Pakistan

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Tuesday remanded the purported husband of 13-year-old Arzoo in police custody till Nov 6. Police arrested Syed Ali Azhar on Monday night, recovered his purported wife, Arzoo, and sent her to a shelter home following an order of the Sindh High Court in a case pertaining to alleged abduction of the Christian girl, her purported …

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia & Herzegovina Sefik Dzaferovic, accompanied by a high-level delegation including the minister for security and presidential advisers, will arrive here on Wednesday on a two-day official visit to Pakistan. Mr Dzaferovic is paying the visit on the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan, a Foreign Office spokesperson said in a press statement issued …

KARACHI: The prosecution on Tuesday pointed out discrepancies in the preliminary charge sheet submitted by police in the case pertaining to alleged breach of sanctity of the Quaid’s mazar registered against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader retired Captain Safdar Awan. Deputy district public prosecutor (DDPP) East Arif Sitai in his scrutiny note observed that the investigation officer (IO) of the case, SI …

ISLAMABAD: Over half of the polling stations being established for Nov 15 elections in Gilgit-Baltistan have been categorised as sensitive, a Senate panel was informed on Tuesday. The GB chief secretary told the Senate Standing Committee on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan that out of the total 1,141 polling stations, 577 had been identified as sensitive, with 297 of them highly …

Pakistan and Bosnia on Wednesday signed two accords of cooperation, including memorandums of understanding on the return home of illegal Pakistani migrants and scientific cooperation, while the leaders of both countries also agreed to improve trade relations. The accords were signed at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad, where Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia & Herzegovina Sefik Dzaferovic arrived …

Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri on Tuesday said Pakistan looks forward to working with whoever wins the United States election — Republican President Donald Trump or Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. While speaking to Arab News, the FO spokesperson conveyed the country’s best wishes to Americans who voted in the record-setting election on Tuesday. He added that the election was an “internal matter” …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has witnessed 1,167 new infections and 14 more deaths due to novel coronavirus during the last 24 hours. The total count of COVID-19 deaths has reached up to 6,849, whereas, the tally of active cases reached up to 13,965 in Pakistan, according to the statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). 27,984 tests have been conducted …

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday called for inter-faith harmony to deal with the disturbing rise of Islamophobia. He said this in a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Germany Heiko Maas. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations, the Covid-19 pandemic and the Afghan peace process. The Foreign Office (FO) said Mr Qureshi expressed concern on the current …

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Monday granted the police 15-day physical remand of Abid Malhi, the prime suspect in the motorway gang-rape case, for investigation. Police produced the suspect before the court after expiry of his judicial remand obtained for the identification parade. Investigating officer Inspector Zulfiqar Ali requested the court to allow 30-day physical remand of the suspect to …

LAHORE: Newly elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Abdul Latif Afridi has said the judiciary should stay away from political matters and stick to its job of protecting the Constitution. Speaking at a press conference after his visit to the Lahore High Court Bar Association on Monday, Mr Afridi said Justice Qazi Faez Isa was known for …