02-01-2025 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KURRAM/ ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: After so many deliberations and weeks of discussions, a significant milestone for peace in Kurram was achieved today with the conclusion of a Grand Jirga held in Kohat as both parties involved in the negotiations signed a peace …

28-12-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KARACHI/ LAHORE/ PESHAWAR/ QUETTA/ ISLAMABAD: The ongoing sit-ins organized by the Majlis Wehdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) over the killings in Parachinar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district, have extended across Pakistan, causing significant disruptions. The protests, originally held in solidarity with the people of Parachinar who have …

06-12-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Anees Shehzad’s death certificate says he died from a pelvic injury and gunshot wound. He was killed while protesting alongside thousands of supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the capital, Islamabad, on November 26, following clashes with security forces. Khan’s …

29-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s security forces have been accused of pushing a man off a stack of cargo containers during Tuesday’s protests in the capital Islamabad, where crowds demanded the release of former President Imran Khan. Khan’s party said the incident was one of …

28-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Senior journalist Matiullah Jan was remanded for two days in police custody on Thursday in a terrorism and narcotics case that was widely derided as being “bogus” on “trumped up charges” amid an outcry for his release. He was earlier booked …

27-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Supporters of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan have been pushed back by security forces after reaching the heart of the heavily-barricaded capital earlier on Tuesday. The convoy of opposition protesters has been marching towards Islamabad’s D Chowk or Democracy Square …

27-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Dozens of policemen have been injured, Pakistan’s authorities say, as officials try to stop thousands of opposition protesters reaching Islamabad. Scores of supporters of jailed former PM Imran Khan have been arrested and the capital is under lockdown for a second day. …

26-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: A convoy of protesters demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has entered Pakistan’s capital Islamabad They are being tear gassed by armed forces as they close in on the city centre’s “red zone” that houses key government buildings The …

26-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report PESHAWAR/ KHURRAM: Pakistani officials have announced a seven-day truce between rival sectarian groups after days of clashes killed dozens of people in the northwest of the country. The violence between the groups began on Thursday after gunmen attacked civilian convoys, killing at least …

25-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Agencies PESHAWAR/ KURRAM/ KARACHI: Pakistani authorities say they have negotiated a seven-day ceasefire after more than 80 Shia Muslims were martyred in renewed sectarian violence in the north-west of the country during last 72 hours. Another 156 are said to have been wounded in three …