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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government on Saturday rejected allegations of solitary confinement, mistreatment, restricted family access and inadequate medical care of incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, saying his detention and treatment are being governed by prison rules, court directions and security arrangements. In a detailed statement sent to CNN, the government said […]

QUETTA (Kashmir English): Security forces in Balochistan have foiled a suicide attack plot through an intelligence-based operation and arrested two girls, identified as Zainab and Fatima, recruited and trained by the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Lango addressed a press conference alongside the two girls and said that the girls had

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced emergency relief assistance for flood affectees in Nepal, two days after the catastrophic flash floods and landslides killed more than 500 people and left hundreds missing. Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said that the disaster killed at least 579 people, while at least

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoIT) on Friday said it has initiated the process to withdraw the controversial telecommunication bill, pertaining to amending laws regarding the installation of telecom infrastructure on public and private land, from the Senate. In a statement, the ministry stated that it would introduce a new draft of

JEDDAH (Kashmir English): Former Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has been elected as the new Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) during a meeting of Islamic countries’ foreign ministers in Jeddah. The meeting, attended by OIC member states and delegations on Thursday, strongly condemned Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territories,

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government on Thursday announced Rs 5 million in cash compensation for the families of each newborn who died in a fire at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad, the state-run APP reported. As per the report, the government said that the assistance has been extended as a measure

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): A fire safety audit of the Federal Government Polyclinic Hospital has identified a lack of 34 fire and life-safety requirements, raising concerns over emergency preparedness, a day after 14 newborns were killed in a fire incident at Islamabad’s PIMS Hospital. The Capital Emergency Service of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) said that