ISLAMABAD – Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah stated on Saturday that the government was forced to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and vowed to take strict action against “PTI gangsters who vandalised the public property” during protests against PTI leader Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case. He toldContinue Reading

The main opposition Congress party in India appeared likely to win elections in the southern state of Karnataka on Saturday, soundly beating the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a significant boost to its hopes ahead of national elections next year. The election is the first of five critical stateContinue Reading

A political party member, his father, and two nephews were all slain in Karak early Saturday morning over a money issue. According to sources, the PTI village council president was slain in the Makori district. Four people were slain when the victims went to the debtor’s house to demand payment,Continue Reading

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) decided on Saturday to attend rallies planned by PDM president Maulana Fazlur Rehman outside the Supreme Court. The decision was made during a meeting at the PML-N secretariat in Model Town, presided over by PML-N chief organiser Maryam Nawaz and attended by PML-N MPAs andContinue Reading

Yaqoob Atif Bulbula, a well-known Pakistani singer, died in Lahore after a long illness. Yaqoob Atif’s song ‘Zindagi paani da bulbula’ helped him attain recognition. He had been crippled for two years. The funeral prayers for Atif Bulbula were held at Garhi Shahu. Yakoob Atif Bulbulla died, according to actorContinue Reading

On Saturday, a spokesperson for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) confirmed that the institution had not received any directives to reactivate social media. The PTA spokesman verified that mobile internet connections had been restored throughout the country, but that no directives had been issued to re-establish social media networks. Previously,Continue Reading