At least two policemen were found to be involved in a robbery in a money exchange in Quetta on Thursday. The scene played out on Sharah-e-Iqbal, where four armed individuals entered the establishment posing as officials from the Federal Investigation Agency. Threatening the staff with dire consequences, they demanded and made off with Rs1.8 million in cash. In a twist of fate, the shopkeepers managed to apprehend one of the culprits while the others escaped. To everyone’s surprise, the detained individual revealed himself to be an on-duty police official stationed at Khaliq Shaheed police station. He disclosed that one of…
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Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali is ‘Online Web Editor of Khyber News. He is a journalist by profession and working in field for the last ten years. Previously he worked for national media organizations including ‘The Nation’ Daily Pakistan Today, Khyber News. He also worked in media development sector. He can be reached at sajjad.sovereign@gmail.com
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ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar will represent Pakistan at the 28th Conference of Parties (COP-28) during its high-level segment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Foreign Office spokesperson confirmed this on Thursday. Scheduled for December 1-2, 2023, the conference will take place in the UAE. Caretaker Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Ahmed Irfan Aslam, launched the NDRMF live web portal dedicated to COP-28 activities on Wednesday. He emphasized Pakistan’s focus on energy transition during COP-28, with discussions aimed at fostering cooperation in this field. To kick off the preparations, a Pre-COP 28 event was organized…
LAHORE : The Punjab Government made a significant announcement on Thursday, declaring the complete closure of schools on Friday and Saturday. Interim Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi received a briefing on the measures taken by the Anti-Smog Committee to combat smog. During the meeting, it was decided that educational institutions would be shut down in 10 districts of Punjab, affecting Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Sahiwal, and Multan divisions. After the meeting, Mohsin Naqvi addressed the media, stating that the Punjab Government had opted to provide subsidies to 10,000 students who choose to purchase electric bikes for commuting. He also mentioned…
ISLAMABAD: The special court established under the Official Secrets Act has instructed the appearance of PTI chairman and senior party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case. Special court judge Abdul Hasnaat Zulqarnain presided over the hearing of the cipher case against PTI chief Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Judicial Complex in Islamabad. PTI chairman’s counsel, Ali Bukhari, and Khalid Yousaf were present in court. This marked the first hearing of the cipher case at the Judicial Complex after the Islamabad High Court declared the jail trial of the accused null and void. At the commencement of proceedings, the…
QUETTA: Four terrorists were killed in a gun battle between terrorists and the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police in Balochistan on Thursday. The incident occurred on Pasni Road in Turbat, where CTD officials engaged with the alleged terrorists. Reports indicate that four individuals, purportedly members of a terrorist outfit, lost their lives in the exchange of fire. According to the report, the CTD did not incur any casualties. A significant quantity of weapons and ammunition was seized from the deceased individuals. The bodies of the four men were transferred to Turbat Teaching Hospital.
KARACHI: An Indian passenger plane made an emergency landing at Karachi airport due to the deteriorating health of one of its passengers. As reported by the Civil Aviation Authority, the pilot of the IndiGo Airline requested an emergency landing at 4:15 am on Thursday local time, citing the declining health of a female passenger. Karachi Air Traffic Control granted permission for the emergency landing on humanitarian grounds. The flight, en route to Hyderabad Deccan in India from Jeddah, faced the emergency situation. Following the landing, a medical examination of the female passenger, identified as Hajira Bibi, revealed that she had…
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declared Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) intra-party elections null and void, ordering a reelection within 20 days. According to details, the electoral body announced its reserved verdict on the PTI intra-party elections case. In its decision, the ECP stated that PTI failed to conduct fair intra-party elections. PTI is required to conduct the re-election within 20 days of the decision and submit a report to the ECP within seven days after the elections. However, the ECP, in its decision, mentioned that the party is eligible to obtain an election symbol for the upcoming general…
ISLAMABAD: In a response submitted to the Supreme Court, Mashreq Bank of the United Arab Emirates clarified that the £190 million transferred from the United Kingdom was not intended for the government of Pakistan. The bank, along with the UK’s National Crime Agency’s 2019 letter, stated that a UK judge had invalidated the account freezing order. According to the bank, the NCA letter indicated that the account holder did not send the funds to Pakistan under the direction of the NCA. Instead, the money was remitted to the Supreme Court’s account at the instruction of a family member of Malik…
KARACHI: Four terrorists associated with the banned group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi were arrested from Karachi in a joint operation of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and other law enforcement agencies. The joint operation was carried out in the SITE area of Karachi on a tip-off. As per the CTD spokesperson, the detained terrorists, identified as Amin (aka Munna), Shahnawaz (aka Saleem Mechanic), Maaz Khan, and Yaseen, had established a covert cell for the banned organization in Karachi’s Orangi Town area. The CTD spokesperson disclosed that the arrested terrorists are implicated in multiple target-killing incidents in Manghopir and Pakistan Bazaar areas. They are…
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has launched legal proceedings against Moonis Elahi, the former federal minister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the son of incarcerated PTI President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. The FIA, following court directives to probe suspected money laundering, has frozen several bank accounts and properties associated with Moonis Elahi. In the course of the investigation, it was uncovered that Moonis Elahi held a total of eight bank accounts in Lahore, all of which have now been immobilized by the FIA. Official records indicate that transactions exceeding Rs 487.6 million flowed through these accounts. Before the FIA’s intervention,…
