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Pakistan: Peshawar's Bus Rapid Transit system lacks functional washrooms

Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan inaugurated the Bus Rapid Transit in Peshawar in August but in only a gap of five months passengers are yet to be provided working bathrooms in the facility.

Election Commission of Pakistan suspends 154 federal and provincial lawmakers for failing to submit assets, liability statements

Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan has suspended the membership of  154 federal and provincial lawmakers after they failed  to submit assets and liabilities statements.

PDM announces new round of anti-government rallies against Imran Khan govt across Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Monday announced the second round of rallies against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government across the country.

Lease payment for seized aircraft: PIA officials to appear in UK, Malaysia courts

Islamabad:  A day after a Pakistan International Airlines plane was impoun­ded by Malaysian authorities due to a British court case over the aircraft’s $14 million lease dispute, country's Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Saturday said the national carrier did not pay the lease due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

US retains terrorist designation of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba

Washington: The Department of State has amended the terrorist designations of Lashkar i Jhangvi (LJ) and ISIL Sinai Peninsula (ISIL-SP) to include additional aliases.

No-trust vote is the only way to remove Imran Khan government: Bilawal Bhutto

Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday  said the only way to remove Imran Khan from power is by tabling a no-confidence motion against the prime minister among its allies.

Police recover several children before being sent to Pakistan

Kabul: Afghanistan's First Vice President Amrullah Saleh has said police have recovered  several young and minor children who were being taken to Taliban madrassas in Pakistan for insurgency training.

Pakistan: Security forces kill 2 terrorists

Islamabad: Two terrorists were killed during an Intelligence Based Operation conducted by the Pakistan Army security personnel in  South Waziristan district, Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

Pakistan government decides to hike electricity tariff

IIslamabad:  In a move towards reviving the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Pakistan government has decided to hike electricity rates by about Rs 1.90 per unit in the current billing month, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Police arrest six Pakistani nationals on suspicion of spying

Kabul: The Afghanistan Police have arrested six Pakistani nationals on suspicion of spying in Spin Boldak border district of southern Kandahar province, media reports said.

COVID-19 positive: China halts PIA flight operations for three weeks

Islamabad: China, which is an all-weather ally of Pakistan, has stopped the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from operating flights for three weeks after 10 passengers tested COVID-19 positive, media reports said.

Pakistan: Imran Khan’s spokesperson resigns over difference on 'Machh incident'

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s spokesperson Nadeem Afzal Chan has resigned from his position, media reports said on Friday.

Hazaras targeted in Pakistan due to govt's anti-Shia militancy

Islamabad: The targeted killing of Hazara community members in Pakistan is a reflection that the state was simultaneously allowing anti-Shia hysteria to be propagated across the nation, The Diplomat reported.

PTI foreign funding case: PDM to march to ECP's office in Islamabad on Jan 19

Putting pressure on the Pakistan government, PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb has said her party, under the umbrella of the 10-party opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), would take out rallies from different areas of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Jan 19 that would merge into one big rally before heading towards the office of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the capital.

Illegal funding: Imran Khan's PTI blames its agent in US

Islamabad: Pakistan's ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has moved away from its initial stance of denying any illegal funding from the United States and said that if any funds were collected illegally through two US companies registered after Imran Khan’s written instructions, the responsibility lies with their agents managing the two limited liability companies.