RAWALPINDI: The Aircraft Owners and Operators Association (AOOA) has urged the government to direct the aviation ministry to adopt the Senate-passed modifications in the National Aviation Policy, 2019, as soon as possible. The National Aviation Policy 2019 modifications and the Civil Aviation Rules 1994 revisions, which will now be known as Civil Aviation Regulations, 2022, were adopted and passed by …

KARACHI: Dubbing current political leadership ‘incapable’, parliamentary system ‘ineffective’ and economy ‘on the verge of collapse’, politicians from different backgrounds on Sunday called for a greater dialogue among political stakeholders to develop consensus on a strategy to steer Pakistan out of present turmoil. Former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former PPP senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and senior …

KARACHI: While a case has been registered against the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakis­tan for Friday’s attack on Karachi Police Office (KPO), police and other allied agencies appear to be clueless about the mastermind and facilitators of the three militants who barged into the police compound and engaged law-enforcers in a fierce gun battle for hours, it emerged on Sunday. Also, death toll rises …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday suspended the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) de-notification of all PTI MNAs from Punjab. The PTI had resigned en masse from the lower house of parliament following the ouster of PTI chief Imran Khan in April last year. Subsequently, NA speaker Ashraf accepted only 11 of the resignations, stating that the remaining lawmakers would be summoned individually for verification. …

PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and other Supreme Court judges, and sought “enforcement” of the fundamental rights of the public — including the Constitution’s Article 14 (fundamental right to privacy) — in connection with a series of private telephonic conversations of political leaders that have surfaced online over …

ISLAMABAD: Comsats University Islamabad (CUI) has informed the Ministry of Science and Technology that the services of a faculty member who had asked a controversial question in the English composition exam have been terminated. According to a letter dated February 2 available with Dawn, the university administration said, “[An] inquiry against the content of the quiz of English Subject of BEE, …

RAWALPINDI: In light of a leaked audio clip which purportedly featured a conversation between former chief minister Parvez Elahi and a Sup­reme Court judge, PML-N chief organiser Maryam Nawaz on Sunday asked for accountability in the judiciary and said Pakistan needed “honest jud­ges” instead of the ones who allegedly favoured Imran Khan. Addressing a workers convention in Rawalpindi, the PML-N …

At least 14 members of a wedding party, including women and children, were killed and 64 people were injured on Sunday night, after a bus fell into a ravine and overturned near Kallar Kahar. This is the fourth major road accident reported from across Pakistan in less than two months. According to rescue and police officials, 12 passengers passed away …

ATLANTA (AP) — Dozens of well-wishers made the pilgrimage Sunday to The Carter Center in Atlanta, as prayers and memories of former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy were offered up at his small Baptist church in Plains, Georgia, a day after he entered hospice care. Among those paying homage was his niece, who noted the 39th president’s years of service in an …

Meta is testing a new subscription service that would let Facebook and Instagram users pay for a verified account. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta Verified on his social media accounts Sunday. Testing will begin in New Zealand and Australia this week and will roll out to other countries soon, he said. For $11.99 per month on the web or …