HYDERABAD: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Tuesday invited the Sindh government to jointly work with the federation for the sake of development in the province. “I invite the Sindh government again to work together with us in order to redress people’s grievances,” he said, while speaking to reporters during his visit to the local office of the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee …

  ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) is considering challenging a Balochistan High Court (BHC) decision restoring sacked employees of the dissolved Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC). NHS Joint Secretary Saeedullah Khan Niazi told Dawn that the ministry has not received any court order “but we are hearing from the media that the court has restored all …

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday sought comments from the climate change ministry and Peshawar Zoo director about a petition challenging the non-issuance of NOC for the import of two elephants for the zoo. A bench consisting of Justice Lal Jan Khattak and Justice Abdul Shakoor fixed Dec 12 for the next hearing into the petition asking deputy attorney …

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday sought detailed replies from the federal and provincial governments to a petition seeking a declaration that secret filming, recording or photographing of individuals both at private and public places without their knowledge or consent, in the absence of any overriding public interest, is an unconstitutional act. Justice Jawad Hassan was hearing a …

Talking to journalists here on Tuesday, he said the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leadership was not in favour of granting relief to PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz and to allow her to leave Pakistan. She should face her cases by staying in the country. The minister claimed the government would not remove Ms Nawaz’s name from the Exit Control List and …

  MUZAFFARBAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan on Tuesday said a war for the freedom of Kashmir had become inevitable, which the whole nation would fight with full determination, shoulder to shoulder with the armed forces of Pakistan. However, he stressed that before any such war “we will have to create unity in our rank and …

CHAKWAL: After a break of one year, Hindu pilgrims from different states of India would arrive at Katas Raj, one of their holiest sites on Dec 14. “Hindu pilgrims will cross Wagah Border on Dec 13 and will reach Katas Raj the next day,” Deputy Secretary Evacuee Property Trust Board (ETPB) Syed Faraz Abbas told Dawn. He said the government had …

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday saw a rare consensus on lifting of a ban on student unions, but with certain conditions, as members from across the divide supported the opposition’s private member bill in this regard that was later sent to the relevant committee for further deliberations. An emotional speech by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former prime …

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge who is known for her love of sports, is taking tennis lessons at a private London club. The mother of three, Kate Middleton has been taking tennis lessons from a coach at Hurlingham club in Fulham, south London. According to media reports, the Duchess of Cambridge was really very good at tennis. She takes …

LONDON: A midnight blue velvet gown that Princess Diana wore when she danced with John Travolta at a 1985 White House state dinner failed to sell at auction on Monday, though two of her other dresses went for above their estimated prices. The off-the-shoulder bodiced Victor Edelstein frock, which flares up at the knee, is one of the most recognisable …