LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday adjourned till Dec 26 the hearing of a petition of PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz to wait for a decision by the federal cabinet on whether or not to allow her to travel abroad. Additional Attorney General Ishtiaq A. Khan informed a two-judge LHC bench that a sub-committee had presented its recommendation to …

LAHORE: As hydel power generation considerably squeezed to just 1,700MW on average in the last 24 hours, the gas shortfall in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa jumped to 400MMCFD on Monday, forcing the authorities to curtail supplies to power sector. “Though the gas supply to the CNG sector and industry has already been suspended for an indefinite period to ensure provision …

ISLAMABAD: Traffic on Islamabad Expressway on Monday evening was thrown into disarray after Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad’s (MCI) sanitation workers shifted their protest on to the main artery of the capital, demanding release of their salaries, pending for the last three months. On the other hand, the Ministry of Interior, under whose jurisdiction the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the MCI …

SUKKUR: The Sukkur bench of the Sindh High Court on Monday suspended accountability court’s orders dated Dec 17 to grant bail to veteran leader of Pakistan Peoples Party Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah in a case of assets beyond means and summoned him and his 17 co-accused to the court on Jan 16 next year. A double bench comprising Justices Naimatullah …

ISLAMABAD: First Lady Samina Alvi on Monday said the campaign to deworm 17 million children in Pakistan will not only help achieve sustainable development goals but overcome malnutrition and anaemia among children. She was speaking at the launch of awareness campaign of the second Annual Mass Deworming at the Islamabad Model College for Girls, F-7/4. The annual event will be …

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Monday strongly condemning the discriminatory Indian citizenship law, verdict in the Babri Masjid case, and repressions against Muslims in India. The treasury and opposition supported the resolution, which was moved by Pakistan Peoples Party MPA Nighat Yasmin Orakzai. Speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani chaired the sitting. The resolution said the Modi …

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has expressed concerns over the provincial authorities for delaying the approval of a proposed project to detain dogs and release them after sterilisation and vaccination and granted a last chance to authorities to complete the process within 20 days. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar also asked the local administration to communicate …

LAHORE: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is going to introduce e-verification service of educational documents to end forgery and to make the process of attestation of various documents hassle free. A task force on Civil Service Reforms and Austerity and Restructuring, led by Prime Minister’s Adviser Dr Ishrat Hussain, at a recent meeting advised the HEC to direct all degree …

ISLAMABAD: Special Adviser on Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister of Japan Kentaro Sonoura has expressed his interest in assisting Pakistan in socio-economic development, particularly through export promotion, increase in agricultural productivity, ICT, polio eradication and water resource management. According to a PM Office statement issued on Monday, the Japanese official called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss bilateral …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after a body was found in a bayou in the 15300 block of Rockwell Blvd. near West Bend St. A couple was walking their dog when they discovered the body in the water around 2 p.m. Sunday, authorities said. A dive team was called in to make the recovery. The body appears …