Pakistan

PTI’s Ali Asjad Malhi, who had contested the by-election for the NA-75 (Daska) constituency last month, on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) order to hold a re-election in the constituency, In his petition, Malhi said there was “no legal justification” for the ECP to declare the polls null and void, adding that the ECP’s order …

KARACHI: Pakistan received less than average rains in January and February, with the first month of this year becoming the 17th driest month since 1961, the Met Office said on Wednesday. The Met Office said it had not recorded any significant rainfall in February across the country while the count for January didn’t sound promising. “National rainfall for the month …

ISLAMABAD: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Asim Rauf on Wednesday stressed the need for stopping irrational use of antibiotics because it might lead to emergence superbug anytime. Drap CEO was speaking at a consultative workshop on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). “Doctors should prescribe complete course of antibiotics. I also suggest pharmacists that they should provide …

RAWALPINDI: The Islamabad International Airport (IIA) authorities have launched an investigation to ascertain the real cause of fire that broke out near two watchtowers and then spread due to strong wind on Wednesday. According to sources, fire broke out at about 1:30pm outside the airport boundary wall near a watch tower. It erupted in dried grass and suddenly spread over …

ISLAMABAD: The capital city is being developed without the growth of Blue Area, causing a shortage of space for business activities. The city, which is supposed to be developed in accordance with its master plan prepared by Greek firm Doxiadis Associates in 1960, is facing several challenges in implementing it. The master plan says the city’s residential sectors and central …

ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Wednesday observed that science and technology should be welcomed as they hugely help improve and bring more transparency to the system of justice. “Hundreds of convictions got overturned because of the DNA forensics and in Punjab monitoring through cameras improved the efficiency of district courts,” observed Justice Shah, one of the members of …

ISLAMABAD: After completion of the much-hyped Senate election process, all eyes are now set on the coming election for the key offices of chairman and deputy chairman of the upper house. After staging an upset in the Senate elections, the opposition parties have managed to retain their majority in the upper house of parliament and are now hopeful of getting …

LAHORE: An accountability court on Wednesday delayed cross-examination of two prosecution witnesses due to unavailability of Jang group editor-in-chief Mir Shakilur Rehman’s lead counsel in a reference of 34-year-old illegal land allotment. As Presiding Judge Asad Ali resumed hearing for the cross-examination of the witnesses, Mr Rehman and other suspects along with their counsel were present in the court. However, …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported the current year’s highest number of deaths from Covid-19 in a single day as the total casualty figure surpassed 13,000. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 75 patients succumbed to the virus in a single day — the highest after 78 deaths were reported on Dec 21, 2020. The number of hospitalised patients, however, …

ISLAMABAD: Causing a blow to the ruling alliance headed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the Senate elections from Islamabad, an upbeat opposition on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Imran Khan “to resign in an honourable way” after the defeat of the government’s candidate Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh at the hands of Pakistan Democra­tic Movement (PDM) candidate Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani. “If he …