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Hassan NaqviLAHORE — Six senior officers of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) were produced on Tuesday before a Lahore magistrate after being taken into custody by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in a widening corruption probe that threatens to shake Pakistan’s newly created cyber-crime apparatus. The…
Hassan NaqviThe State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 11%, marking the fourth consecutive meeting in which the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has chosen to pause monetary easing. The central bank last lowered the rate by one percentage point in…
Web DeskISLAMABAD — Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s continuous anti-establishment rhetoric and multiple corruption convictions have placed him in what officials describe as a “political dead end,” with insiders asserting that any possibility of his release before 2036 now appears virtually impossible. According to well-informed sources in…
Web DeskThe Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested six officers of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on charges of corruption and abuse of power, their counsel confirmed on Monday. Barrister Mian Ali Ashfaq, representing the accused, said his clients were taken into FIA custody on…
Web DeskPESHAWAR – Newly appointed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, who replaced Ali Amin Gandapur, is reportedly under mounting pressure from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership to launch a decisive protest march toward Islamabad for the release of imprisoned party founder Imran Khan. According to party insiders, Imran Khan had agreed…
Web DeskISLAMABAD — The federal government’s decision to ban the hardline religious party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has effectively dismantled a group accused of weaponising religion to spread discord and issue excommunication edicts. In a detailed analysis, prominent commentator Ammar Masood said the party had long operated as a pressure group rather…
Web DeskRAWALPINDI – The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has once again issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleema Khan, marking the fifth such order after her continued absence from court proceedings. ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah heard the case pertaining to the 26 November protest, in which Aleema Khan…
Hassan NaqviPunjab has entered a very different policing moment, and the credit for that shift is being placed squarely on the leadership of Inspector General of Police Dr Usman Anwar and Additional IG and head of the Crime Control Department (CCD) Sohail Zafar Chatha. According to the…
Web DeskISLAMABAD — The Ministry of Interior has formally issued a notification declaring Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) a proscribed organisation under Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Act 1997. The decision follows the approval of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s federal cabinet, which endorsed the Punjab government’s recommendation to impose the ban due…
Web DeskPakistan’s security forces have shifted their counter-terrorism strategy in 2025, increasingly favouring intelligence-led military operations that officials and analysts say have delivered heavy blows to militant networks while limiting large-scale ground offensives that risk civilian casualties. Government and security sources say the change in tactics followed…
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