At least 595 people were killed in terror attacks in 2018

Abidi was assassinated outside his house in Karachi

Iranian guards were abducted on the Pakistan border last month

The men were carrying locators and cameras, says a journalist

Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan is expected to make a comeback

Pakistan has not publicly confirmed the release

PM flounders on offer of citizenship amid outcry

India accuses Pakistan of killing its policemen in occupied Kashmir

“The Dutch ambassador should be immediately sent home,” demands TLP.

The MQM has always been a force to be reckoned with in Landhi and Korangi (NA-240) since Altaf Hussain first emerged on the political scene in 1984. MQM-Haqiqi has also kept up a presence here. Its chief, Afaq Ahmed, is in the running for the seat. So, the contest could be a tough one for…

Formed in 2016, the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan has emerged as a major religious force in the country. The Khadim Hussain Rizvi-led group has fielded over 550 candidates on provincial and national assembly seats. The group is directly challenging the mainstream political parties in Karachi.

 The orthodox Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan knew it wouldn’t win in the Lahore by-election last year. It sent its man ahead nevertheless. Why? Because nothing feels as good as taking eight thousand votes away from the ruling party. This is the politics of the mandate spoiler. It is a genre populated with groups so fresh on the…

Nawaz Sharif, the three-time prime minister and leader of the PML-N, and his daughter Maryam are returning to Pakistan from London to surrender to the authorities on July 13. Mr Sharif was sentenced to 10 years in prison for owning assets beyond his income. Maryam was given a jail term of seven years after she…

Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law Captain retired Safdar surrendered to National Accountability Bureau after a face-off with the anti-graft body in Rawalpindi. He created scene in the garrison city while attempting to show his political support. Safdar’s arrest warrants were issued by the Accountability Court in Avenfield case against him, his spouse Maryam Nawaz and former Prime…

Milli Muslim League, a politico-religious party linked with JuD leader Hafiz Saeed, has decided to support the Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek in the elections. AAT, a little known political party led by Dr Ahsan Abdul Bari, was formed some 15 years ago and was registered in the Election Commission of Pakistan in 2013. Saifullah Khalid, the MML…

The National Accountability Bureau has claimed that it has collected ‘irrefutable’ evidence against Bahria Town, establishing that the property giant illegally acquired thousands of acres of land in Karachi. On May 4, the Supreme Court had barred Bahria Town from selling or allotting land in its Karachi housing scheme. “The government land would go back…

An inquiry will be held against former spymaster Lt. Gen. (r) Asad Durrani, according to DG ISPR.  According to a tweet by the DG ISPR, competent authorities have been approached to place Durrani’s name on the Exit-Control List. The former ISI chief was summoned to the GHQ where he was asked to give a clarification…

If there was a “plot”, it certainly worked. A day after the Supreme Court banned buying and selling in Bahria Town Karachi, the real estate bubble seems to have deflated. “The market rate of [the smallest]125-sq yard plot was around Rs2.5 million a week ago and has come down to its original rate of Rs1.7…

KARACHI: At least 15 Christians have been killed in a fresh spate of violence in Quetta. No arrest has been announced. In the latest attack on the religious minority, unidentified men sprayed volley of bullets on worshipers who were walking out of a church after attending the Sunday service. Two people died and three others,…

Roohan Ahmed LAHORE: Ammar Ali Jan, an assistant professor at Punjab University, has said he was fired by the administration for being ‘needlessly vocal’ and wasn’t paid for his services. The university has denied this. In a Facebook post on Friday, the professor said he was told that he ‘pays too much attention to non-issues…

KARACHI: Diesel, vegetables, clothes and soap are on a list of 38 items that have become cheaper for people living in Mohmand Agency as the political agent has done away with the taxes. Traders had to pay the tax when they entered and exited the agency. This made basic necessities such as fodder, washing powder,…