Interior Minister of State Talal Chaudhry confirmed that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and several cabinet members were taken into preventive custody following the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule.
President Asif Ali Zardari has approved an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for six months, citing worsening security concerns and a breakdown in negotiations with the provincial leadership.
ISPR DG Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry says Pakistan remains committed to a peaceful resolution of the Middle East conflict and opposes further escalation
Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday as hundreds of protesters demanding the election commissioner's resignation gathered in New Delhi despite a heavy security crackdown.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that Imran Khan will receive no relief if PTI attempts to pressure the government through a long march, accusing the party of political blackmail and alleged links with the TTP.
Punching the air and roaring in unison, ecstatic crowds joined a growing demonstration on Wednesday in support of Pakistan's jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan, an opposition show of force that authorities had sought to avert.
A four-member medical board assessed Imran Khan’s anxiety at “three-plus” during an August 10 check-up at Adiala Jail and recommended a daily one-hour walk, greater family access and recreational activities.
A three-nation military alliance dubbed the “Muslim NATO” has activated its collective-defense commitments and ordered the rapid deployment of military forces
A march protesting the imprisonment of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan kicked off Sunday in the country's northwest after talks to avoid the demonstration stalled.
Iran's top diplomat insisted on Sunday that there would be no military solution to the United States' war against the Islamic republic, with talks on ending the conflict apparently at an impasse.
Pakistan's government has ruled out allowing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) long march to enter Islamabad after government-opposition negotiations collapsed over disagreements on counterterrorism cooperation with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.