Pakistan court seeks arguments on petition challenging Aleema Khan detention
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought arguments on the maintainability of a petition challenging the detention of PTI founder Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan and her driver under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance.
Pakistan says airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 28 militants; Kabul reports 3 civilians killed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani fighter jets on Monday struck sites in eastern Afghanistan that Pakistani officials described as suspected militant hideouts. Pakistan said 28 militants were killed, while authorities in Kabul reported at least three civilian deaths
Sisters of jailed ex-PM Imran arrested
Former prime minister Imran Khan's party said that his three sisters had been arrested.
Imran Khan’s sisters’ detention challenged in Lahore High Court
LAHORE: The preventive detention of former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan's three sisters was challenged before the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday.
'I live in fear': 1.5 million Pakistani children sexually exploited online
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani teenager Zara Shah was targeted by a stranger while playing a computer game, drawn into a conversation that would expose her to terrifying online sexual exploitation.
Fighting rages after police HQ attack
The death toll from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in north of the country rose to at least 31, including 16 police personnel, a senior police official said, with fighting ongoing.
Asia sugarcane supply face El Nino and weather pressure as global festival demand looms
The combination of El Nino and climate-related weather extremes threatens to hit sugarcane production across Asia, raising the risk of global price volatility as major festivals approach.
Six civilians, 15 police officers killed in twin bombings near police compound in northwestern Pakistan
ISLAMABAD/ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Bernama-Anadolu): At least 21 people, including six civilians and 15 police officers, were killed and over 100 others wounded in a suicide bombing targeting a police compound in northwestern Pakistan during Friday prayers (Sept 18), Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing local media
Comment: Why Pakistan needs administrative restructuring
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's administrative map is carrying a population load it was never designed for. It is now a country of more than 240 million people.
Nursery ward blaze traced to ‘systemic failure’
A fire that killed 14 infants at a maternity ward in the capital last month followed "systemic and institutional failure" at the hospital, according to an official inquiry.
