Pakistan

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday issued a notice to former Malir SSP Rao Anwar on a lawsuit filed by former inspector general of police (IGP) A. D. Khawaja, who is currently serving as a grade-22 officer of Police Service of Pakistan, against a defamatory interview on a private news channel. A single-judge bench headed by Justice Syed Hasan …

DERA GHAZI KHAN/ RAJAN­PUR: After visiting the flood-hit areas in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday visited affected areas in Punjab’s Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur. The prime minister was briefed about the ongoing relief and rehabilitation work in the two areas, including food supply, drinking water and basic health facilities to the displaced people staying …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday warned citizens of more rains — starting today (Saturday) — after the federal cabinet declared a “monsoon emergency”. In a tweet on Friday, she said: “According to the Pakistan Met Department, the country will experience more rains in the coming week. Islamabad, Kashmir, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Sindh will …

ISLAMABAD: Law Minister and Leader of the House in Senate Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Friday parliament must be defended against the overreach of the judiciary and other institutions. Mr Tarar was speaking in the Senate to endorse the position taken by former Senate chairman and PPP stalwart Raza Rabbani, who expressed alarm over “continued interference in the parliament’s domain”. …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued on Saturday the final list of 266 National Assembly (NA) constituencies and 593 constituencies of provincial assemblies. In a statement, the ECP said a copy of the final delimitation of any constituency could be obtained from the commission’s secretariat in Islamabad. Preliminary list The ECP has issued the final list around two months …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday, while disposing of a petition seeking the removal of National Assembly Opposition Leader Raja Riaz, instructed speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to decide on the matter within 30 days. On August 4, Advocate Munir Ahmed filed a petition in the high court saying that Raja Riaz was appointed opposition leader without the consultation of the PTI …

Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman on Saturday administered the oath to the newly-elected 21-member provincial cabinet, comprising all PTI members, days after the Supreme Court had declared Parvez Elahi the province’s executive on winning 186 votes in the run-off elections of the Punjab Assembly. The ceremony was held at the Governor House in Punjab where the newly appointed provincial ministers, clad in sherwanis, were sworn …

Journalist Anas Mallick, who was reported missing in Kabul on Thursday, has revealed that he was “physically assaulted” during his disappearance. The Islamabad-based journalist, who is affiliated with Indian news channel WION, surfaced on Friday, with the Foreign Office in Pakistan and Ambassador Mansoor Khan in Kabul both sharing on Twitter that Mallick was “safe” and “back in Kabul”. Hours later, WION claimed in a report …

PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the “question” was not about Pakistan’s soil being used in the US drone attack that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri, but its airspace as he demanded a formal statement from ministries. The former minister was seemingly referring to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Babar Iftikhar DG ISPR’s recent remarks on the matter. In …

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services (NHS) on Thursday unanimously passed the “Federal Medical Teaching Institute (MTI) Repeal Bill 2022” moved by MNA Noor Alam Khan. MNA Khan had submitted the bill alleging that former prime minister Imran Khan wanted to introduce American policies/system which were not feasible in Pakistan. The MTI Act was passed during …