Pakistan

The Punjab Primary and Secondary Health Department on Tuesday enforced ‘smart lockdowns’ in several areas of Lahore – Punjab’s capital with a population of over 11 million – that have been identified as Covid-19 hotspots. The move comes a day after the health department told a meeting of the Punjab apex committee that the current coronavirus situation was the same as it …

ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has observed that the expression “same bench” under relevant laws governing hearing of review petitions means the same numeric strength of a bench with same judges who have decided an earlier dispute. “The expression ‘same bench’ leaves little room to speculate on the constitution of a bench. The ‘same bench’ means the same judges, …

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says confusion exists within the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) over various issues, including tendering resignations from the assemblies. “If they are really determined to resign, they should do it at the PDM meeting which is going to be held on Dec 8. Nobody will stop them from doing so,” he challenged the 11-party opposition …

LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Sunday approved a special development package for Lahore that includes construction of a hospital, two overhead bridges, an underpass and 10 underground water tanks to store rainwater. With the chief minister in the chair, the Lahore Development Authority’s governing body meeting decided to start the mega projects for providing relief to the Lahorites. According …

KARACHI: Sindh Culture Day was celebrated in the metropolis and other major towns of the province with jubilant crowds wearing Sindhi caps and Ajraks and singing and dancing to music and songs sung by popular vocalists. The main event was held at the Karachi Press Club, but this time the venue was spread to Fawara Chowk on Abdullah Haroon, to …

FAISALABAD: Sargodha Road police on Sunday booked 2,500 people who attended the PML-N workers convention held here on Friday last for violating the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs). The case against PML-N workers was registered on the complaint of police Constable Hasnain, who was on security duty at the event. In his application, the constable submitted that the PML-N event …

Health officer urges people to avoid visiting each other Five die in Pindi district Main hall of Faisal Mosque sealed ISLAMABAD: Five people died in Rawalpindi district and 523 more got infected in the twin cities on Sunday as the capital administration appealed to the citizens to avoid visiting each other as it had become a major contributor to the spread …

RAWALPINDI: Officials from the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Sunday visited the site of an explosion in Pirwadhai and examined the surrounding areas besides collecting evidence. The blast site preserved by the Rawalpindi police since Friday was handed over to the CTD investigators with a digital video recorder (DVR) containing footage. The DVR was installed outside the general store where the blast occurred. …

RAWALPINDI: A rally was brought out by Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on the call of JUI chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to protest the government action against opposition workers. More than 300 workers of PML-N, PPP and JUI-F along with other parties gathered in front of Jamia Islamia Mosque in Kamran Market, Saddar, and walked towards Rawalpindi Press Club. They were …

ISLAMABAD: As many as 3,308 new cases and 58 deaths were reported due to Covid-19 on Sunday and the national positivity ratio reached 7.94 per cent across the country. Pakistan, which was once in top 10 countries of the world in terms of the number of cases, has dropped to 28th rank and the country is much better than the …