Pakistan

KARACHI: A newly-married young man was gunned down and his friend riding with him wounded by personnel of the Anti-Vehicle Lifting Cell (AVLC) apparently for not stopping their motorcycle in Manghopir on Tuesday night when they were returning from the shrine of Shah Noorani, police and relatives said on Wednesday. SSP-West Faisal Bashir Memon confirmed to Dawn that the AVLC police were …

An Islamabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday issued bailable arrest warrants for PTI Chairman Imran Khan in three cases pertaining to violence outside the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) and the Islamabad High Court (IHC) earlier this year. In early March, the former premier had been booked by the capital’s Ramna police in two cases accusing him of leading mobs to the FJC …

ISLAMABAD: After the capital police interrogated former prime minister Imran Khan in eight cases registered against him in two separate sessions lasting hours, the PTI chairman is still required for questioning in at least five more cases. On Sunday, Mr Khan, who had arrived at the G-11/4 office of the police, had asked the police to postpone questioning in the …

KURRAM: The belligerent tribes engaged in a land dispute in the sectarian-sensitive Kurram tribal district found some common ground on Wednesday, agreeing to a year-long cessation of hostilities and allowing the government-appointed land commission to resolve the long-simmering issue, a provincial government official told Dawn on Wednesday. The official of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home and Tribal Affairs Department also confirmed that the …

RAWALPINDI: Jazeera Airways’ first flight arrived at Islamabad International Airport (IIAP) from Kuwait on Wednesday, commencing a new chapter in the airline’s operations. A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority said the Kuwaiti airline’s flight J9-511 had 163 passengers onboard when it landed at IIAP around 4.30am. Jazeera Airways will operate two weekly flights — one on Wednesday and the other …

KASUR: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Wednesday warned of medium- to high-level flooding in the Sutlej River near Ganda Singhwala, Kasur, over the next 24 to 48 hours as the water level continued to rise in the river. The water level at Ganda Singhwala was 20.50 feet at 4pm which rose to 20.90 feet at 7pm in the …

Haji Gulbar Khan, an estranged member of the PTI, was elected as the chief minister for Gilgit Baltistan on Thursday. His election to the role comes after PTI’s Khalid Khurshid Khan was disqualified as the chief minister over a fake degree earlier this month. According to state-run Radio Pakistan, Gulbar secured 19 out of 20 votes while Raja Azam Khan, who had been …

GILGIT: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira arrived in Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday and held meetings with leaders of different political and religious parties to evolve a consensus to form a coalition government in the region. Soon after his arrival, Mr Kaira met GB Governor Syed Mehdi Shah and Opposition Leader in the GB Assembly and …

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue on Tuesday extended the powers of paramilitary forces, including the Rangers and the Frontier Corps, to combat smuggling for another year. Three different customs notifications were issued to give powers to officers of the Pakistan Rangers, Frontier Corps [Balochistan (North/South) and Khyber Pakh­tunkhwa (North/South)], Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA), and Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG). …

ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: PTI chief Imran Khan on Tuesday challenged a trial court’s decision before the Islamabad High Court, over the maintainability of an ECP complaint seeking criminal proceedings against him on the charge of concealing Toshakhana gifts. Meanwhile, the Lahore High Court granted interim protective bail to Mr Khan for two weeks in seven criminal cases relating to the May 9 …