ISLAMABAD—A Pakistani court on Thursday extended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s pre-arrest bail for one week in a terrorism case over a speech, his lawyer said, shortly after the former premier appeared in court in person amidst tight security. Khan’s lawyer and political aide Babar Awan told Reuters bail had been granted until Sept. 1,…
Pakistan Court Extends Former Premier Khan’s Pre-Arrest Bail on Terrorism Charges
‘Every Clock Has Its Own Value’: Meet This Clock Collector From Pakistan Who Has Pieces Dating Back to 1850
A clock fanatic from Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta has become known for one of the world’s largest collection of antique clocks and watches. Gul Kakar, 44, has been collecting antique watches and clocks from different countries, and they date back to as far as 1850. From delicate wristwatches and weighty pocket pieces to a 7-foot-tall grandfather…
Former Pakistan PM Charged Under Terrorism Act for ‘Threatening’ Judge, Police Officers: Reports
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been charged under the country’s terrorism act for allegedly “threatening” police officers and a female magistrate in his rally speech on Saturday, according to local reports. A first information report (FIR) was filed against Khan on Sunday, stating that he “terrorized and threatened” additional sessions judge Zeba Chaudhry…
20 Killed in Pakistan When Speeding Bus Hits Oil Tanker
LAHORE, Pakistan—A speeding bus collided with an oil tanker in Pakistan, killing 20 people in a fiery crash overnight, police and rescue officials said on Tuesday. “Three buses were racing. One of them rammed into an oil tanker,” police official Imran Shaukat told Reuters, describing the incident on a motorway near the central city of…
Flash Floods Kill 550 in Pakistan in Heaviest Rains in Decades
ISLAMABAD—Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern Province of Balochistan among the hardest hit, a government agency said. Government agencies and the army have set up aid and relief camps in flood-hit regions and were working…
Pakistan Military Helicopter With General, 5 Others Goes Missing: Army
A military helicopter with an army general and five others went missing on Monday during a flood relief operation in southern Pakistan, the army said. The army aviation helicopter, which was helping with the flood relief operations in Lasbela district in southern Balochistan province has lost contact with air traffic control, the army said in…
Australian Mountaineer Dies in Attempt to Scale Worlds Second Highest Peak
Australia’s mountaineering community is mourning Matthew Eakin, who died while attempting to scale K2, the world’s second-highest peak. The Sydneysider, who was in his early 40s, and Canadian Richard Cartier went missing last week on the mountain’s Camp 1 (6000 metres) and Camp 2 (6700 metres) in separate incidents. “Bodies of the climbers have been…
India Blasts China and Pakistan for Inviting Other Countries to Participate on Economic Corridor Projects
On July 26, Indian officials denounced a move by Pakistan and China to involve other nations in the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, which India does not recognize as legitimate, claiming the territory belongs to India and has been illegally occupied by Pakistan. India’s external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that any participation from third…
Pakistan Reports Polio Case to Take Year’s Count to 13
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan—Pakistan’s polio count for the year has risen to 13 with one case reported on Friday as the South Asian nation looks to contain a disease mostly eradicated elsewhere, officials said. The latest case was found in the northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and involved an 18-month-old boy reported to be…
Pakistan Resumes Search for 29 Missing After Boat Capsized
MULTAN, Pakistan—Pakistani rescuers Tuesday resumed a search for 29 people who went missing after a passenger boat carrying nearly 100 members of a wedding party capsized in the fast-flowing Indus river. Twenty-one women and children were killed in the disaster a day earlier, a senior government official said. Divers from Pakistan’s army were expected to…
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