ISLAMABAD, May 24(ABC): Amid rising pressure from the PTI for early elections and the government’s decision to stay put, the PML-N government has decided to stop Imran Khan’s Azadi March in Islamabad. The decision came during PML-N’s political committee meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair hours after a cop lost his life during a raid at the …

ISLAMABAD, May24(ABC): Shortly after the government’s decision to stop PTI’s ‘Azadi March’, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah summoned the Pakistan Army for the security of the Red Zone in Islamabad, citing sources. According to the sources, army personnel will be stationed at PM House and PM Office, the Supreme Court and other sensitive government buildings in the area. All security arrangements …

ISLAMABAD, May 24(ABC): The ongoing annual exams of the public and private schools in the federal capital may be affected by PTI’s “Azadi March” as the regulators for public and private education sector haven’t decided anything about the examination schedule yet. PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday announced to march to Islamabad on May 25 under PTI’s antigovernmental campaign seeking …

LAHORE, May 23(ABC): Government has started sealing entry and exit points of provincial capital of Punjab ahead of planned long march of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The police have closed Ravi River bridge with containers while government is also likely to close Lahore-Islamabad Motorway and heavy contingent of police is stationed at Thokar Niaz Baig and Babu Sabu interchange. Authorities have …

LAHORE, May23(ABC): Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has risen to 1,529,896. The nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,379 on Tuesday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 62 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in …

KARACHI, May 23(ABC): Pakistan and the IMF are likely to go above and beyond to complete the seventh review under the bailout programme, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) chief was reported, implying that the ongoing talks could last longer than planned to cover the budgetary procedure. “Talks may continue beyond May 25 for a few more days, but the …

ISLAMABAD, May 23(ABC):  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, while reacting to police raids in Punjab and federal capital Islamabad, said that that these fascist steps of the government will push the country into a state of anarchy. Imran Khan in his messages of Twitter said that the peaceful protest is the right of all our citizens. The brutal crackdown …

KARACHI, May 23(ABC): Following the recent terrorist activities and possible terror threats, the Sindh government Tuesday decided to impose section 144 across the province. The latest development came in light of the series of bomb blasts in Karachi and a warning regarding terrorist activity in the District South of the metropolis issued by the Sindh Home Department. On Friday, the Sindh Home …

DAVOS, May 23(ABC): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has reached Davos to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF), late Monday night. Since he took charge of the office of the FM, Bilawal has been visiting foreign countries to build better ties with the friends of Pakistan and other countries. In this connection, FM Bilawal Bhutto first embarked on his maiden visit to …

LONDON, May23(ABC): Slamming PTI Chairman Imran Khan over his long march, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif said Monday that the people of the country cannot be left at the “mercy of a group of miscreants” “The people cannot be left at the mercy of a group of miscreants who have already brought unimaginable poverty, inflation, and unemployment on them,” tweeted the …