Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The chief justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reminded the regulatory bodies of lawyers — the Pakistan Bar Council and Islamabad Bar Council — of their statutory obligation and urged them to discharge their responsibilities to ensure the rule of law. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, in a detailed letter written to the chairman of the …

ISLAMABAD: With a view to removing a legal hitch in the holding of long-overdue local government elections in the provinces, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday called for official publication of the results of Census 2017 before March. Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja chaired a meeting on the conduct of local government elections in Balochistan and Khyber …

PESHAWAR: A teenager shot dead an Ahmadi homeopathic doctor in Bazidkhel area of the city here on Thursday, police said. An official of the Inqilab police station told Dawn that the deceased belonged to the Ahamdi faith. A police spokesperson identified the slain man as Abdul Qadir who was shot dead by an accused identified as Ihsanullah, 18. The locals …

LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday called Prof Sajid Mir to tell him that he should get ready to contest the Senate election on the PML-N ticket as the party has decided to field him. This is for the fifth time Prof Sajid Mir, chief of Jamiat Ahle Hadith, will contest the Senate election on the PML-N ticket. …

ISLAMABAD: While 1,502 more people were infected with coronavirus and 57 lost their lives across the country in a single day, the government has allowed private companies to import Covid-19 vaccine and exempted price cap on its sale in the local market. However, import of only registered vaccine of credible pharmaceutical companies will be allowed and its price will be …

Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed said on Thursday that Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faez Isa “should not hear matters involving the prime minister” in a written order on a petition pertaining to allegations that the premier distributed development funds among lawmakers. Dismissing the petition, the top judge noted that since Justice Isa had, in personal capacity, filed a petition …

Four soldiers were martyred after terrorist’s opened fire on a security forces post in Makeen, South Waziristan, late Thursday night, the military’s media affairs wing said on Friday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that troops responded promptly and killed four terrorists. “During the exchange of fire, four soldiers embraced shahadat,” the statement added. The martyred officials were …

ISLAMABAD: Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Jawed Khan on Wednesday admitted before the Supreme Court that charismatic leadership does appeal to the people than the manifesto of the political parties. The standing role of the political leader always plays an important role, AGP argued and to substantiate his point he cited the towering personality like that of the founding …

ISLAMABAD: Unlike other major political parties, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has not formally invited applications from those aspiring for the party tickets for the upcoming Senate elections and the candidates will be finalised solely on the “recommendations” of members of the recently constituted parliamentary board headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan, has learnt. Sources in the party said the …

KARACHI: Following last week’s test runs, the City Railway Station to Orangi Station track of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) was made operational and accessible to the public on Wednesday. The train, comprising six coaches, was being admired with awe by all the people on the platform at Orangi Station. The children there had not seen a train in their …