RAWALPINDI, JUN 29: Police launched a search operation after 14 prisoners escaped from a prisoner van in Kahuta, recapturing four inmates, a spokesperson for the Rawalpindi police said on Monday. According to the spokesperson, senior officers have been asked to submit a report regarding the incident, while an investigation has also been initiated under the supervision of senior officials. At least four escaped prisoners have been arrested again during the search operation, the spokesperson said, adding that special teams were working to arrest the remaining 10 suspects. The spokesperson saidRead More

DNA RAWALPINDI: As many as 14 under-trial prisoners escaped from a prisoner van on Monday while being transported from Kahuta to Adiala jail after overpowering security guards, prompting police to launch a search operation, a statement said. “Following reports of prisoners escaping from a prison van in the Sihala area of Rawalpindi, CPO Hamdani took notice of the incident and directed senior officers to immediately reach the scene, submit a report, and launch an operation,” said a statement by a Rawalpindi Police spokesperson. However, the police spokesperson added that fourRead More

ISLAMABAD, JUN 29: The interior ministry has ordered law enforcement agencies nationwide to arrest Afghan citizens without visas from July 10 as part of an intensifying deportation drive. In a letter dated July 28 — addressed to all four provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad administrations — the ministry directed law enforcement agencies to “expedite the repatriation/deportation” of Afghan nationals living illegally in the country. The ministry said that “with effect from 10 July, 2026, any Afghan national found residing in Pakistan without a valid visa shallRead More

First Financial Closing Completed, Management Control Transferred to Investor Consortium. ISLAMABAD, JUN 29 /DNA/ – In a landmark development for Pakistan’s economic reform agenda, the government has successfully completed the First Financial Closing of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) privatisation transaction, officially transferring management control to a private investor consortium. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hailed the achievement as a transformative step for the national carrier, stating that the revival of PIA is now firmly underway with a substantial investment commitment aimed at modernising the airline’s operations and infrastructure. “This is anotherRead More