SAHIWAL: A devastating fire broke out in the pediatric medicine ward of Sahiwal Teaching Hospital (STH) on Saturday morning due to a short circuit in the air conditioning system. Four infants, who were in critical condition according to the hospital MS, died while 74 were rescued by parents, hospital staff, security personnel, and Rescue 1122 teams. Chief Minister Mariam Nawaz …

RAWALPINDI: While the fiscal year 2023-24 is about to end, the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) launched only two projects while two others remained on papers only during the year. The two projects were Rawalpindi Ring Road worth Rs38 billion and Asghar Mall Road reconstruction worth Rs129 million. A senior official of the RDA told Dawn that in the last fiscal year the …

LAHORE: The Punjab government has imposed a complete ban on the operation and functioning of mechanical and mobile rides (swings, slides, etc in parks and elsewhere) during Eid holidays to avoid accidents and ensure the safety of citizens. In the past, several accidents have been reported due to malfunctioning and falling mechanical rides, resulting in the loss of lives, including children, and …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) registrar has raised objections on a petition filed by Bushra Bibi, the wife of ex-PM Imran Khan, to suspend her sentence in the Iddat case and release her on bail. In the application, Ms Bibi contended that her sentence was unsustainable due to “weak evidence” and contradictions in the prosecution’s case. The petition said Ms Bibi …

LAHORE: The controversial legislation about defamation which imposes curbs on press freedom became a provincial law on Saturday after acting Governor Malik Ahmad Khan — a PML-N member — gave his assent to the bill in the absence of PPP-nominated Governor Sardar Saleem Haider, who had embarked on leave after assuring “consultations” on the Punjab Defamation Act 2024. The law, which had already drawn …

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ruled that being a working woman cannot be a disqualification for a mother to claim custody of her minor children. “In this day and age, when pursuit of education and career does not attract any disqualification for a father to seek custody of minor, how a mother can be discriminated against on that basis,” …

ISLAMABAD: The fifth polio case of the year was reported from Quetta on Saturday, 17 days after the victim’s death, underscoring a significant lapse in surveillance and escalating the risk of transmission at a crucial juncture in the polio eradication campaign. The case with onset of paralysis on April 29 was confirmed on June 8, a six-week delay, underscoring a …

KARACHI: The Sindh government is considering a request of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) for allotment of up to 6,000 acres of seafront land in the metropolis, it has emerged. The DHA has sought the land “preferably on beach side” for the expansion of its housing scheme “to meet its primary objective of providing relief to Shuhada families and armed …

ISLAMABAD: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Saturday claimed he was not considering taking revenge on anyone, pointing out that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan was the main hurdle in political reconciliation and harmony across the country. While presiding over a second parliamentary party meeting after regaining party office, the PML-N president also lauded the efforts of Prime Minister Shehbaz …

Angelina Jolie appeared to have gained the upper hand as her children make a telling gesture of distancing themselves from their father, Brad Pitt. While Pitt, 60, has had legal victories in the past, the latest development suggests Jolie has won this round. According to Page Six, some of the Jolie-Pitt children have dropped their father’s surname, a move that is …