ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: /DNA/ – Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the cowardly terrorist attack that targeted Baghdad International airport, causing damage to the civilian infrastructure. The Foreign Office Spokesperson, in a press release, while reiterating Pakistan’s strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, said “Pakistan stands in solidarity with the brotherly government and people of Iraq. No cause justifies such wanton acts of violence.” According to media reports, on Friday, six rockets were fired at the Iraqi capital’s airport, causing damage to runway and civilian planes.

ISLAMABAD, JAN 31: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday suspended the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to scrap the Ravi Riv­er­front Urban Develop­ment Project and permitted the government to resume construction work on the portion of land where the owners had been compensated. The LHC had on Jan 25 dealt a blow to the government’s plan by declaring several provisions of the Ravi Urban Development Authority (Ruda) Act 2020 unconstitutional. Subsequently, Prime Minister Imran Khan had said that his government’s legal team could not present the case before the LHC effectively followed byRead More

ISLAMABAD, JAN 31 – Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed has made the claim that ten to fifteen members of the Opposition are actually with Prime Minister Imran Khan even though they have been talking of voting him out in a no-confidence motion. Sheikh Rasheed has been making regular pronouncements to buttress the government’s position ahead of the Opposition’s long march planned for March 23. The long march is being organised by the alliance of Opposition parties called the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). They are taking advantage of crippling inflation to makeRead More