ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that supervisory officer in any organisation should perform more like a mentor than a punishing authority by cracking whip on finding a fault in the performance of his subordinates. The primary duty of a supervisor is to guide his subordinates to improve their per­formance and efficiency, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah wrote in a …

GWADAR: Two alleged militants were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Shapok and Sammi areas of Kech district on Thursday. Officials said security forces had launched a search operation on a tip-off about the presence of suspected militants in the mountainous area of Kech district. The alleged militants were identified as Shoaib and Yahya who belonged …

ISLAMABAD: Student organisations and civil society activists gathered outside the National Press Club on Thursday to protest against the recent crackdown on students at Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU). In a press release issued here said the protest was called after an operation against the Quaid-i-Azam University students, the deployment of Rangers, anti-terrorist squads and police forces on the campus. A physical …

ISLAMABAD: As the Pakistani rupee took a steep fall on Thursday and interest rate witnessed an increase of 300 basis points, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) demanded the resignation of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as it grilled the federal government for “bringing once fast-thriving economy to its knees” through mismanagement. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, PTI leader Hammad Azhar said …

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that people are paying a heavy price for the regime change conspiracy where a “bunch of criminals” have been foisted upon the nation by the former army chief. The former premier’s remarks on Twitter attracted a sharp response from Pakistan Muslim League-N chief organiser Maryam Nawaz, who held his government responsible …

ISLAMABAD: Militant attacks witnessed a surge in the month of February this year, but the resultant deaths were down as compared to January. An attack by the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Karachi Police Headquarters was the most high-profile attack in the month of February. According to the statistics released by Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), militants carried out …

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday suspended a notification for by-elections on 24 National Assembly seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which was previously scheduled to be held on March 16 and 19, respectively. Twenty-four former MNAs from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had on Feb 23 filed a plea in the PHC against the acceptance of their resignations by the National Assembly speaker and their …

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is most likely to propose holding of elections to the Punjab Assembly in the last week of April, informed sources told Dawn on Thursday. The commission, which met here for the second consecutive day after the Supreme Court’s verdict in a case relating to delay in the polls to Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies, decided …

Another alleged audio leak surfaced on Friday, this time linked to senior PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry — who has categorically rejected it — purportedly talking about superior court judges. “I have no connection with this audio,” tweeted Chaudhry. The leaked conversation, first publicly shared by journalists on social media, shows pictures of Chaudhry and his brother Faisal Hussain, identifying them as the …

Hours after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) wrote a letter to him suggesting possible poll dates, President Dr Arif Alvi announced on Friday that elections in Punjab will be held on April 30. “The president announced the date [for elections in Punjab] after considering dates proposed by the Election Commission of Pakistan. ECP had proposed a poll date between …