Pakistan

Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda resigned from his National Assembly seat and submitted the same to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday, with his lawyer contending that a dual nationality case against the lawmaker was “not valid now”. Vawda cast his vote in the Senate elections ahead of his lawyer submitting the resignation in the court during the …

GENEVA: Pakistan, Nigeria and Indonesia will be among the biggest recipients of free Covid-19 vaccines before June — more than 10 million doses each — the Covax scheme announced on Tuesday. Some 238.2 million doses will be distributed around the world by the end of May, in a major acceleration of the programme aimed at boosting access to coronavirus jabs …

Members of the government and the opposition both expressed optimism on Wednesday over chances of victory in the Senate elections that are currently underway in the national and provincial assemblies. Polling for 37 seats of the Senate is underway under the supervision of the Election Commission of Pakistan as a total of 78 candidates contest from Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Islamabad. …

ISLAMABAD: The capital police arrested a man on the charge of murdering three people, including a leader of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F), in Bhara Kahu on Saturday. JUI-F Union Council 6 Emir Mufti Ikramur Rehman, his son Samiur Rehman and Habibullah, a student, were gunned down near a mosque. Police registered a case against three people in response to a complaint …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday directed the Ministry of Law and Justice to make arrangements for bringing the staff of special courts under the administrative control of the IHC in a month. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah also sought details about facilities for the proposed lawyers’ complex. Hearing a petition filed by senior advocate Chaudhry Mohammad Akram …

ISLAMABAD: Fourth International Pakistan Army Team Spirit (PATS) Competition-2021 commenced at the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Pabbi, near Kharian, on Monday. Besides eight domestic teams of the Pakistan Army, teams from eight allied countries were also participating in the competition, said an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release. The teams from Jordan, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Uzbekistan will take part as …

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday extended the Federal Medical Teaching Institute Ordinance 2020 for further 120 days amid resistance from the opposition which said the government’s move would pave the way for privatisation of government hospitals. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan tabled the bill and the house adopted it, extending the ordinance for 120 days …

• AGP explains secrecy has been held not to be absolute and eternal • Four-to-one majority opinion asks ECP to take all measures to conduct fair elections and guard against corrupt practices • Justice Yahya Afridi rejects presidential reference for not being a point of law ISLAMABAD: Two days before the March 3 Senate polls, the Supreme Court on Monday …

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has amended the categorised country list concerning inbound travel to Pakistan by adding nine countries to Category C. The fresh advisory has been issued by the director Air Transport department of PCAA which will remain valid till March 14. After addition of nine countries, there are now 15 countries in Category C including …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday said that the upcoming Senate elections, scheduled to be held on March 3, would be “conducted as provided in the Constitution and law as per past practice”. In a statement, the ECP said the decision had been taken due to “time constraints”. A meeting of the Election Commission was held under the …