Four Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) personnel and a police constable were martyred in separate attacks in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police said on Tuesday. Another policeman was wounded. The DI Khan firing incidents came on a day of fresh violence across the province. Armed Men Attack FBR Personnel Near Abhaya Bridge District Police Officer (DPO) Ziauddin Ahmed said unidentified armed men opened fire on the FBR personnel near Abhaya Bridge. The bodies of the slain officials were later taken to the District Headquarters Hospital. Police Van Targeted on Bannu Road In a separate incident, gunmen fired on a…
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the government is ready to hold fresh talks with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), but only if the party calls off its ongoing PTI long march towards Islamabad. Speaking at an event in the capital on Tuesday, the prime minister cautioned that street agitation and sit-ins would hurt the country’s economy before anything else. PM Says the Ruling Coalition Has Agreed to Talk “Unfortunately, the shadows of dharnas and long marches have once again emerged,” Shehbaz said. He explained that the ruling coalition had jointly decided to open a dialogue with the PTI in an…
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has received the prestigious UN Habitat Scroll of Honour Award in Oman for the province’s flagship Apni Chhat Apna Ghar housing initiative. The international recognition highlights the Punjab government’s efforts to provide affordable housing to eligible citizens and help low-income families move from rented accommodation or informal settlements into homes of their own. Maryam Nawaz UN Habitat Award Recognises Housing Vision The Apni Chhat Apna Ghar programme was formally launched on August 21, 2024. The initiative aims to provide houses and apartments to eligible residents across Punjab over a four-and-a-half-year period. The project has attracted…
Rana Sanaullah, adviser to the prime minister on political affairs, said on Monday that PTI government talks could restart if the party gives assurances of “positive progress” on the counterterrorism policy. The latest round of negotiations between the two sides ended in deadlock early Sunday, and each side blamed the other for the breakdown. Blame Traded After the Deadlock On Sunday, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi accused Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi of trying to sabotage the negotiations between the PTI and the federal government. PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja offered a different explanation. He said the talks failed…
Security forces have killed five militants and wounded two others in an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan, according to security sources. The North Waziristan operation targeted alleged members of Fitna al-Khawarij. The action took place in parts of the district and nearby areas, the sources said. Forces had been tracking the movements of the group for some time before moving against its positions in what the sources described as a targeted strike. President Zardari Praises Security Forces President Asif Ali Zardari commended the troops involved, praising their professionalism and the speed of their response to the threat. He said operations…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has made public arrest warrants for four senior Taliban figures, including supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. They are accused of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan. The Taliban rejected the move, saying Afghanistan does not recognise the court and attaches no weight to its decisions. In a ruling issued on Monday, ICC judges unsealed the warrants against Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani, both issued in July 2025. Warrants for Habibullah Agha and Neda Mohammad Nadeem were also disclosed. All four were issued between July and September 2025. According to the court, there are reasonable…
KARACHI: A gathering of prominent political figures, government officials, diplomats, business leaders, journalists and other distinguished personalities attended the Ebraheem Faisal Malik wedding reception in Karachi. Ebraheem Faisal Malik is the son of Pakistan Observer Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Faisal Zahid Malik. The Nikah ceremony was solemnised by religious scholar Maulana Azad Jameel. A separate Walima dinner was later held in Islamabad, bringing together another gathering of prominent personalities and well-wishers. Ebraheem Faisal Malik Wedding Reception Draws Prominent Guests The Karachi wedding reception brought together leading figures from Pakistan’s political, diplomatic, business and media communities. Among the prominent attendees were Senate…
ISLAMABAD: KAMTECH, Khyber Academy for Media Technologies, hosted a comprehensive Faculty Training Workshop for faculty members of Iqra University Islamabad, providing educators with a practical and immersive experience of the professional broadcast environment. The workshop was designed to strengthen the connection between academic learning and the realities of the media industry. Through a hands-on approach, the participating faculty members were given an opportunity to explore the working environment of a professional television network and understand how newsroom concepts, production techniques and broadcast workflows are implemented in real-world situations. During the visit, the participants toured different departments of Khyber Network and…
The Sohail Afridi helicopter ride to Lakki Marwat would have been an ordinary piece of provincial travel on any other day. It became a legal question because the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister landed at Gandi Chowk to lead the first phase of the PTI long march, and because the Islamabad High Court had already addressed this exact situation. The court’s short order was not vague. It told provincial governments to make sure government resources were not used for any march, procession or rally. It went further, saying official vehicles, machinery and other government equipment must not be used to facilitate…
Security forces have killed three terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, security sources said. The DI Khan operation was launched after intelligence reports pointed to militants operating in the area. Fitna al-Khawarij Members Targeted The sources said the slain men belonged to Fitna al-Khawarij. They described the operation as part of the continuing push against militant activity in the province under the Azm-e-Istehkam vision. According to the sources, such security operations have helped disrupt militant networks across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They added that security forces remain committed to clearing the province of terrorism and that action…
