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ISLAMABAD: With tourism expected to peak during the Eidul Azha holidays, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has advised travelers to exercise caution, check weather forecasts and pre-book their accommodations. An advisory issued on Wednesday stated that the Covid-19 cases were rising once again and therefore, tourists should strictly adhere to the SOPs. In the last 24 hours, as …

PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said “threatening calls” from “unknown numbers” should stop hours after PTI leaders claimed a pilot flying party chairman Imran Khan to his rallies had received them. Imran has embarked on a whirlwind campaign ahead of the by-elections in Punjab. From July 7-15, he is expected to address dozens of public gatherings. He has also …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that the government was working on a “comprehensive plan” for shifting to solar power in an effort to rid the country of costly electricity produced from oil and gas. He expressed these remarks while speaking at the inauguration ceremony for the launch of the Green and Blue Lines of the Metro Bus Service …

QUETTA: At least 20 people have been repor­­ted dead in rain-related accidents as several districts of Balochistan received monsoon downpour with strong winds over the past 24 hours. According to officials, the dead included six women from the same family in Quetta. The wo­­men were killed when the wall of their makeshift house collapsed due to rain and strong winds. …

An anti-corruption unit from Karachi detained Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh in Lahore, spokesperson of the Lahore police said, hours after the PTI said he was arrested by “plain-clothed” men “in the middle of the night” from Punjab’s capital. Lahore police spokesperson Syed Mubashir confirmed the development to Dawn.com, saying that Lahore police had assisted …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday disposed of a petition filed by journalist Imran Riaz Khan against his arrest, ruling the case did not fall within its jurisdiction and advised the petitioner to approach the Lahore High Court (LHC). Khan was arrested by the Attock police Tuesday night on the outskirts of Islamabad as he was headed to the federal capital …

Mountaineers Shehroze Kashif from Lahore and Fazal Ali from Shimshal of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Hunza district, who were earlier reported missing, have been seen descending from camp 4 on Nanga Parbat, officials said on Wednesday. The two mountaineers had summited Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres, on Tuesday morning. However, the duo was reported to have gone …

Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday said that any recording — video or audio — made to expose a person’s criminal offences or misdeed could not be considered a crime, unless it was done to blackmail someone. “The reality is that if any recording, whether video or audio, is made to catch someone’s crime, then in my view it …

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) President Shuaib Shaheen on Monday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) challenging the recent amendments to the accountability law concerning the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The petition was opposed by the elected representatives of the IHCBA, including the vice president, secretary and finance secretary, who distanced themselves from the petition while calling …

ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the prevailing situation in the country, the government has planned to expand the scope of the social safety net Benazir Income Support Prog­ram­me (BISP) and increase the number of beneficiaries to 10 million, said Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Welfare Shazia Marri. The minister said that at present, eight million people were enrolled as …