Page 108 - Pakistan

Talks possible if Imran Khan apologised for May 9 carnage: Pak minister

Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has hinted that negotiations with former prime minister Imran Khan to end the political crisis were possible if he took "corrective measures" and apologised to the nation for the May 9 violence in which sensitive military installations were attacked. Dar made this assertion during a Geo News programme on Sunday, the day when Pakistan's ruling coalition rejected Khan's offer for dialogue, saying talks were held with politicians, not terrorists.

Imran Khan urges Pakistan SC to ensure judicial probe into May 9 violence

He stressed that judicial inquiry was required to identify those who fired and killed 25 unarmed protesters and injured hundreds of protesters

Break away PTI members but announce elections: Imran tells Pak govt

Imran Khan has issued a message to Pakistan government to break away as many party members as it wants for the next two to three weeks but announce elections afterwards

Intercepted call reveals plot by Imran's party to stage fake raid: Minister

Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has claimed that the intelligence agencies have intercepted a conversation indicating that Imran Khan's party was hatching a plot to defame law enforcement authorities. Addressing a hastily staged press conference on Saturday night, Sanaullah alleged that the objective of the move was to falsely implicate the law-enforcement agencies in the crime and subsequently raise the issue at the international level. The country's agencies intercepted a conversation revealing disturbing plots and planned actions, including a raid on the PTI leader's house and a staged rape, the interior minister claimed. Sanaullah, however, did not provide proof to substantiate his claims.

Imran Khan's party faces most difficult phase in 27 yrs of existence

Twenty-seven-years after its founding, former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party is at the crossroads, facing a likely ban by the coalition government following the unprecedented attack on sensitive military installations by his supporters earlier this month. The mainstream parties Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan-Fazl (JUI-F) backed by the powerful military establishment are strongly in favour of banning the PTI for "promoting extremism and violence". Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has already indicated that the ruling coalition will propose a ban on the PTI in Parliament soon. "All coalition partners of the federal government will be taken on board in this issue," Asif told reporters. The PTI, which was founded on April 25, 1996, in Lahore, by Imran Khan, is facing the most difficult phase. According to the latest count, over 60 leaders of PTI have announced parting ways with

BSF shoots down Pakistani drone carrying narcotics near Amritsar border

BSF has shot down another drone near India-Pakistan International Border (IB) in Punjab's Amritsar and arrested a smuggler alongwith narcotics consignment on Saturday evening, the force said today

India play out 1-1 draw against Pakistan in Men's Junior Asia Cup hockey

India played out a thrilling 1-1 draw against arch-rivals Pakistan in their third Pool A game to continue their unbeaten run in the men's Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament in Salalah here. Sharda Nand Tiwari (24th minute) gave India the lead in the high-stake match on late Saturday night but it was nullified by Basharat Ali in the 44th minute. The result means India, with seven points from three matches, stays second in Pool A behind Pakistan (same points) but are ahead on goal difference. Japan, who beat Chinese Taipei 10-1 earlier on Saturday, are third with six points from three outings. India had earlier thrashed Chinese Taipei 18-0 before beating Japan 3-1 in their second match. On Saturday night, the Indians went on the offensive from the word go and kept Pakistan defence under pressure with repeated forays. India won a couple of penalty corners early in the game but couldn't capitalise on them. Pakistan, on the other hand, also managed to create a few chances and even cam

11 people dead, 13 injured in avalanche in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan

At least 11 people have been reported dead while 13 others sustained injuries in a snow avalanche that hit Gilgit Baltistan's Astore district, according to the GBDMA

Pak govt cancels diplomatic passports of 9 PTI leaders, launches crackdown

Moreover, the diplomatic passport of Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, an ally of the Imran Khan-led party, has also been suspended

Game is over: PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz tells ex-Pak CM Imran Khan

Over 70 lawyers and leaders from the party have parted ways with the PTI so for following the May 9 mayhem

Pakistan SC stops proceedings of judicial commission on audio leaks

The top court will resume the hearing of the petitions on May 31, the written verdict read. The notification regarding the audio leak commission issued on May 19 was also suspended by the SC

Visit to India to attend SCO meet was 'productive': Pak's Bilawal Bhutto

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the decision to attend the SCO's Foreign Ministers meeting in India earlier this month proved "productive and positive" for the country. Addressing a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday, Bilawal said that it was important for his ministry to project Pakistan's case and point of view not only in India but also in front of other participants of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). "As far as the Kashmir issue, bilateral issues between Pakistan and India and the responsibilities of multilateralism are concerned, my conclusion after the trip is that it is a productive and positive decision to participate in the event, he said. "We thought we should project Pakistan's case and point of view in front of not only Indian but the other participant countries, he informed the committee. Bilawal travelled to Goa on May 4 to attend a conclave of the SCO the next day, the first such high-le

Senior PTI leader quits Imran Khan's party over violent May 9 activities

Firdous Ashiq Awan resigned from Imran Khan's party on Friday over the recent violent and "terrorist activities and said the former prime minister and Pakistan cannot go together, becoming the latest senior leader to quit the opposition party. Awan, 53, served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting from 2019 to 2020.

Travel to India proved productive for Pakistan: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari

Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who became the first Pakistani Foreign Minister to travel to India since 2011 for a SCO meeting earlier this month, said the trip "proved productive and positive" for Islamabad

Former Pak PM Imran Khan revokes party membership of all PTI defectors

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has revoked the basic membership of all leaders and office-bearers who have quit his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in the last few days

Imran Khan, wife barred from leaving the country, says Pakistan media

Pakistan's government has barred former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife along with at least 80 people from leaving the country, a media report said on Thursday. Khan and several top leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party are facing cases following the violence after he was arrested on May 9 in a corruption case. "The federal government has decided to add the names of 80 people, including PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, to the no-fly list," the Samaa News channel reported. However, there was no official confirmation on the development from Khan's party. In addition to Khan and Bushra, those included in the no-fly list and barred from travelling abroad include PTI leaders Murad Saeed, Maleeka Bukhari, Fawad Chaudhry and Hammad Azhar, Qasim Suri, Asad Qaiser, Yasmin Rashid and Mian Aslam, the channel said. Fawad Chaudhry has already quit the party but his name has been listed among those who cannot fly out of Pakistan. The names of all the PTI leaders

Imran Khan says 'undeclared martial law' in Pakistan; files plea in SC

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the government invoking Article 245 in several provinces, terming it undeclared martial law. Under Article 245 of Pakistan's Constitution, the army can be called in to aid the civil administration to defend the country. Khan has filed a plea in the Supreme Court, challenging the invoking of Article 245 in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Islamabad and calling it undeclared martial law.

Historical trail of Pakistan's powerful military enterprise: Explainer

Amid the ever-changing political landscape, the only permanent force is the military establishment, while the political parties only coexist to share power with it

Pakistan slashes provisional GDP growth to 0.29% from 2% for 2022-23

The country posted highest ever inflation at 36.4% in April and its currency has depreciated to a historic low

Pak army's capabilities questioned post violent protests on May 9: Report

Pakistan army's capability to secure key assets, including those of Beijing, has been questioned following violent protests that shook the nation after the arrest of opposition leader Imran Khan