Mobile internet connection was restored in Quetta and its outskirts on Sunday night, following a four-day ban. Mobile internet users, particularly service providers, suffered greatly during the four-day internet outage. Students and traders were also adversely affected by the stoppage of internet connectivity. Provincial officials provided no explanation for theContinue Reading
Shahid Rind announced on Saturday that the leadership of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) was arrested for “attacking” Quetta Civil Hospital and “inciting people to violence,” a day after its members in the provincial capital were arrested while protesting alleged enforced disappearances. On Friday, police used tear gas, water cannons,Continue Reading
The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sparked the largest street rallies the nation has witnessed in a decade, setting the stage for a fourth consecutive night of protests late Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Turkey’s largest cities in a spectacular show ofContinue Reading
113 additional PTI employees who were detained were sent over to the Islamabad police from Rawalpindi. The Islamabad Police’s plea for the defendants’ extradition was granted by the Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi. On a transit remand of one day, the suspects were turned over to the Islamabad Police. Following theContinue Reading
A big breakthrough occurred during a Pakistan-Afghan jirga to ease border tensions at the Khyber-Torkham crossing. Jawad Hussain, a Pakistani jirga member, stated that both sides agreed to end hostilities and reopen trade and transit across the critical border crossing. As part of the deal, the jirga resolved to temporarilyContinue Reading
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday formed a special bench to handle matters involving foreign Pakistanis under the foreign Property Act 2024. The Deputy Registrar of the Islamabad High Court has issued a notification in this respect. The panel, chaired by Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro, will consider cases andContinue Reading
Both students and professors are prohibited from using mobile phones in class by the Punjab Higher Education Department (HED), which has outlawed their usage in institutions throughout the state. Since excessive phone use has been interfering with academic activity, the decision intends to promote a concentrated learning atmosphere, according toContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD (ANews): Opposition alliance parties, including Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM), Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), and Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), have declared their intention to abstain from today’s (Tuesday) Parliamentary National Security Committee meeting. Allama Nasir Abbas (MWM), Sardar Akhtar Mengal (BNP-M), Sahibzada Hamid Raza (SIC), andContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD (A. News): Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, the founders of the PTI, made the decision to ask the Islamabad High Court to have their sentencing in the £190 million corruption case suspended. Party insiders claim that the petition for the sentence’s suspension was drafted by PTI’s legal staff. AccordingContinue Reading
One police officer was killed and seven others were injured amid bombings at three different places in Quetta. Three large explosions occurred in various locations in Quetta, one of which occurred near an ATF truck on Karani Road in the Shalkot police station area, injuring seven personnel and killing one.Continue Reading