Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F Ameer Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman joined the anti-government Azadi March from Larkana, as the caravan of protesters resumed journey from Sukkur on the second day, Monday. The JUI-F-led Azadi March started from Karachi on Sunday, officially beginning after an address by Maulana Fazl at Sohrab Goth to show solidarity with the people of Indian occupied Kashmir. While speaking at the …

Karachi: The University of Karachi on Monday extended the deadline for submission of forms for the Online Admissions 2020 (Entry Test Based) in Bachelors and Masters Programs (Morning), Doctor of Pharmacy (Morning and Evening) and Doctor of Physical Therapy till October 31, 2019. The in-charge, Directorate of Admissions has said that students, who have been waiting for the announcement of …

ISLAMABAD: The medical board of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) will examine former president Asif Ali Zardari on Monday (today) to decide whether he needs a further hospital stay or can be discharged. “Even though most test results of Mr Zardari are normal but the final decision will be taken by the medical board,” PIMS executive director Dr …

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has not barred any television anchor from expressing their views during talk shows, government’s chief spokesperson Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Monday. Taking to Twitter a day after Pemra directed TV anchors not to give their “opinions” during talk shows and limited their role to a “moderator”, she said the anchorpersons are free to “discuss …

The Punjab government on Monday moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the acquittal of suspects in the Sahiwal firing incident in which some personnel of the Punjab Police’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) had allegedly gunned down four people, including three from the same family. On Thursday, an anti-terrorism court acquitted all six personnel of the CTD who were accused …

An installation titled ‘Killing Fields of Karachi’ by artist Adeela Suleman displayed at Karachi’s iconic Frere Hall as part of the Karachi Biennale 2019 was “forcibly shut down” on Sunday, allegedly by law enforcement agencies. The lower hall of the building, where part of the exhibit was displayed, has been sealed, reliable sources confirmed to Dawn.com. A press conference was held by lawyer …

The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) ‘Azadi March’, led by the faction’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, set out on Sunday afternoon from Karachi’s Sohrab Goth area towards Islamabad. Thousands of people, including seminary students, are participating in the march. In addition, convoys of political parties, including the PPP, the PML-N, the Awami National Party (ANP) and others, joined the march. Besides JUI-F …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran said on Sunday assured the people of Kashmir that  Pakistan continues to stand with them and will do so in the future as well. In a video message to the nation, Prime Minister Imran said that the people of occupied Kashmir had been treated unjustly. He said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the pretext …

SUKKUR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah has been hospitalized after his health condition deteriorated. According to Geo News, the PPP stalwart who is in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was brought to National Cardiovascular Diseases for medical check-up. Doctors at the hospital examined the politician and found that his blood pressure was high. Earlier, Khursheed …

ISLAMABAD: The Sindh Government, Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) and the Young Doctors Association (YDA) have rejected the president’s ordinance to abolish the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to form the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC). On October20, the PMDC was abolished by an ordinance of the president. According to the PMDC employees, police raided their building and sealed all important …