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LAHORE: Transgender rights activists on Friday condemned and denounced propaganda around the law that ensures protection of their basic rights, and hate campaign against the community that they say has put their lives in danger. They also urged people, including the religious community, to read the law for a better understanding. Addressing a press conference at the Lahore Press Club …

ISLAMABAD: The government no longer requires passengers travelling domestically or abroad by air to wear a face mask on board as part of Covid-19 precautions, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has said. The requirement has been dropped as infections continue to decline both within the country and the world over. “Mask wearing as a part of non-pharmaceutical interventions …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Sunday approved the pre-arrest bail of PTI chief Imran Khan, a day after an arrest warrant was issued for the former premier in connection with his controversial remarks against Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Zeba Chaudhry and other officials at an August 20 public rally. Imran’s arrest warrant, dated September 30, was issued by Senior …

The cabinet has formally given the go-ahead to hold an inquiry into the audio leaks purportedly featuring PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his party leaders, it emerged on Sunday. On Friday, the cabinet suggested that legal action could be taken after a steady stream of audio recordings surfaced, most recently of informal conversations allegedly between Imran and his aides — Shah Mahmood …

ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agricul­ture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has warned that acute food insecurity is likely to worsen in parts of Pakistan due to the negative impact of floods and extremely high prices of basic food items, energy and fuel. International food and agricultural assistance is urgently needed to avoid deterioration of the local food security situation, …

The PTI on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a judicial investigation into the recently surfaced audio recordings — of purported conversations between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and federal ministers — regarding the resignation of PTI MNAs from the National Assembly. Last week, a slew of audio recordings of conversations between key government figures — including Prime Minister Shehbaz …

ISLAMABAD: The number of people in need of help in flood-hit areas is much higher than what has been reported, the United Nations has said. The rapid needs assessment carried out by the government, the UN and hum­ani­tarian partners rev­ealed that many more people are in need of life-saving support services in the aftermath of the catastrophic floods. The revised ‘Pakistan …

PTI chief Imran Khan submitted to the Islamabad High Court on Saturday an affidavit in a contempt case against him, saying he had realised he “might have crossed a line” in his remarks regarding Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry at an August 20 public rally in Islamabad and that he was willing to apologise to her “if she …

An Islamabad district and sessions court on Saturday extended the interim bail of Sameena Shah — mother of main suspect in the Sarah Inam murder case — till October 3. The court had initially granted bail to Sameena on September 26 after she filed an application the same day — three days after the murder of her daughter-in-law and arrest of her son, Shahnawaz …

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations will be launching a fresh appeal on Oct 4 for an additional $600 million in support to Pakistan for providing immediate relief to millions of flood victims across the country. In a follow-up meeting of the Steering Committee for Coordination of Inter­national Assistance for Flood Relief Activities, Eco­no­mic Affairs Division (EAD) Secretary Humair Karim told bilateral …