Law enforcers and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers clashed on Tuesday as a heavy contingent of police reached Zaman Park in Lahore to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Toshakana case - the only case in which his arrest warrants are not suspended, a media outlet reported.
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Imran Khan asks supporters to 'come out' as party workers, police clash
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday called on his supporters to "come out" as party workers and police officials clashed outside his Zaman Park residence in Lahore, a Pakistani daily reported.
Nine Balochistan Constabulary personnel killed in suicide blast
In yet another terror incident, at least nine personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary were killed while nine others sustained injuries in a suicide blast in Bolan, SSP Kachhi Mahmood Notezai told Geo News.
PPP threatens to leave Pak govt coalition over flawed digital census
Bilawal said that it was unacceptable that elections that elections would be held in one province as per the previous census data, while elections in other provinces would be held after completion of the ongoing digital census, which in itself has many flaws in it.
Police claims team had gone to Imran Khan's residence to sign notice, not to make arrest
The Islamabad police on Sunday returned without making an arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, despite the issuance of an arrest warrant against him in the Toshakhana case, local media reported.
Imran Khan avoiding arrest, claim police
Islamabad police on Sunday travelled to Lahore to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in relation to warrants issued in the Toshakhana (gift repository) case against him, local media reported. According to police sources, the former premier is avoiding arrest.
Imran Khan's arrest likely today
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan is likely to be arrested in Toshakhana case on Sunday as the Islamabad police reached Lahore with the deposed premier's arrest warrant, local media reported.
TTP wants to topple Pak govt out of KP, impose Sharia: US report
According to the report titled "2021 Country reports on Terrorism", the TTP uses the porous Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the tribal belt on both sides as sanctuary of training and deployment of its operatives.
Former Pakistan general says dialogue with India is 'need of Pakistan'
Pakistan armed forces' media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations' (ISPR) former Director General, Major General Athar Abbas (retd) on Sunday said that dialogue with India, on levels other than the security establishment, is "a need of Pakistan", media reports said.
Karachi attack triggers nationwide red alert, travel advisories & investigation
Following the Friday night attack, which was claimed by the re-emerging Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group, the US has urged its diplomats and citizens to exercise increased caution, advising them to avoid the affected area.
3 killed, 10 wounded as terrorists storm Karachi police headquarters
At least three attackers were killed and 10 people wounded on Friday night when a group of terrorists opened fire at the headquarters of Karachi police in south Sindh province, officials said.
Two militants killed in gunfire amid attack on Karachi police headquarters
At least two terrorists were killed during an ongoing exchange of fire in and outside the office of the Karachi police chief as militants stormed the building located on Sharea Faisal, media reports said citing Sindh Inspector-General Ghulam Nabi Memon.
Pak govt drops another inflation bomb on masses; petrol up by Rs 22
MS (petrol) revised to Rs 272.00 a litre, high-speed Diesel (HSD) price revised to 280.00 litre, kerosene oil (SKO) price revised from Rs 189.93 to Rs 202.73 and light diesel oil revised from Rs 187.00 to Rs 196.68, all effective from Thursday.
Afghan Taliban unlikely to stop support to TTP in Pakistan
A leading US think tank has stated that the Afghan Taliban in Afghanistan are unlikely to stop their extended support to the militants of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Pakistan, due to ideological understanding of top Afghan Taliban leadership.
Pakistan economist urges resumption of trade with India
Dr Tahir was addressing the participants of the Third Asma Jahangir Memorial Lecture organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Former PPP senator Farhatullah Babar also spoke at the event, which was moderated by rights activist Nasreen Azhar, Dawn reported.
Another shock as milk price reaches Pak Rs 210 a litre in Karachi
Loose milk, which has been increased to Pak Rs 210 from Pak Rs 190 per litre by some shopkeepers and live broiler chicken which has seen an increase of Rs 30-40 per kg in the last two days, taking the cost to Rs 480-500 per kilogram, Dawn reported.
Nawaz Sharif wants me sent to jail before agreeing for elections: Imran Khan
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday claimed that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif's condition for agreeing to hold elections is to first disqualify him and send him to jail, media reports said.
Former Pak Finance Minister to be arrested for derailing IMF deal
The Pak Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has sought permission from the Interior Ministry to arrest former Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin in a case pertaining to his alleged role in the derailment of the deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a media outlet reported.
System can't work if authority lies with army chief and responsibility lies with PM: Imran Khan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan believes that a country's system fails if its elected government doesn't have both responsibility and authority, a local media outlet reported.
Pak media blames Indian group for foreign ministry data hack
In what appears to be the latest in a series of cyber attacks, Indian hackers have reportedly managed to extract data from Pakistans Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) office, Samaa TV reported.
Mob breaks into police station, lynches man accused of blasphemy in Pak
A 35-year-old man, who was arrested on blasphemy charges, was lynched on Saturday in Pakistan Punjab's Nankana Sahib district after a mob broke into the police station where the victim was being held, media reports said.
Alarm bells in Pakistan as reserves drop below $3 bn
Pakistans foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank decreased by 5.5 per cent or $170 million to $2.91 billion in the week ending February 3, the State Bank of Pakistan said on Thursday, deepening the economic woes of the crisis-stricken country, media reports said.
Imran accused of receiving bribes via his frontwoman, Farah Gogi
This was disclosed by special assistant to the Prime Minister on interior and legal affairs with the status of Federal Minister, Attaullah Tarar, in a news conference in Islamabad on Tuesday, Samaa TV reported.
Architect of Kargil War, Musharraf was Pak's longest-serving president
Musharraf assumed the post of Chief Executive after imposing martial law in the country in 1999 and served as the president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008, The Express Tribune reported.
Pervez Musharraf: From military ruler to forgotten man in Pakistan politics
Former Pakistan army chief and president Pervez Musharraf passed away on Sunday after a protracted battle with a rare health condition called amyloidosis, local media reported.