Pakistan shuts airspace to Taiwanese airlines in first-of-its-kind backing for One-China policy
“Only mainland China is allowed,” Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said, as China Airlines and EVA Air reroute Asia-Europe flights over Russia.
TT Islamabad Bureau
Reporting from the federal capital by The Thursday Times' Islamabad bureau.
Imran Khan could be moved from Adiala to Islamabad’s new Model Jail, Naqvi hints
“Whosoever is a prisoner of Islamabad will be shifted here,” the interior minister said, as jail sources point to a late-November move for the PTI founder.
PM Shehbaz deposited over three dozen gifts in Toshakhana, including 1kg of Kyrgyz gold, record shows
The Cabinet Division list also shows seven gifts for President Zardari, as new rules require every Toshakhana gift to be sold at open auction.
Justice Ayesha Malik rejects idea that women ‘invite’ rape, warns sexual violence no longer shocks
The Supreme Court judge spoke at the launch of a bench book for rape trials, alongside a study on why so few gender-based violence cases end in convictions.
Government in ‘off-the-record’ contact with PTI leaders, says Rana Sanaullah
The prime minister’s political adviser would not name the PTI leaders involved, and said formal talks need a Shehbaz-Achakzai meeting first.
Government moves to end six-month penalty for crossing 200 electricity units, may raise limit to 250
Power Minister Awais Leghari told the Senate relief would be aimed at poorer households after a PML-N senator asked why a 201-unit user pays the 400-unit rate.
‘Absolutely not’: Pakistanis on the street reject Netanyahu’s bid for another term, TT survey finds
None of the people who answered a Thursday Times street survey said the Israeli prime minister should win, with most citing Gaza and one warning that “a whole line” stands behind him.
Government and Jamaat-e-Islami form committee on fuel relief, but JI says Islamabad march still on
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman gave the government seven to 10 days after meeting Shehbaz Sharif, saying JI wants the petroleum levy scrapped, not phased out.
Pakistan marks Kashmir Black Day, urges world to press India over rights violations
The National Assembly unanimously reaffirmed support for Kashmiris as Shehbaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari and Ishaq Dar marked 79 years since Indian troops landed in Srinagar.
Pakistan and China launch information corridor to counter misleading narratives
Information Minister Ataullah Tarar called CPIC the voice of CPEC, with a fact-check mechanism, a Karachi business office, think-tank work and a Xinjiang to Gilgit-Baltistan tourism corridor.
