Pakistan

LAHORE: Amir Sarfraz Tamba, the man who allegedly killed Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Kot Lakhpat prison in 2013, was critically injured in an attack on Sunday, according to police officials. Media reports claimed that the victim was killed in the attack, but Lahore SSP Operations Syed Ali Raza confirmed to Dawn that the victim was alive, but critically injured. Tamba was at his …

ISLAMABAD: While the impact of the Middle East escalation is yet to materialise, the higher international market is estimated to push up the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel by about Rs2.50 and Rs8.50 per litre, respectively on Monday (April 15) for the next fortnight, despite a decline in the import premium and a slightly improved exchange rate. Informed sources …

QUETTA: PTI leader Omar Ayub said on Sunday that his party was in contact with other political forces to shore up the six-party opposition alliance to strengthen its bid to oust the incumbent government led by the PML-N. Addressing a press conference in Quetta, Mr Ayub said that political parties, labour organisations and other segments of society would also be …

TAXILA: Police on Saturday claimed to have busted a racket allegedly involved in child sex and pornography. According to sources, a citizen reported to Taxila police that his 12-year-old son, a grade 4 student, was sexually assaulted by a gang who then continued blackmailing him. The police arrested two of the suspects and recovered video clips from their possession and …

KARACHI: Six additional judges of the Sindh High Court took the oath of office as permanent judges on Saturday. SHC Chief Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi administered the oath to the six judges in a ceremony held on the premises of the high court. The six judges are Justice Amjad Ali Bohio, Justice Sana Akram Minhas, Justice Jawad Akbar Sarwana, Justice …

TAXILA: Two persons were killed and 28 others injured in separate rain-related road accidents in Pindigheb and Taxila on Saturday, police and rescue sources said. In the first incident, a woman and her minor son died while three other family members were injured when the car they were travelling in crashed into a roadside ditch after the driver lost control …

PESHAWAR: Declaring the Transparency International Pakistan’s National Corruption Perception Survey (NCPS) 2023 report key findings related to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa judiciary not credible, Peshawar High Court has ruled that it is suffering from ethical and methodological rigour. “These unreliable and invalid findings tend to bring the judiciary into disrepute as well as fuelling ridicule of judiciary on public forums and media, …

LAHORE: About 2,400 Indian Sikhs arrived here on Saturday via Wagah border to attend Baisakhi festival at the Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hassanabdal. Punjab Minister for Minorities Ramesh Singh Arora, Evacuee Trust Property Board’s (ETPB) additional secretary (shrines) Rana Shahid, Sardar Mampal Singh, Sardar Tara Singh, Stawant Kaur and other officials of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee welcomed the Indian guests. …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has lauded Saudi Arabia’s help for Pakistan in times of need, saying it was a testament to the kingdom’s deep love and affection. While addressing a ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the Seerat Museum in Islamabad on Saturday, the PM said during his visit to the kingdom earlier this month, Crown Prince Mohammed …

ISLAMABAD: A prosecution witness in the £190 million corruption reference has testified before an accountability court that Ahmed Ali Riaz Malik, son of property tycoon Malik Riaz, bought a piece of land for Farhat Shahzadi, also known as Farah Khan, in Banigala. Testifying before the court last week during the jail trial of former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra …