KARACHI: Putting Bol TV’s anchorperson Mureed Abbas murder case into the category of old cases, district and session judge South on Thursday issued schedule for its expeditious trial under the Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the Model Criminal Trial Court (MCTC). Atif Zaman along with his brother Adil Zaman were charged with murdering Mureed Abbas … Read more
KARACHI: Four people, including two women, died of suffocation when a fire broke out in their home at Bahadurabad in the limits of Tipu Sultan police station on Thursday. “The victims were later identified as Sultan Mirza, 80, Shazia Mirza 72, Sabiha Mirza 78 and Akbar 45,” duty officer of the Tipu Sultan police station … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan on Thursday informed National Assembly that a total 3,049 recruitments were made against six per cent Balochistan quota during the last three years in the federal government departments. Replying to a question raised by MNA Agha Hasan Baloch regarding number of jobs provided to … Read more
LAHORE: Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd) on Wednesday called on Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong and discussed progress on the investigations carried out in the Dasu incident, resumption of construction work and the security arrangements for the Chinese nationals working on the project. The ambassador thanked the … Read more
KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s day-long visit to Karachi came into the spotlight again with provincial minister Nasir Hussain Shah complaining that the premier’s trip schedule was not shared with Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. According to Nasir, the CM kept waiting but the official itinerary of PM’s visit to metropolis was never shared … Read more
KARACHI: Karachi police have finalised a security plan for Muharram on Tuesday in which 5,018 law enforcement personnel will be deployed in an attempt to maintain security across the city. As many as 20 senior police officers and 53 DSPs would perform the duties while 832 NGOs, 4,000 head constables, 113 ladies police personnel would … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh High Court on Friday allowed the preliminary hearing of an application filed by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MNA Qadir Khan Mandokhail for annulment of an order of additional sessions judge in Karachi and registration of a criminal case against Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Information Dr Firdos Ashiq Awan for slapping, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved a $500 million loan for Pakistan that will allow them to purchase 39.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, safety boxes, and syringes. “The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $500 million loan to help the government of Pakistan procure and deploy safe and effective coronavirus … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday called on the international community to hold India accountable for the usurpation of the rights of Kashmiris. In a statement on Youm-e-Istehsal, the PML-N president expressed solidarity with the people of occupied Kashmir on the second anniversary of India’s illegal unilateral revocation of the … Read more
KABUL: At least 100 Taliban militants were killed and about 90 others wounded during Afghan government security forces’ separate offensives on Thursday, multiple sources confirmed on Friday. In western Herat province, 52 Taliban militants were killed and 47 wounded when Afghan security forces backed by local Public Uprising Forces repulsed Taliban’s attacks on the outskirts … Read more
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait prepares to receive vaccinated expatriates from August 1, the Ministry of Health said Friday. Abdullah al Sanad, spokesman of the ministry, said in a press statement that Kuwait Airport will allow the return of fully vaccinated expats starting August 1 according to the decision of the government. The ministry’s team will check … Read more
Hyderabad: A labour union has requested the federal government to buy electricity from public sector instead of preferring private producers. Leaders from All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union (APWHEWU) stressed that expensive energy is undermining public and private organisations and above all is taking a toll on the customers. Speaking at the National Labour … Read more
