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KARAK: Awami National Party provincial additional general secretary Khursheed Khattak has said that they would resist any change to the 18th Amendment and resolved to launch a mass contact campaign after the lockdown was over to mobilise the workers. Talking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, he said that the federating units of the country needed more autonomy instead of rolling …

KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday directed the health department to start random testing of people at grocery and vegetable shops so that local spread of coronavirus could be checked and contained. In a video message released from the CM House, he said that cases of local spread were increasing equally in urban and rural areas. He …

ISLAMABAD: A day after the government announced summoning of the National Assembly session on May 11, the opposition parties in the Senate on Wednesday submitted a requisition notice for convening the session of the upper house of parliament. The opposition members have submitted the requisition notice under Article 54(3) of the Constitution with a five-point agenda, mainly seeking discussion on …

LAHORE: Former railways minister Khwaja Saad Rafiq said on Wednesday the 18th amendment, being a man-made law, could be revisited before the house. He said the 18th amendment had been introduced after a lengthy process of deliberations and consultations among all political parties from all the provinces. He said any party having reservations over any component of the amendment should …

PESHAWAR: The brazen violation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) set for mosques led to critical situation of Covid-19 in the province, according to official reports. The reports informed provincial government that if the practice was allowed unchecked, it was likely to further exacerbate an already grim situation. Details available with Dawn show that a presentation made to the provincial government …

ISLAMABAD: A day after ordering acquittal of some suspects in criminal cases and acknowledging loopholes in the criminal justice system, the Islam­abad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday proposed a policy to conclude criminal app­eals within three months which otherwise linger on for decades. According to the propo­sed draft policy for fixation of criminal appeals against conviction, the IHC administration has …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) and the operating theatre in the Children’s Hospital were sealed on Tuesday after 15 people from both facilities were diagnosed with Covid-19. Around 30 patients admitted to the Mother and Child Hospital have also been discharged with directions to visit other hospitals in case of emergencies and …

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved easing lockdown restrictions in the country gradually after May 9 to open earning facilities to workers and daily wage earners provided strict implementation of the coronavirus-related preventive measures suggested by the government is ensured. The National Coordi­nation Committee (NCC) will meet on Wednesday (today) in which the Centre and provinces will decide which …

A special committee formed by the Sindh government to probe the death of Dr Furqanul Haq – who became the third member of the medical fraternity in Karachi to have died from the coronavirus – concluded in its report that “misjudgment” on part of the medical officer at Civil Hospital was the cause of his death. After he passed away …

ISLAMABAD: In an astonishing observation, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has said the existing criminal justice system “fails to prevent and prosecute crime” as the system is “perpetuating miscarriages of justice and… appears to be on the brink of collapse”. Chief Justice Athar Minallah made the observation on Monday, when he acquitted the accused in seven different murder cases. In …