LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Monday granted a 20-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal minister Hammad Azhar in a May 9-related case. ATC Judge Malik Abid Hussain announced the decision after hearing the police request for Azhar’s physical remand. Azhar was produced […]
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has launched an internal disciplinary inquiry into reports concerning discipline and conduct during the national team’s ongoing tour of England, adding to the turmoil surrounding the Test side following its 2-0 series defeat. PCB media director Amir Mir confirmed on Monday that the board […]
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that would block federal funding for universities that boycott Israel, in the latest Republican-backed pro-Israel measure amid growing Democratic criticism of the Israeli government over its war in Gaza. The Republican-majority chamber voted 237-169 in favour of the “Protect Economic […]
ISLAMABAD: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal has proposed the creation of 12 to 15 new provinces in Pakistan, urging Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to constitute a committee to examine the country’s administrative structure and initiate a national debate on reforms. “I have proposed that a committee be made, on […]
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate in Karachi’s District East on Friday acquitted the female driver in a narcotics case registered following the deadly Karsaz road accident, citing lack of evidence. The court acquitted the accused after the prosecution failed to establish the charges against her during the proceedings. Defence counsel argued […]
ISLAMABAD: Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has directed the administration of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) to immediately remove non-performing employees, including doctors, warning that indecision and inefficiency were damaging the hospital’s functioning. Kamal issued the directives during a visit to PIMS, where he inspected the cardiac centre, intensive […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President Yingming Yang on Friday discussed the early groundbreaking of the long-delayed Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project, with the government describing the Karachi-Peshawar corridor as a key priority for modernising freight logistics and strengthening regional trade. Yang, who oversees […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Friday rejected as “false and politically motivated” claims by India’s Ministry of External Affairs regarding a Hindu temple in Adda Siraj, Narowal, saying the structure was damaged by torrential rainfall rather than deliberately demolished. Responding to media queries about the Indian ministry’s press release, Foreign […]
KARACHI: Amid a boycott by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), the Sindh Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution rejecting any proposal, plan or constitutional arrangement aimed at dividing the province, altering its territorial boundaries or creating new administrative units. The resolution was moved by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmaker […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday visited the Embassy of Nepal in Islamabad and expressed solidarity with the people of Nepal following devastating flash floods and landslides that claimed lives and caused widespread destruction. The prime minister signed the condolence book at the embassy in memory of those who […]