A notable Pakistani political figure, Muhammad Khurram Khan, hailing from a prominent family in Mansehra, Abbottabad, is currently undergoing trial in the UK for two purported child sex offences.
Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan has been arrested by Islamabad Police over a family property dispute.
The Pakistan Army held a one-day free medical camp in Khrko village, Ghanche district, Gilgit-Baltistan.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan today (Sunday) for a two-day visit.
In Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, a wave of robberies continues, with thieves targeting cables and other materials from telephone junction boxes located outside the homes of the Inspector General of Police.
Violent clashes erupted in the capital of Kyrgyzstan between locals and international students, resulting in hundreds of injuries and harassment of Pakistani and other Asian students in mob violence.
A flight carrying 30 Pakistani students, who were stranded in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan amid attacks on foreign nationals, arrived in Lahore on Saturday night.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, along with Kashmir Affairs Minister Amir Muqam, are set to travel to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to offer support to Pakistani students following a violent attack by a mob late Friday night.
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight destined for Toronto underwent diversion to Karachi due to a “technical fault” post-takeoff, as stated by PIA spokesperson Abdullah Khan.
Justice Munib Akhtar, the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, was sworn in as the acting Chief Justice of Pakistan on Saturday. Justice Yahya Afridi administered the oath in a solemn ceremony at the Supreme Court in Islamabad.
A special court under the Official Secrets Act sentenced Islamabad police official Zahoor Ahmed to three years in prison for providing classified documents to a foreign ambassador.
The heatwaves are expected to begin on May 21 and intensify into severe conditions from May 23 to 27.
