribal District, a Pakistani Army soldier chose martyrdom, according to ISPR. The military’s propaganda wing claims that District Mansehra resident Lance Naik Muhammad Sabir fought valiantly and accepted death during the operation. According to theContinue Reading
IHC rules Shehryar Afridi’s and his wife’s incarceration unlawful
The detention of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shehryar Afridi and his wife was ruled unlawful by the Islamabad High Court on Monday. After hearing the arguments against Mr. Afridi and his wife’s incarceration, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir issued an order prohibiting their arrest within the city limits of Islamabad. The courtContinue Reading
PM leaves Erdogan’s oath-taking ceremony and heads back home
After a two-day official trip to Turkey, where he attended President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s swearing-in ceremony, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Islamabad. The prime minister attended the president’s swearing-in ceremony in Ankara on June 3 at the president’s request. The prime minister interacted with world leaders during his visitContinue Reading
PPP announces a power show for June 17 in Swat.
On June 17, Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would host a political power display put on by the Pakistan Peoples Party. Additionally, it was determined that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the PPP chairman, would speak at the event. The Malakand Division of the party had a meeting on Monday, and Muhammad Ali ShahContinue Reading