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Islamabad: Head of the Minority Rights Commission Shoaib Sadal on Tuesday informed Pakistan’s Supreme Court that until now property belonging to minorities worth Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 27 billion has been recovered from illegal possession, The Express Tribune reported.Shoaib Sadal told the two-judge bench headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsan that the provincial governments were not cooperating with the
Geneva: Political activists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir lambasted Pakistan for curbing the freedom of expression and giving free hand to terror outfits in the region during an event at the 52nd Session of Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday.The event titled "Freedom of Expression" was organised by the United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) to focus on the importance of
At least 13 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit areas across Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the tremor felt as far as the Indian capital New Delhi.
New Delhi: In his recorded statement before the magistrate, one of the NIA’s protected key witnesses, who was once a member of the core team of the Popular Front of India (PFI), claimed that all arrested members of the banned outfit were taught that in the event of a disturbance from Pakistan, the Indian Army would be busy in the North and that with PFI’s training, they could capture South India
Pakistan on Tuesday skipped a conference of military medicine experts organised by an Indian think-tank under the framework of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) after the host objected to incorrect depiction of Kashmir in a map, people familiar with the matter said. The conference on ‘SCO Armed Forces Contribution in Military Medicine, Healthcare and Pandemics’ was to be attended by a
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in a dilemma regarding the sustainability of its funding in Pakistan, which would be difficult to defend in front of the Executive Directors of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), reported Islam Khabar.Another issue is that the fund must address before disbursing the next tranche is Pakistan’s unfulfilled commitment to provide financing on the
Islamabad: An Afghan Taliban delegation comprising intelligence and security officials recently visited Islamabad to discuss a way forward in addressing Pakistan’s concerns about the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), sources cited by The Express Tribune said.Taliban officials in Kabul also confirmed that a mid-level delegation led by Abdullah Ghazanavi, the head of the General Directorate
Islamabad: The US State Department has said the human rights situation in Pakistan remains a cause of concern. The department made the observation in its first assessment of the country’s human rights situation, Pakistan-based Dawn newspaper reported.The annual State Department report released on Monday refers to several events that occurred in 2022, including former premier Imran Khan’s Azadi
Islamabad: Pakistan military media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday said that a brigadier from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Mustafa Kamal Barki, was killed during an encounter with "hardcore terrorists" in South Waziristan’s Angoor Adda, Pakistan based Dawn newspaper reported.The ISPR in a statement said that an intense exchange of fire took place between the two
Dozens of others were injured in the quake, which was centered in Afghanistan and also felt in bordering Tajikistan, and more were taken to hospital suffering shock.