Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan wants permanent peace with India through dialogue as war to resolve the Kashmir issue is not in the interest of any country.

Addressing a delegation of students from Harvard University, Sharif said lasting peace in the region is linked to the resolution of the Kashmir issue in accordance with un resolutions, The News International newspaper reported.

Relations between India and Pakistan have always been strained over the Kashmir issue and cross-border terrorist activities from the Pakistani side.

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Karachi: Idols of gods and goddesses were vandalised at a Hindu temple in the Pakistani city of Karachi. This is the latest case of vandalism in religious places of the minority community in Pakistan. Police said idols of gods were vandalised at the Sri Mari Mata temple in Karachi’s Korangi area on Wednesday. The temple is located in ‘J’ area of Korangi police station area.

Police rushed to the spot as soon as the incident was reported and investigated the matter after taking stock of the temple. There is an atmosphere of terror among the Hindu community of Karachi due to this incident. Sanjeev, a resident of the area, said six to eight persons on motorcycles came to the area and attacked the temple. There is no information on who carried out the attack and police said that the information is underway.

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Islamabad: Pakistan’s investigative agency federal investigation agency (FIA) has put its immigration staff on high alert at all international airports with a directive to prohibit any government official associated with Imran Khan’s regime from travelling abroad without objection.

The move comes hours after Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed through a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, media reports said.

The airport security force has also been put on high alert, the report said, adding that screening of passengers travelling abroad has been accelerated.

The airport officials said that they got instructions from higher authorities to stay alert and not to allow any government official from leaving the country without an NOC.

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New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has become first premier in the country ‘s history to be removed as he lost crucial trust vote in the national assembly yesterday midnight.

Khan was not present in the house at time of no-confidence motion. His party lawmakers held protest and later walkout from the house.

Voting on the resolution began at 11.58 pm (local time).

According to the poll, 172 votes were required in the 342-member national assembly.

Meanwhile, candidates for Pakistan’s next prime minister are due to file nomination papers on Sunday and supporters of Khan is likely to hold nation wide protest in the country today.

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Islamabad: Houses before a no-confidence vote ij Parliament, Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked his supporters to hold protests across the country when new imported government comes to power on Sunday.

During his address to nation before no-trust motion on Saturday, Khan (69), who is expectant of his fate, expressed resentment over the Supreme Court’s verdict on the National Assembly Deputy Speaker’s controversial decision on the rejection of no-trust motion against him and said that he will never accept this new imported government.

Khan said that only people of Pakistan can bring him down and he will form the government again with the help of the people.

“My supporters should come out on Sunday evening against new government and hold peaceful protest against them,”Khan said adding that US diplomat threatened regime change in Pakistan.

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Karachi: Pakistan’s Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on the matter of the Rejection of the No-Confidence Motion by the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and subsequent dissolution of Parliament at 8 pm Indian time.

Pakistan Chief Justice (CJP) Omar Ata Bandial on Thursday said it was clear that the April 3 decision of National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri, which rejected the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, was wrong.

During the fourth day’s hearing, Chief Justice Bandial underlined that prima facie the arrangements given by the Deputy Speaker in the House were violative of Article 95 of the Constitution.

“The real question is what happens next,” CJP said, adding that now PML-N’s lawyer and Pakistan’s Attorney General (AGP) Khalid Javed Khan will guide the court on how to proceed.

“We have to look at the national interest,” the Chief Justice said, adding that the court will pronounce the verdict today. He made the observations as a five-judge bench headed by CJP Bandial. The bench will resume hearing the matter today, which was earlier adjourned for a day on Wednesday.

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Islamabaad: Pakistan’s embattled PM Imran Khan recorded his majority in the National assembly on Wednesday after the Muttahidda Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), walked out of the coalition.

The government’s survival was dependent on this crucial alliance partner, who has now joined opposition ranks ahead of the no-trust vote.

Meanwhile, beaten by electoral calculus conjured up by a combined Opposition, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is attempting to gain sympathy by presenting himself a victim of a US-hatched conspiracy.

US State Department, however, rubbished claims that government agency sent such a so-called threat letter to the Khan government.

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Amritsar: Following objection from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC),’Jashan-e-Bahar’ event was cancelled by Pakistan authorities, which was going to be held from March 23 to 27 near Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara.

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami had objected to the event citing religious sentiments that it is against maryada’ (code of conduct) of the religious place and urged Pakistan to cancel the event.

Considering this, they cancelled the programme at once and also informed the SGPC, the apex religious body of the Sikhs, media reports said.

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Dubai:Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt met former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf in Dubai recently, media reports said.

A picture has surfaced on social media in which Musharraf could be seen sitting on a wheelchair while Dutt is pointing towards something.

Media reports suggest that both met accidentally in Dubai.

Musharraf, has been facing several legal cases in his country befor left for the UAE in 2016 for medical treatment and has not returned since.

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Srinagar: Four terrorists have been killed and one was detained in three different encounters by Indian army in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday.

According to the information, encounters took place in Pulwama, Ganderbal and Kupwara districts of the valley.

Officials said that two JeM terrorists including a Pakistan national were killed in the encounters in Chewaklan area of Pulwama while a gunfight broke out in Ganderbal district on Saturday morning.

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