12 family members killed as landslide hits house in Pakistan

    PESHAWAR: At least 12 members of a family, including nine children, were killed when a massive landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain hit a house in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, officials said.   The tragic incident took place in the Maidan area of Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.   […]

Faiz Hameed’s removal as ISI chief resulted in collapse of talks with Afghan govt on security issues: Imran Khan

    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday alleged that the removal of former spymaster Faiz Hameed from his post on the demand of former premier Nawaz Sharif resulted in the termination of planned talks with the Afghan government to tackle security issues.   Lt Gen (retd.) Hameed was removed as […]

Former Pak PM Imran Khan’s party claims he is being subjected to ‘extremely harsh conditions’ in prison

    LAHORE: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan is being kept in solitary confinement at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, his party claimed on Thursday and said they feared for his life as he is being subjected to “extremely harsh conditions”.   Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and a close aide of the 71-year-old former premier, […]