UNSC report confirms presence of TTP militants in Afghanistan: FO

Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch addresses the weekly press briefing in Islamabad on August 1, 2024. — Screengrab/YouTube/Geo News Live  As Islamabad repeatedly raised concerns about the use of Afghan soil for carrying out terror activities in Pakistan, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) also endorsed its stance, revealing that terrorists of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan … Read more

PTI announces expanding opposition alliance to run ‘powerful anti-govt movement’

PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan (left) and senior leader Asad Qaiser address the press conference outside Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, on August 1, 2024. — Screengrab via Geo News After meeting incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in Adiala Jail, the party’s leader Asad Qaiser announced on Thursday that the opposition alliance — Tehreek … Read more

Govt ends Saturday weekly off for govt schools in Islamabad

Students listen to their teacher during a lesson at the Islamabad College for girls in Islamabad, Pakistan. — Reuters/File ISLAMABAD: All the government schools and educational institutions in the federal capital will operate on Saturday as the authorities have decided to abolish the weekly off on the weekend. A notification issued by the Ministry of Education … Read more

Gwadar protesters call off sit-in after successful negotiations

People from the Baloch community take part in a demonstration in Balochistan’s Gwadar on July 28, 2024. — AFP GWADAR: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) activists have called off their sit-in after successful negotiations with officials of the local administration in Gwadar district on Thursday night. BYC announced ending its sit-ins in Gwadar and across the … Read more