ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Former spy chief retired Lt-Gen Faiz Hamid is being investigated for alleged corruption, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah revealed, while his party leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif called for the retired general’s court martial over his alleged role in bringing down her father’s government and implicating both her and Nawaz Sharif in NAB cases. Meanwhile, Gen Hamid also seemed to break …

ISLAMABAD: The Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT), constituted to probe the tragic death of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya, furnished a progress report before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Though the contents of the report, which was kept in a sealed envelope, are confidential, it is believed that the SJIT is in the process of recording the statements of “a number of …

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan seeks virtual trial in all cases pending in capital’s judiciary. In a petition filed with the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday, Mr Khan mainly cited security concerns for conducting his trial through video link facility. The IHC registrar office raised objection on his petition that Mr Khan was …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday suspended the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) orders to ban the live telecast of PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan’s speeches and press talks. Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza announced the judgement. He also sent the matter to the full bench for hearing and adjourned the proceedings till March 13. On …

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir said on Thursday that a “handful of misguided elements” cannot shake the resolve of the people of Balochistan and the armed forces were committed to ensuring peace and prosperity in the province. According to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief made the remarks during a …

The Punjab police has formed a fact-finding committee to investigate the death of a PTI worker during a crackdown a day ago on those participating in the party’s rally following the imposition of Section 144 in Lahore, it emerged on Thursday. In a notification dated March 8, Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Humayun Bashir Tarar ordered an inquiry into the “incidents …

ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan announced the schedule for elections in Punjab to be held on April 30, whereas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the election watchdog’s meeting with KP Governor Ghulam Ali to develop a consensus on the polls date remained an exercise in futility. With the Punjab polls to be held next month, the commission announced a plan for …

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday prohibited the broadcasting and rebroadcasting of content pertaining to the conduct of sitting high court and Supreme Court judges on electronic media with immediate effect. In the prohibition order, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the regulator referred to previous directives wherein all licencees were directed to “refrain from telecasting …

In a historic birth, the Dallas Zoo welcomed a baby elephant to the family late last month, the zoo announced Wednesday. At 290 pounds, the male calf was born Feb. 26 at 2:27 a.m. to one of the zoo’s African elephants, Mlilo — a second-time mom. In a video announcing the birth, Audrey Lagemann, zoological manager of elephants, said after …

A March cold front slipped into North Texas Wednesday with clouds and temperatures only in the 40s and 50s. The highest rain chances have remain across far North Texas and Oklahoma and that will remain to be the case tonight. Much of Thursday will remain rather cloudy but mostly dry. Showers and a few storms will develop Thursday evening from …