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The Rawalpindi police on Saturday initiated legal proceedings following the death of a 30-year-old man at the Gangu Police Check Post in Taxila, with a police spokesperson assuring that a fair investigation would be conducted and those responsible would be held accountable. The incident reportedly occurred when a man, travelling from Khanpur towards Taxila, was stopped by police personnel at the Gangu checkpost for a search of his vehicle. Read: Afridi alleges police brutality Local residents and the victim's family alleged that the man was subjected to severe physical assault by police personnel during the search. His family claimed that the man repeatedly pleaded with the officers to stop beating him with batons, while children at the scene also cried and appealed to the police to spare him. According to the family, the 30-year-old died at the scene as a result of the alleged police torture. News of his death triggered protests in the area, with angry residents blocking...

Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Saturday said the capital's anti-encroachment campaign would continue regardless of political influence, questioning the legality of a security cabin and generator at the residence of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, and terming the defence of encroachments ‘inappropriate’. The remarks came a day after the Capital Development Authority (CDA) issued an encroachment notice at Fazl's residence, identifying illegal constructions and encroachments on its land and directing their removal within 15 days. The notice came amid an escalating war of words between the government and Fazl, who had criticised what he described as the government's misuse of the Constitution. Federal ministers hit back, accusing the JUI-F chief of overlooking his own role in forming and toppling governments. Read: Fazl calls for new Charter of Democracy "There will be no encroachments of any kind, and th...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) 13-year rule in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), saying the province’s residents had suffered years of developmental neglect, and urged the provincial leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to prioritise short-term public welfare projects. Addressing the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentary party meeting at Parliament House in Islamabad, the prime minister said the people, police, armed forces, and political leadership had made unprecedented sacrifices in the war against terrorism in K-P. “Pakistan suffered enormous human and economic losses in the war against terrorism,” he said, recalling that the entire nation and state institutions had joined hands during former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's tenure to eliminate the menace. Two days ago, the Ministry of Interior told the National Assembly that security forces neutralised 2,410 terrorists...

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Saturday that Pakistan's victory in Marka-e-Haq enhanced the country's international standing, Radio Pakistan reported. The term Marka-e-Haq refers to the 2025 conflict with India, which began after India falsely blamed Pakistan for the April 22 Pahalgam attack and concluded with a ceasefire on May 10 following a successful Operation Bunyanun Marsoos launched by the country’s armed forces. Addressing the annual convocation of the University of Central Punjab in Sialkot, the minister said Pakistan had defeated an enemy five times larger than itself, adding that the Pakistan Armed Forces had shot down several enemy aircraft. “Pakistan's success has also been acknowledged by international media,” he stated during the speech. Read: Military notes of Indo-Pak conflict: inferences and conclusions He said the Pakistan Armed Forces had been fighting terrorism for several decades while continuing to fulfil their respon...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Pakistan and Turkiye had transformed their historic ties into a "multifaceted strategic partnership", while stressing the need for stronger economic cooperation, investment and joint ventures between the two countries. Addressing a dinner hosted at the residence of the Turkish ambassador in Islamabad to mark Turkiye’s 103rd Republic Day, PM Shehbaz said Turkiye had stood firmly alongside Pakistan when it had faced Indian aggression during Marka-e-Haq in May 2025. The premier noted: "Our historic friendship has matured into a multifaceted strategic partnership spanning political dialogue, trade and investment, defence, education, culture and people-to-people ties." Read: Pakistan, Turkiye to deepen ties PM Sharif addresses Turkiye's 103rd Republic Day Ceremony https://t.co/5XRicmdAga — Pakistan TV (@PakTVGlobal) October 29, 2026 “Last year, during Marka-e-Haq, when Pakistan faced fl...

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Thursday said the government would look into reports that the relatives of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran's sister Noreen Niazi’s had not been allowed to meet her in custody, and would try to ensure they were granted access. A day earlier, Noreen, 70, was admitted to Lahore's Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) following a deterioration in her health while in custody, according to her legal counsel. He also claimed that the patient's family was neither informed nor granted access to her during the treatment. Noreen was detained on September 21 under Section 3 of the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, 1960, ahead of the planned PTI long march towards Islamabad. Authorities issued initial detention orders for 30 days. Later, the detention at Kot Lakhpat Jail was extended on October 7 for another 30 days, which will end on November 20. Read: Imran Khan’s ...

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday urged Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mahmood Khan Achakzai to use the "authority" granted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan to ensure that opposition lawmakers resume participation in key parliamentary committees, particularly for electoral reforms. Lawmakers from the PTI had last year in August quit the chairmanship of several National Assembly standing committees, implementing the directives of the PTI leadership. There is currently a near breakdown in communication and contact between the government and the opposition following the failure of earlier negotiations that led to the imposition of governor's rule and an emergency in PTI-dominated Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Read: PTI lawmakers quit standing committees Speaking in the National Assembly, Bilawal said that “if the opposition party leaders are truly serious about wanting to see this Parliament...