The FIA stated that Riaz was arrested in Lahore for making a "violence-inducing statement" aimed to create "a rift between the general public and the state institutions."
Baloch students, who were peacefully protesting in Lahore against the tyranny of military rule in Balochistan, were attacked by the Pakistani forces, The Balochistan Post reported.
Fawad is facing sedition charges for publicly "threatening" the members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a media talk -- was arrested from his Lahore residence on Wednesday after a case was registered against him at the Kohsar Police Station, reported Geo News.
Khan while holding a news conference from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore via a video link, termed the alleged conspiracy 'Plan-C' for which he accused Zardari of paying money to a terrorist outfit to carry out the assassination attempt.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an inquiry into the power outage in Pakistan that took place at around 7:34 am on Monday and left many cities including Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Islamabad without electricity, Geo TV reported.
In a video message, Imran Khan said, "I will start the protest from tomorrow (Tuesday) in Lahore and then will go to Pindi on Wednesday, Faislabad, Multan against the appointment of corrupt Mohsin Naqvi as Punjab's caretaker CM."
Pakistan's Ministry of Energy in a statement said that the frequency of the national grid went down at 7:34 am which caused a "widespread breakdown" in the power system. It further said that the restoration of grid stations has been started from Warsak.
"There are reports of multiple outages from different parts of the city. We are investigating the issue and will keep this space posted," said Imran Rana, Spokesperson, K-Electric in a Twitter post.
Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) deputy chief Abdul Rehman Makki on Thursday released a video from the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore, denying any links with Al-Qaeda.
After attempting to set fire to it, unidentified assailants used hand grenades to attack the home of a journalist based in Parachinar, The Nation, an English daily based in Lahore quoted police as saying on Wednesday.
Factors such as higher import and transportation costs, crop availability, demand and supply gap, hoarding, exchange rate issues, and the ongoing economic crisis have resulted in uncontrolled inflation in Pakistan, even on essential food items, the Dawn reported, adding that the condition wa
Imran Khan announced that the Punjab Chief Minister's vote of confidence was subjected to the court's decision on January 11 and advised them to prepare for it in case the court asks them to take it.