Pakistan

Terrorists’ design to create hostage situation at a police station was thwarted: ISPR.

ISLAMABAD - The newly elected member of the Senate Abid Sher Ali of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Friday took oath as Senate.

ISLAMABAD - National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Friday formally notified PkMAP chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday revived and extended the Prime Minister’s Health Card programme to Islamabad Capital Territory, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan reaffirming the federal government’s commitment to provide quality healthcare as a fundamental right to every citizen,.

It was the afternoon of October 7, 1983, and former dictator General Ziaul Haq’s martial law was in effect, when a young man decided to lead a procession in Quetta to demand the restoration of democracy. Despite grave life threats, his stance remained firm, even when four of his supporters were shot dead, and dozens were injured by the authorities. Today, the man, Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai, has been appointed leader of the opposition in the National Assembly. His name for the slot was recommended by incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan last year. In the past few years, Mehmood Khan’s name has appeared in the mainstream media one time too many. But who is this man, and what is his story? Entry into politics Mehmood Khan, whose name and face have been a mainstay of the opposition benches for decades, was born in the village of Inayatullah Karez, Gulistan, in Balochistan’s Killa Abdullah Khan, which at the time was part of the Quetta-Pishin district. He received his early...

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Govt rejects claim that ex-PM is in solitary confinement

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Says pension cannot be denied merely on grounds of delayed application, resignation

Minister denies operation inside Islamabad's QAU

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Agreement to boost exports, expand air freight access to key global markets

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US President Donald Trump said Friday he may impose trade tariffs on countries that don’t support his plans to take over Greenland, part of the territory of Denmark. “I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security,” Trump said at a health roundtable at the White House. “I may do that,” added Trump. Trump compared the possible Greenland tariffs to those that he threatened on France and Germany last year over the price of pharmaceutical products. The threat is the latest pressure tactic by Republican Trump as he steps up his bid to acquire the autonomous Arctic island, a goal that he has threatened to achieve by military means if necessary. Trump claims the United States needs mineral-rich Greenland and has accused Greenland of not doing enough to ensure its security against rivals Russia and China. European nations have in recent days shown their support for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) ally Denmark and Greenland over Trump’s ...