Bugti orders action against govt employees involved in anti-state activities
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti chaired a high-level meeting with top administrative officials to address law and order and service delivery issues within the province. He also ordered that people involved in anti-state activities including government employees should be held accountable. The meeting, held in Quetta, included the Chief Secretary, Inspector General of Police, and […]
JUI local leader killed in Karachi
An office bearer of the Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam was shot to death by unknown men on Monday in Karachi. Maulana Sherzada was the naib ameer of the JUI-F for UC-4 Mominabad Town in Karachi West. Sherzada was killed while going to the mosque to lead Fajr prayers. He was reportedly followed before being shot. However, his […]
KP IG demands ‘hard area’ status and higher salaries for police
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed has asked the provincial government to declare the province a ‘hard area’ and to raise salaries of police officials. In a letter written to Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, the IG said that KP and Balochistan are facing internal and external security threats. He added that policing […]
Peshawar ATC jails terror financier for five years
An Anti-Terrorism Court in Peshawar sentenced a man to five years in prison after he was found guilty of providing financial assistance and raising funds for a terrorist organisation. ATC Judge Wali Muhammad Khan sentenced the man, identified as Khan Muhammad, who was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department in Mardan on Sunday. Muhammad is a […]
50 Afghan children deported for illegally crossing into Pakistan
At least 50 Afghan children, allegedly involved in smuggling activities, were deported back to Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing. The children, who had illegally crossed the border fence, included both boys and girls. According to reports, over 700 children attempt to cross the border daily. Initially detained and facing potential legal action under Pakistan’s […]