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ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), said on Sunday he had his doubts over the attack on Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, terming the incident a “drama”. At a press conference, he called the incident “an act”, saying that “Imran outclassed [Indian actors] Shahrukh and Salman Khan in acting”. “Initially I had sympathised with Imran Khan …

Former prime minister Imran Khan has called on President Arif Alvi to define “clear operational lines” of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) while also asking him to act against the “abuse of power and violations of our laws and of the Constitution,” it emerged on Monday. In a letter dated November 6, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the …

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directed Punjab police chief Faisal Shahkar to register a first information report (FIR) of the gun attack on PTI chief Imran Khan within 24 hours. The PTI chief was injured during a gun attack while leading the party’s long march in Punjab’s Wazirabad on November 3. A PTI supporter, Muazzam Nawaz, was killed in the incident …

KARACHI: Even as the government prepares to make a case for climate justice at the UN climate conference (COP27) that starts today (Sunday), an alarming new United Nations report predicts that Pakistan’s average annual temperature will increase to 22.4 degrees Celsius within the next decade and a half, and would cross the 26oC threshold by the end of the century. The fresh …

LAHORE: The controversy surrounding the first information report (FIR) of a gun attack on ex-premier Imran Khan deepened on Saturday when his party raised questions over alle­ged police reluctance to register their complaint, while the police denied having rec­e­ived any application from party leaders two days after the Wazirabad shooting. Amid a deadlock between Punjab’s ruling coalition partners — PTI and PML-Q …

ISLAMABAD: After a hiatus of two years, PolyClinic, the second-largest hospital in the federal capital, resumed its evening outpatient department (OPD) services on Saturday, reducing the burden on the emergency department by 70 per cent. The service was discontinued because of Covid-19 in 2020 due to the increased burden on the medical staff. Polyclinic was the only hospital that used …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday lashed out at the media wing of the armed forces over its statement rejecting the allegations of former prime minister Imran Khan against a military officer for being responsible for the Wazirabad attack. The party also questioned that if no member of the institution ever did anything wrong, why were court-martials carried out. Addressing the nation from Shau­kat …

KARACHI: While mainstream political parties in the country claim to be true democratic forces and entities, former chairman of Senate and senior PPP leader Senator Raza Rabbani made a candid admission on Saturday that all key political stakeholders “look to the establishment even today” to gain power and allow the establishment to violate the Constitution for that objective. The strong …

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought constitution of a ‘full court commission’ of the apex court to probe into Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s allegations that the premier, interior minister and a senior military officer are responsible for the assassination bid on him in Wazirabad. Later, in a high-level meeting presided over by the PM, it was decided that in light of …

ISLAMABAD: The capital police have decided to lift the security cordon in Islamabad after Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan called off the long march in the wake of attempt on his life, Dawn has learnt. PRO of the capital police told Dawn that orders had been issued for removal of all the containers from the roads of Islamabad besides directives to send back the visiting …