RAWALPINDI: Defence lawyers on Monday cross-examined three witnesses during the hearing of a case filed against former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi for allegedly misusing state gift repository rules to obtain a jewellery set presented to them during Imran’s term as PM. A special court heard the case—known as Toshakhana-II—in a … Read more

The government on Monday announced that it would not seek foreign aid to rebuild areas destroyed by ongoing devastating floods, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted a committee to assess the damages to crops, shelter and livelihoods. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal who announced the government's decision not to take foreign loans for reconstruction activities, also … Read more

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) aimed at developing and processing critical minerals, including rare earth elements (REEs), in a major development seen as part of the recent reset in bilateral ties. The MoUs were signed between US Strategic Metals (USSM) and the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) – Pakistan’s … Read more

LAHORE: Residents scrambled to rooftops or treetops for safety, while authorities declared emergencies after bloated rivers breached banks in several districts of south Punjab, inundating hundreds of villages over large swaths, particularly in the Chenab basin, officials said on Monday. The Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said that the Sutlej, Ravi, and Chenab rivers … Read more

QUETTA: Police in Quetta and several other districts of Balochistan detained more than 200 opposition party workers and leaders on Monday in a day-long crackdown linked to recent protest demonstrations. In Quetta alone, over 100 people were taken into custody from Sariab, Brewery, Airport Road, Bypass, and other parts of the city. Those detained included … Read more