An official sought the annulment of the order on Wednesday, a day after FIA officers investigating Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and disgruntled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen were transferred. According to the report, a federal agency director wrote to the director-general requesting that the transfer should be cancelled. This paper said […]
Day: February 3, 2022
Recoveries from Covid surpasses new cases
ISLAMABAD: The number of active Covid cases fell slightly on Wednesday, as cumulative recoveries from the infectious disease surpassed the single-day tally of new cases for the first time during the global pandemic’s ongoing fifth wave. During the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the nerve centre of the government’s coordinated […]
PM praises country’s armed forces for ‘repulsing’ terror attack
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan praised the country’s armed forces on Thursday for’repulsing’ terror attacks in Panjgur and Naushki, Balochistan. According to the military’s media wing, at least one soldier was slain and four terrorists were killed on Wednesday night after FC bases in Panjgur and Naushki were attacked. The premier also expressed the country’s […]
Security forces repulse attempts of terror attack on camps in Balochistan
QUETTA: Security forces repelled efforts to attack their camps in the Panjgur and Naushki areas of Balochistan on Wednesday, with one soldier embracing death and four terrorists killed amid intensive exchanges of fire, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Terrorists suffered substantial casualties, according to the ISPR. “Terrorists attempted to target security forces camps […]
PM to leave for China today to express solidarity with Beijing
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will begin a three-day visit to Beijing today (Thursday) to express unity with China at a time when the United States and its western allies have opted to boycott the Winter Olympics opening ceremony. The visit, according to officials, was largely intended to send a message to China’s adversaries […]