Pakistan

KARACHI: The federal government has issued a special permit to Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, to “export” 150 falcons of rare species from Pakistan to the UAE, sources on Monday. According to the sources, the permission was issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and delivered to the UAE’s …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination to come up with recommendations for making the country’s basic sports structure effective in consultation with stakeholders. He gave this direction during a meeting with Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr Fehmida Mirza who called on him here and exchanged views about administrative matters relating to sports activities …

Officials from the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday said they foiled a possible militant attack by killing a suspected would-be suicide bomber when he tried to sneak into a police station near Lahore. According to a statement released by police, the suspected militant was killed in an exchange of fire early on Tuesday when he shot at guards after being …

• 19pc of cases found in educational institutions • NCOC reports 38,348 active patients • PMA says virus more lethal in second wave ISLAMABAD: The highest positivity ratio of the current season was recorded on Monday as Pakistan continues to reel under the impact of Covid-19. According to the data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the …

Information Minister Shibli Faraz on Tuesday said there were no restrictions in place on former premier Nawaz Sharif, his sons and former finance minister Ishaq Dar barring them from coming to Pakistan to attend the funeral of the PML-N supremo’s mother. Nawaz and Shehbaz Sharif’s mother, Begum Shamim Akhtar, passed away in London on November 22. She was in her 90s and …

• People defy ban on Peshawar show despite pandemic, security warning • Fazl asks establishment to stop backing ‘illegitimate’ govt • Maryam leaves venue when learns about grandmother’s death PESHAWAR: In a ren­ewed attack on the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government, the Pak­istan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders on Sunday sought an end to the ‘puppet rule’, warning that actions and policies …

KARACHI: Expressing his party’s concern over a lack of strategy on the part of government to clear city drains of encroachments, Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal has demanded that people whose houses are being demolished be provided alternative accommodations before the action. He made this demand while speaking at an event on Sunday to announce “hundreds of …

ISLAMABAD: The city managers have developed a new tourist site having a lotus lake near the natural history museum. Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Amer Ali Ahmed on Sunday inaugurated the site which will be known as ‘Family Park’. “The purpose of the facility is to provide a peaceful environment close to nature. The lotus lake will be another attraction …

ISLAMABAD: The city managers have received bids from four consortiums of international town planning firms for the revision of Islamabad’s master plan. Sources in the CDA said after evaluation the financial bids would be opened in about a month to award the contract to the lowest bidder. The master plan was prepared in 1960 and supposed to be revised after …

KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, on Sunday claimed to have arrested three suspected militants belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Gulshan-i-Maymar. They said the held suspects were planning attacks on airport, US consulate general and security printing press. A Rangers spokesperson said that the paramilitary force along with police carried out an intelligence-based joint action and detained Yaseen alias …