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LAHORE: Chinese Consul General in Lahore Zhao Shiren has said four corridors are being added to the flagship China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as both Islamabad and Beijing have agreed to it during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent visit to the country. Speaking at a seminar here on Sunday on impacts of the policies adopted at the 20th congress of the Communist Party …

ISLAMABAD: Undeterred by the failures of development plans in the past, the government is working on ‘Vision 2035’ and ‘Vision 2047’ agenda, with the Planning Commission having initiated a study aimed at drawing a roadmap for the country’s rapid socioeconomic development. The study, which will identify policy choices that the country’s leadership may need to make in consultation with all …

Citizens in Karachi bemoaned the closure of Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road and other adjoining routes leading towards the Chief Minister’s House as the protest by healthcare providers continued on Monday. Healthcare providers are protesting against the Sindh government’s decision to permanently withdraw the health risk allowance from their salaries. Last week, police had manhandled and arrested the protesters as they attempted to …

Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Monday that former prime minister Imran Khan will have to provide an answer for the apparent change in his narrative regarding a foreign conspiracy being behind his ouster. In an interview with British newspaper Financial Times, Imran — who has repeatedly claimed that a US-backed conspiracy was behind his ouster in April — said he no longer “blamed” the …

PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Monday that his party had simultaneously approached Supreme Court (SC) registries in multiple cities for the constitution of a judicial commission to probe several “important matters”, including an attempt on Imran’s life in Wazirabad on November 3. Speaking to the media in Lahore, Qureshi said the petitions were filed in Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar and …

ISLAMABAD: The government has “finalised all the arrangements”, as at least 204,000 candidates are going to appear for the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) to be held across Pakistan today. In addition to the candidates taking the test in the country, at least 462 overseas candidates have registered for the test, which will be conducted at centres in …

An eight-year-old boy selling toys in Karachi’s Clifton area was allegedly shot dead by a private security guard on Sunday, according to the police. Boat Basin police Station House Officer (SHO) Naseer Tanoli told Dawn.com that Mohammed Umer was allegedly killed in “accidental [gun]fire” by security guard Jan Mohammed at the Bilawal House roundabout. “He was selling toys in the area,” he …

KARACHI: After a gap of four years instead of two due to Covid-19, the Defence Export Promotion Organisation (DEPO) will be holding the 11th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2022 from November 15 to 18 at Karachi Expo Centre. The previous defence exhibition held at the same venue was in 2018. As is the tradition of …

ISLAMABAD: At least a dozen officials of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) have been summoned by the inquiry committee formed to probe the leak of the autopsy pictures of slain journalist Arshad Sharif which were featured in a TV show on a private media outlet. The Pims management has also decided to approach the Pakistan Electronic Regulatory Authority …

KARACHI: Patient services at public sector hospitals across the province remained suspended on Saturday as health workers in several districts held demonstrations in support of their colleagues, who were beaten and arrested by police a day earlier and later released on court orders. Sources said healthcare facilities in the province were refusing to take emergency cases, new admissions and even cancelling …