Pakistan

KARACHI: The three-day International Maritime Conference (IMC-21) organised on the theme of ‘Development of Blue Economy under a Secure and Sustainable Environment: A Shared Future for Western Indian Ocean Region’ by the National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) under the auspices of Pakistan Navy culminated here on Monday. Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi was the chief guest at the …

ISLAMABAD: Due to internal rifts in the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) over nomination of candidates for the upcoming Senate elections, Prime Minister Imran Khan is said to be in a fix and expected to make some changes to the list of party candidates. In order to resolve grievances of the party leaders and finalise the list of candidates, the prime …

ISLAMABAD: Despite an extension in the period for submission of nomination papers for coming Senate polls by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and official announce­ment of the names of all its candidates by the Pakis­tan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), no one from the party had filed papers from Sindh by Sunday, revealed ECP data. With the filing of nomination papers by …

KARACHI: It was time to enjoy some music played by international bands as part of the harbour phase of Pakistan Navy’s multinational Aman Exercise-2021. Alongside the music event, a rifle drill and a maritime counter-terrorism demonstration were held at PNS Qasim, Manora, on Sunday. Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen Nadeem Raza was chief guest on the occasion. …

RAWALPINDI: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday announced that Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) would be welcomed if the opposition alliance acted within the ambit of law during its planned long march to Islamabad. He said if the PDM remains within the ambit of law, there will be no problem. “I want to inform the PDM leadership, if they come …

ec KARACHI: The electioneering for the by-election on the Sindh Assembly seat, PS-88 Malir, has almost come to an end and all arrangements have been finalised to hold the polling on Feb 16. The constituency that mainly consists of city’s suburbs in Malir saw an aggressive election campaign from all political parties, especially the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan …

ISLAMABAD: Former bureaucrat Roedad Khan has urged the Supreme Court (SC) to take notice of the proposed establishment of an observatory and a museum in Shakarparian Hills Park. The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) is all set to set up the observatory and museum in the historical Shakarparian park where the then president Ayub Khan chaired a cabinet meeting …

ISLAMABAD: The local government system in Islamabad created in 2015-16 had a minimal service delivery for the benefit of the citizens during its five-year tenure ending on Sunday. However, it brought out a number of grassroots level politicians who are now making a mark in parliamentary politics. The first ever local government elections were held in November 2015 and subsequently …

LAHORE: The PML-N’s announcement about nominating five more candidates for Senate seats from Punjab has created confusion among the party ranks. Party Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb issued a statement on Sunday declaring that the PML-N’s parliamentary board has nominated seven candidates for the Senate polls from Punjab after five more were directed to submit their candidatures to the Election Commission …

A rider from Bykea, a local on-demand transport and logistics platform, allegedly threatened to rape and kill a female journalist, it emerged on Monday. In a tweet mentioning the company’s official social media handle, journalist Zebunnisa Burki said: “Hello @bykeapk one of your riders just threatened to rape and kill me. Wondering if your complaint chat box actually works because …