PESHAWAR/LAKKI MARWAT/DI KHAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi reached Lakki Marwat by helicopter on Sunday to lead the PTI’s long march, which is being carried out to demand the release of jailed party founder and ex-prime minister Imran Khan, from Gandi Chowk on the Peshawar-Karachi Indus Highway. PTI workers had started gathering at Gandi Chowk on the Peshawar-Karachi Highway on Sunday afternoon to participate in the long march. Strict security measures were in place, with a large police contingent deployed at the site along with armoured personnel carriers andRead More

LAKKI MARWAT, OCT 4: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has begun its long march towards Islamabad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat after talks with the federal government failed to break the deadlock. KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi set off from Lakki Marwat’s Gandi Chowk, saying he would announce his next course of action on Thursday, October 8, when the party’s convoy reaches Khairabad. PTI and a delegation from the government and PPP held three rounds of talks but on Sunday morning, they finally broke down, with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi clarifyingRead More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 4 /DNA/ – Pakistan will participate in the 8th meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, scheduled to be held in Moscow on Monday. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq, will lead the country’s delegation at the consultations. Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul will also attend the meeting as part of the delegation. The Moscow Format Consultations serve as an important regional platform for discussions on the situation in Afghanistan, bringing together representatives from regional countries to exchange viewsRead More

In a statement, Tarar rejected PTI’s demand for broader political consultations on security matters, arguing that the federal government had repeatedly sought cooperation from all political stakeholders over the past three years DNA ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has strongly criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), accusing the party of adopting a contradictory approach towards terrorism and failing to effectively implement counterterrorism measures in the province. In a statement, Tarar rejected PTI’s demand for broader political consultations on security matters, arguing that theRead More

            LAHORE, Oct 04 (DNA): Convener of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Regional Committee on Food Shahid Imran on Sunday stressed the urgent need for constructing water reservoirs on a priority basis to meet the growing water requirements of the industrial and agricultural sectors. Addressing a seminar on “Conservation of Rain Water”, organized under the aegis of Zia Snacks Family Food Products here, he said the nearly 25 percent water shortage during the current Rabi season was a matter of serious concern and could adverselyRead More

TEHRAN: The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, Nournews reported Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as saying on Sunday, a few days after Tehran received Washington’s reply to its diplomatic proposal. “The Americans, who say something different in the media, have recently put forward proposals through a mediator. But they must understand that the period of dragging out the process and dictating one-sided demands is over,” Ghalibaf was quoted as saying. “The positionRead More