NEW DELHI: Pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh is part of another attempt by Pakistan’s ISI to muddy the waters in Punjab. Senior officers TOI spoke to over the past two days said the central intelligence agencies had flagged Amritpal as a potential threat to the calm and peace in Punjab “from Day 1”, when he had […]
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Taliban warned Saturday of more attacks against law enforcement officers, a day after four people were killed when a suicide squad stormed a police compound in Karachi.The police are often used on the frontline of Pakistan’s battle with the Taliban and are frequently a target of militants who accuse them of extra-judicial killings.Last […]
LAHORE: An Indian national, who was earlier denied a visa by a Pakistani court, entered the country on Tuesday to complete his marathon journey on foot to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. Shihab Bhai, 29, arrived in Pakistan via the Wagah border and was welcomed by Sarwar Taj, who had filed a writ petition in […]
Pakistan’s moves to loosen its grip on the currency and increase fuel prices indicate that the beleaguered nation is finally taking the unpopular decisions needed to secure the $6.5 billion bailout program from the International Monetary Fund.The rupee fell to as low as 270 per dollar on Monday, according to the foreign-exchange desk at AKD […]
LONDON: British police said Tuesday they had opened an investigation into a package containing uranium that was seized at London‘s Heathrow Airport.The package was discovered by border agents during a routine search on December 29, police said.The package had originated in Pakistan and arrived on a flight from Oman, according to The Sun, which first […]
