Topic: Islamabad

A senior Islamabad police official confirmed 12 deaths in the G-11 court blast, Dawn reported. The cause of the explosion remains unknown as investigations continue.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif called TLP protest 'insult to religion’. Clashes occurred even as Pakistan PM Sharif is in Egypt to attend signing of Trump-brokered Gaza peace plan.

Clashes mark one of most serious escalations between 2 countries since Taliban takeover, with Afghanistan accusing Pakistan of violating its sovereignty through airstrikes.

Internet suspended in Islamabad, clashes between security forces and Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan engulf Lahore after TLP's call for march to Islamabad in protest of Israel action in Gaza.

The rally, organised by Jamaat-i-Islami, marched along Sharea Faisal carrying Palestinian flags and urged the government not to endorse any proposal, including Abraham Accords.

Pakistan is currently receiving assistance from at least two IMF programmes, one of which was approved right after Operation Sindoor in May.

According to Pakistani media reports, the Lawyers Community of POJK were staging a peaceful protest at the press club when the police attacked them.

Despite the relief, Khan's release is unlikely soon. He has been in prison since 2023, serving a sentence in a case related to state gifts, and is also serving a sentence in the 190 million pound Al-Qadir Trust case

The PFUJ has criticised the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, arguing that it can serve as a mechanism to pressure the media and suppress free speech.

The intense rain has claimed lives and spread destruction in several northern districts, with most people killed in flash floods. In hilly areas, the rains caused flash floods as well as mud and rock slides that washed away houses, buildings, vehicles and belongings.