Pakistan

Prince William and Princess Kate’s kind gesture at the Royal Variety Performance compared with the late Queen Elizabeth. Earlier in December, the royal couple attended the royal event which marked their first public appearance following “racist royals” claims made by Omid Scobie in his controversial book Endgame. The Prince and Princess of Wales, who were the guests of honour at an …

The onset of the week saw a cooler climate due to a cold front. Tonight is expected to be chilly to cold, with lows ranging from the low to middle 30s across much of North Texas. Tuesday is anticipated to be milder, featuring a mix of clouds and sunshine and highs in the low 60s. Breezy south and southeasterly winds …

PESHAWAR: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari has urged party leaders to step up their campaign for general elections despite his “pessimism” about the exercise being free and fair, sources have told Dawn. This was conveyed to PPP leaders during meetings at Peshawar’s Gove­rnor House. Mr Zardari, who arrived in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial capital for a day-long visit on Saturday evening, …

ISLAMABAD: More than 14,000 Pakistani citizens are languishing in prisons across the globe, with 58 per cent of them incarcerated in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on various charges. On the other hand, 183 Pakistani citizens were executed overseas between 2010 and 2023. This data was shared by Justice Project Pakistan — an advocacy group that represents vulnerable …

ISLAMABAD: As it faces an unspoken ban on public gatherings and rallies across the country, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday attempted to outwit its detractors by organising a power show on social media to rejuvenate its supporters in the lead-up to polls. The online gathering, however, did face some disruptions. Users reported having difficulty accessing social media platforms in …

At least three people died while 13 others were wounded on Monday after a residential building located in Karachi’s Machhar Colony collapsed due to a gas cylinder explosion, police and rescue officials said. Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed confirmed the casualties and injuries to Dawn.com. She said the condition of four wounded persons was critical. Separately, the police said the deceased …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ordered the release of PTI Senior Vice President Sher Afzal Marwat, who was detained under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) last week. Marwat was arres­ted from outside the LHC on Dec 14, where he had arrived to join a protest. Footage of his arrest shared by the PTI on X (formerly Twitter) had shown …

A Rawalpindi accountability court on Monday granted post-arrest bail to former information minister Fawad Chaudhry in a case pertaining to financial fraud. The former PTI leader was produced before the court of Special Judge Ali Nawaz, who accepted his bail against surety bonds worth Rs200,000. The judge added that Fawad be released if he was not proclaimed in any other …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday reserved its verdict on a set of petitions challenging the PTI’s intra-party elections. The polls, which resulted in Barrister Gohar Khan replacing Imran Khan as PTI chairman, were held on Dec 2 on the directives issued by the electoral body. The lawyer was elected as the new party chief after being nominated by Imran, …

Removing further impediments in the path of the February 8 polls, the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday ruled that objections could not be raised against the delimitation of constituencies once the election schedule was released. The order was passed by a three-member apex court bench headed by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and comprising Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah …