“He struck his head, his side, his stomach and went on hitting him. When Hunain said he could not breathe, the teacher slammed him against the wall, saying, ‘Being dramatic are we?’” This is the eye witness account from a classmate of 17-year-old student, Hunain Bilal, who was allegedly beaten to death by his teacher after he failed to memorise …

ISLAMABAD: Five more persons facing corruption cases initiated by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday filed applications in a court seeking disposal of their cases under recently-promulgated NAB (Amendment) Ordinance 2019. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the bureau claimed that “there has been no resentment in NAB over filing of applications by the accused seeking relief in their cases and …

KARACHI: Pakistan and Kuwait have agreed to increase bilateral cooperation in multiple fields of defence and security, including export of defence products, training, provision of trained manpower / human resource and cooperation in counterterrorism domain. Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa discussed these issues with the Kuwaiti leadership during his day-long official visit to the country. …

KARACHI: As the report from the University of Karachi which suspected “soybean dust (aeroallergens)” as the cause of the recent deaths in Keamari was questioned by experts and the institutions concerned, the authorities now pin hope for ascertaining the nature of gas mainly on final findings of autopsy of at least two bodies and medical examination of some 15 affected …

MUZAFFARABAD: A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred along the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir after Indian troops resorted to ceasefire violation without any provocation, military’s media affairs wing said on Thursday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Indian army troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Kayani sector of Leepa valley. “Indian fire was responded …

ISLAMABAD: Allah Dino Khawaja, commonly known as AD Khawaja, has been posted as secretary of the Narcotics Control Division (NCD), says a notification issued by the Establishment Division here on Thursday. According to the notification, Mr Khawaja, a BS-22 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan and at present serving as the Inspector General of National Highways and Motorways Police, …

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Thursday that the opposition was weighing different options, including an in-house change, to “rid” the country of “inefficient” Imran Khan-led government. “All opposition parties are on the same page to get rid of the ‘inept’ and ‘selected’ Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government. Whichever way is adopted for this purpose, we have …

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said he had written to National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser regarding the prolonged absence of the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif. In a post shared on Twitter, the PTI minister said that his letter to Qaiser, he urged the speaker to inquire from Shehbaz his …

Anwar Mansoor Khan, who resigned as the Attorney General for Pakistan on Thursday, said the government knew about the remarks he was going to make in the Supreme Court that eventually cost him his job as the country’s top law officer. “Everyone knew what I was talking about and everyone knew what statements I would make. So to now make the assertion …

Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to visit Punjab’s Layyah district on Friday and launch the ‘Ehsaas Amdan Programme’, Radio Pakistan reported. Prime Minister’s Office, Pakistan ✔@PakPMO وزیر اعظم عمران خان آج لیہ کا دورہ کریں گے۔ وزیراعظم لیہ میں “احساس اثاثہ جات منتقلی پروگرام ” کا اجراء کریں گے-#PMImranKhan 703 10:26 AM – Feb 21, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy …