Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting to review the administrative progress of the Prime Minister’s Petrol Relief Scheme. The meeting reviewed measures to ensure the scheme’s effective implementation and deliver relief to eligible individuals. During the meeting, Ishaq Dar directed that the registration process for the

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan Military spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has described the Makkah Alliance as a purely defensive arrangement based on collective deterrence, saying the pact contains no offensive or aggressive element. Speaking to Al Arabiya English, the DG ISPR said the alliance formalises a strategic relationship in a particular regional environment. He

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, on Tuesday rejected reports regarding the proposal for imposing a smart lockdown in the country amid rising fuel prices. While talking to the media, Chaudhry said that the smart lockdown was not discussed in the meeting chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, and

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has warned that no political party or group seeking to create disorder will be allowed to enter Islamabad and shut down the capital at will. According to the government, instructions have been issued to the Chief Secretary, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to ensure that no government machinery, resources or

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The government is reportedly considering a proposal to temporarily close schools and shift classes online amid rising petrol prices, according to reports. The proposal comes as higher fuel costs have increased daily travel expenses for students and teachers. Under the reported plan, schools could move to remote learning for a limited period,

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Islamabad’s Anti-Terrorism Court has ordered the blocking of passports for 24 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members of the National and Provincial Assemblies, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. The court issued orders to block the passports of Asad Qaiser, Shahram Tarakai, Shah Ahad, Sher Ali Arbab, Muhammad Iqbal Afridi, and Dr. Amjad

PISHIN (Kashmir English): Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Balochistan has killed six terrorists of a banned outfit in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Pishin district. According to a CTD spokesperson, four CTD personnel were also injured during the operation. A large quantity of arms and ammunition was also recovered from their possession. The spokesperson further

KOHAT (Kashmir English): Four people were killed and three others, including a passerby, were injured in a firing incident reportedly triggered by a dispute between two groups over an alleged illegal gold mine in Kohat district. The incident took place in Darbu Kutch within the limits of Gambit Police Station, where the two groups allegedly exchanged