News stories for Sirajuddin

PTI moves SC for judicial commission to probe ‘important matters’ including attempt on Imran’s life

Shah Mahmood Qureshi says pleas simultaneously filed in Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta registries. Updated 14 Nov, 2022 03:44pm

Hundreds rally in South Waziristan’s Wana against wave of terrorism

Protesters urge government to recover contractor kidnapped by "unidentified persons", warn of more protesters if demands not met. Updated 13 Nov, 2022 10:27pm

Imran leads in vote count for Kurram's NA-45 constituency

As per unofficial results, PTI chief leading with over 20,000 votes, PDM's joint candidate in the 2nd spot. Updated 31 Oct, 2022 07:24am

‘Pay Rs8m or prepare to die’: KP minister gets extortion letter from TTP

Letter to Atif Khan says he's on "wanted list"; TTP spokesperson denies group's involvement, vows to investigate and punish culprits. Updated 19 Oct, 2022 05:48pm

By-polls: PTI recaptures 6 NA seats and adds 2 more in Punjab, according to unconfirmed and unofficial results

PPP beats PTI on 2 NA seats while PML-N bags just one Punjab Assembly seat. Updated 17 Oct, 2022 11:12am

Khawaja Asif says 'not thinking of intervention' in KP amid rising militancy

Defence minister says the "recent revival of a few terrorists is an expected spillover from Afghanistan”. Updated 15 Oct, 2022 07:31am

School van attack: Swat protesters end 40-hour sit-in after successful negotiations with administration

Body of driver killed in attack buried; schools in several areas remain closed. Updated 12 Oct, 2022 07:50am

Driver killed, student injured in attack on school van in Swat: police

Swat DPO says attack site cordoned off and search operation underway; hundreds protest against the incident. Updated 10 Oct, 2022 08:37pm

Citizens protest against militancy as death toll of Swat blast rises to 8

Swat DPO says no arrests have been made so far; protesters demand peace in Swat and Malakand Division. Updated 14 Sep, 2022 09:31pm

Swat blast claims five lives, including peace committee member: police

TTP claims responsibility for attack; CM Mahmood summons report from IGP. Updated 14 Sep, 2022 07:47am

PTI’s former KP minister Sultan Khan to jump ship to ANP

Says he will explain the reasons for his decision in a press conference tomorrow. Updated 09 Sep, 2022 11:01pm

Water level rising in Dadu as death toll from devastating floods crosses 1,200

Irrigation dept official says water gushing towards Johi and Manchhar Lake; PM Shehbaz visits Gilgit-Baltistan. Updated 03 Sep, 2022 09:47am

Charsadda administration closes down flood relief camp housing nearly 15,000 people

Says water levels in Kabul and Swat rivers receding; residents complain villages still inundated with two to three feet high water. Published 01 Sep, 2022 09:47pm

Relief efforts underway as parts of Dadu district inundated with ‘8-foot-high’ floods

Met Office predicts "more but less intense" rain this month; army chief visits flood-affected areas of Punjab; PM orders immediate repair of damaged roads. Updated 01 Sep, 2022 10:59pm

UN issues $160m flash appeal to help Pakistan cope with catastrophic floods

UN chief says country "awash in suffering"; Bilawal says country has become "ground zero" of global warming; PM calls economic situation "grim". Updated 31 Aug, 2022 01:11pm

Death toll reaches 1,136 across country as flood threat lingers in KP

Water level still at 'high' level in Kabul River; KP CM and PM Shehbaz visit flood-affected areas; Imran raises Rs5 billion for victims in telethon. Updated 30 Aug, 2022 01:43am

Rescue operations continue as KP areas remain cut off due to floods

PM announces Rs10bn for Balochistan; 40 tourists rescued from Kumrat; Death toll since mid-June tops 1,000. Updated 29 Aug, 2022 07:21am

Rescue operations underway across Pakistan as high-level floods in Indus, Kabul rivers wreak havoc

Twelve more die in Swat; KP CM announces Rs1bn aid for victims; PM allocates Rs38bn for flood affectees. Updated 28 Aug, 2022 08:00am

Ahead of IMF board meeting, KP govt says having provincial surplus ‘will be next to impossible’

In letter to Miftah Ismail, KP finance minister lists four issues as well as the floods that are behind the decision. Updated 26 Aug, 2022 11:41pm

Rain emergency declared in several KP districts as residents brace for ‘high to very high’ floods

ADC Swat says at least 24 bridges, 50 hotels washed away by floods; PM Shehbaz announces Rs15bn grant for Sindh; communication links severed in Balochistan; EU announces 1.8m euros in aid. Updated 26 Aug, 2022 11:03pm