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An Islamabad district and sessions court on Saturday granted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) physical remand of PTI Senator Azam Swati for another day in a case pertaining to a tweet against state institutions, including the army chief. Earlier in the day, the former minister was taken to the Pims Hospital for a medical examination after which he was presented …

United States President Joe Biden said Pakistan may be “one of the most dangerous nations in the world” as the country has “nuclear weapons without any cohesion”, it emerged on Saturday. He made the remarks while addressing a Democratic congressional campaign committee reception on Thursday. A transcript of the address, published on the White House’s website, quoted Biden as saying: “… And …

In the seemingly never-ending saga of audio leaks linked to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), another recording, purportedly of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, surfaced on Thursday in which a voice believed to be of the premier was heard discussing the appointment of his special assistants. Since last month, several purportedly leaked audio recordings of PM Shehbaz, his immediate predecessor Imran, bigwigs from …

LAHORE: The South Punjab Health Department on Thursday formed a six-member team to probe the discovery of bodies on the roof of the Nishtar Hospital, Multan. Earlier, Adviser to the Chief Minister Chaudhry Zaman Gujjar visited the hospital and found several putrefied bodies on the roof of the dead house. He ordered the cremation of the abandoned bodies and directed …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court wanted to see the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) evolve into a powerful institution, Chief Justice of Pakistan Just­ice Umar Ata Bandial said on Thursday. Meanwhile, in a separate petition, the ECP asked the court to consolidate and transfer all six challenges to its contempt notices against PTI leaders, including chief Imran Khan, before one high …

ISLAMABAD: Members of the National Assembly on Thursday lashed out at the local administrations in the provinces and the disaster management institutions over their alleged failure in dealing with the recent devastated floods in the country and demanded a role in the ongoing relief operations in the affected areas. Taking part in the general debate on the floods situation in …

The United Kingdom on Friday announced an additional £10 million of life-saving humanitarian aid for flood relief efforts in Pakistan, bringing the country’s total contribution to £26.5m. Out of the total aid from the UK, £21.5m has been allotted to the relief efforts in the areas worst hit by the flooding. The remaining £5m will go directly to the Disasters …

A major power breakdown took place on Thursday — amounting to 8,000 megawatts, according to the energy minister — depriving large swathes of southern Pakistan, including financial capital Karachi, of electricity. The Ministry of Energy attributed the breakdown to an“accidental fault“ in the transmission system. “Several power plants in the south are tripping in phases due to an accidental fault …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday he was “absolutely willing and ready” to engage with India for the sake of regional peace and prosperity, but the onus was on New Delhi to take the necessary measures “ for meaningful and result-oriented engagement“. “I am absolutely ready and willing to have a serious dialogue and discussion with our counterparts, Indians, …

PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday appeared to hold the federal government and agencies responsible for rising incidents of terrorism in Swat. Addressing a workers’ convention in Charsadda, he said that terrorism had started rising since the incumbent government came into power. “Look at what is happening in Swat,” Imran said. He alleged that instead of …