KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, in consultation with the Military Operations Directorate at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, would determine the number of troops Faisal Shiekh ISLAMABAD: The federal government on authorised the deployment of Pakistan Army troops and assets in aid of civil power in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for security, after the federal government imposed an emergency and governor’s rule in the province. The measures, imposed earlier, have been approved under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution, according to a statement by the President House. They were imposed following theRead More

The press conference by government ministers — Tarar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, and Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry — came shortly after the Centre imposed emergency in KP, citing the provincial government’s lack of efforts to combat terrorism DNA ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Sunday alleged that the PTI-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had a “nexus” with terrorist groups, as the Centre explained that the province’s security situation necessitated the imposition of emergency there. The press conference by government ministers — Tarar,Read More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 11: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday proclaimed an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, citing the province’s worsening security situation. “The President approved and signed the summary upon the Prime Minister’s advice under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution of Pakistan,” the President Secretariat’s Media Wing said in a press release. The decision followed recommendations from the federal cabinet, formal advice from the prime minister and law-and-order reports submitted by relevant security institutions. The statement also cited the breakdownRead More

            ISLAMABAD, Oct 11 (DNA):Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police have nabbed 370 suspects during a weeklong crackdown against criminal elements, recovering drugs, illegal weapons and ammunition, while checking 2,823 people, 1,149 houses, 235 shops, 52 hotels, 1,557 motorcycles and 565 vehicles during search and combing operations across the federal capital. A police official told APP on Sunday that the operations were carried out during the past week as part of efforts to control crime, arrest wanted criminals and protect citizens’ lives and property. The official said that among the 370Read More

RIYADH, 11 OCT (DNA) — The final games in Group B of the 27th Arabian Gulf Cup had a lot to live up to on Wednesday after one of the most extraordinary nights in the competition’s history on Tuesday, when a late rally against Kuwait left Oman level with Iraq on points and goals in Group A, but narrowly ahead based on their disciplinary record. With Saudi Arabia already qualified, it seemed this would give Oman the group’s remaining semi-final spot — but then goalscorer Musab Al-Shaqsy removed his shirtRead More