Pakistan

One person died and seven others were injured after a blast in a parked auto rickshaw at Rawalpindi’s Pir Wadhai bus station on Friday, officials said. According to city police spokesperson, Sub-Inspector Sajjadul Hassan, the injured were admitted to Holy Family Hospital and efforts were ongoing to identify all victims. The nature of the blast is still being determined, Hassan …

ISLAMABAD: While the government appears to be in no mood to notify the final results of the population census carried out in 2017, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) wants it to either issue a formal notification at the earliest or find out an alternative solution. A meeting of the ECP presided over by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan …

ISLAMABAD: The controversial provision empowering the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to detain an accused for 90 days came on the radar of the Supreme Court when on Thursday Justice Umar Ata Bandial described the clause as cruel and an injustice. “To detain an accused for 90 days on physical remand in every reference is cruel and an injustice,” regretted Justice …

Former accountability judge Arshad Malik has passed away in Islamabad after contracting the coronavirus, his family said on Friday. The news of Malik’s demise was confirmed by his brother-in-law, Waheed Javed. Speaking to Dawn.com, Javed said Malik’s condition was critical for the past two days and he had been placed on the ventilator. He added that the former judge was under …

ISLAMABAD: As sample sizes of studies involving local populations matter a lot, the government has decided to almost double the sample size of clinical trial of a Covid-19 vaccine. The target of vaccinating 10,000 volunteers has been enhanced to 18,000. However, it has been decided that the trial would be completed in the current month so that the process of …

ISLAMABAD: Employees of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Wednesday, while protesting against the Medical Teaching Institution (MTI) Ordinance, suspended all services, apart from the coronavirus and emergency ward. The ordinance was promulgated by President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi last month, which suggests that the hospital will be run through a board of governors. Protesters came out of …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader Hamza Shehbaz moved before the Supreme Court on Wednesday an application seeking early fixing of his bail plea filed in April 25 this year. “It is expedient in the interest of justice that the titled CPLA (civil petition for leave to appeal) may be fixed at an early date,” said the one-page application filed …

ISLAMABAD: The Judi­cial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) is expected to deliberate on Thursday over the elevation of two prominent lawyers to the position of judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Picked by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah for the coveted posts, the nominees are Babar Sattar and Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. The JCP is also expected to consider elevation to …

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Barrister Mirza Shahzad Akbar Wednesday said that United Kingdom (UK) authorities have been asked to deport the convicted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from their country. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad flanked by Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Political Communication Shahbaz Gill, he said Pakistan has written a letter …

KARACHI: As the Covid-19 cases are soaring across the country, the second wave of the pandemic is taking a high toll on medical professionals, causing the death of 10 doctors within five days and forcing some 3,000 health workers into isolation across Pakistan, it emerged on Wednesday. A list prepared by the Pakistan Medical Association shows that six of the …