Pakistan

KHUZDAR (Kashmir English): Earthquake tremors have been felt in the Khuzdar district of Balochistan province and surrounding areas. According to the Seismological Center, the earthquake measured 4.5 in magnitude, with a depth of 30 kilometers. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 45 kilometers east of Khuzdar. Rescue officials report no casualties resulting from the

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Questions over the Islamabad M-2 motorway closure today have emerged amid announcements by political parties planning marches towards the federal capital. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a march towards Islamabad’s Red Zone on September 27, while Jamaat-e-Islami has planned a ‘Super Long March’ towards the capital on September 23 and 24. Is

NEW YORK (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will lead the Pakistani delegation at the high-level session of the UN General Assembly in New York from September 21 to 25. On September 25, he will address the General Debate, which is themed “Restoring Trust, Managing Change: A UN that Works for All.” Pakistan’s Permanent Representative

PESHAWAR (Kashmir English): The Counter Terrorism Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has registered the first Information Report (FIR) against PTI MPA Shakeel khan for injuring Levies personnel. Two Levies personnel were injured after firing involving the guards of PTI MPA Shakeel Khan in Malakand, according to police and local reports. Videos purportedly showing the MPA’s guards opening

PESHAWAR (Kashmir English): Following the inflammatory rhetoric and threats to destroy Islamabad issued by Junaid Akbar, the PTI President for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the party has initiated violent attacks. Shakeel Khan, a PTI Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Malakand opened fire on Levies personnel, leaving two of them injured. Footage showing the guards of

MALAKAND (Kashmir English):  Two Levies personnel were injured after firing allegedly involving the guards of PTI MPA Shakeel Khan in Malakand, according to police and local reports. An FIR has been registered against Shakeel Khan and others in connection with the incident. Videos purportedly showing the MPA’s guards opening fire at Levies personnel have also

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, has criticised Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over remarks by PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Junaid Akbar regarding the party’s planned march towards Islamabad. Reacting to Junaid Akbar’s statement that PTI would turn Islamabad into “ruins,” the KP governor said “PTI should be ashamed of itself. Junaid

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): All roads, motorways and Metro services in Islamabad and Rawalpindi remain open. According to concerned authorities, circulating information about road closures and the announcement of a local holiday is fake, adding that the administration has not announced any local holiday so far. People are advised to contact their respective educational institutions if

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has criticised Pakistani students for expressing solidarity with Afghan students, saying such support ignores the sacrifices of Pakistanis killed in terrorist attacks. In a statement, Asif said Pakistan had hosted Afghans for five decades and shared its limited resources with them. He said Pakistan had hoped that the