Pakistan

QUETTA: As a three-day spell of torrential rainfall, which resulted in the deaths of 10 people across Balochistan, ended on Tuesday, the Met Department has issued a forecast for more downpours from today (Wednesday). In an advisory, the Meteorological Centre of Balochistan said a “powerful” spell of rain was approaching the province and predicted heavy rains with thunderstorms in various districts …

ISLAMABAD: With by-elections on vacant seats of the national and provincial assemblies less than a week away, the PTI has accused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of pre-poll rigging in the run-up to the elections slated to be held on April 21. The former ruling party also decided to organise public gatherings in constituencies where by-polls are slated to …

LAHORE: The ruling PML-N lost two of its National Assembly seats on Tuesday after separate benches of the Lahore High Court set aside the victory notifications of its lawmakers elected from Gujranwala and Lodhran. In addition, another PML-N MNA from Nankana Sahib had his victory notification suspended on a petition filed by his PTI-backed opponent. Meanwhile, incarcerated PTI leader Dr …

ISLAMABAD: The counsel for former prime minister Imran Khan, Barrister Salman Safdar, accused ex-principal secretary Azam Khan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of not following rules for protecting secret documents, which led to the charge of misplacing the cipher against Mr Khan. Barrister Safdar argued before the Islamabad High Court division bench on Tuesday that Azam Khan was required to monitor …

ISLAMABAD: The committee tasked to revise the by-laws of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to promote high-rise buildings in the capital held its first meeting on Monday, discussing various proposals to woo investors. The meeting was presided over by CDA Member Engineering Dr Muhammad Khalid Hafiz and attended by director generals of planning, building and housing control, and officials of …

ISLAMABAD: The Faizabad dharna commission, formed to investigate the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) 2017 sit-in, has sent its report to the federal government recommending, among other things, legislation and drafting of rules and SOPs to regulate the working of intelligence agencies. Sources told the report also noted that the involvement of the army or its affiliated agency in civilian matters adversely …

QUETTA: Balochistan police’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has registered the FIR of Noshki attack in which nine men from Punjab were killed after being off-loaded from a bus. Officials said the FIR was registered against unknown armed men on the complaint of Noshki police station SHO Asadullah Mengal. The relevant provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 and other laws have been added …

RAWALPINDI: Heavy rain lashed the twin cities on Monday afternoon, with the Pakistan Meteorological Department predicting another heavy spell of rain from April 16 to 22. The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) imposed a rain emergency in the garrison city and deployed its teams in low-lying areas till the end of the next spell of rain. Water accumulated in low-lying …

ISLAMABAD: Even though the number of registered voters in Pakistan has crossed the 130 million-mark, the gender gap remains unchanged, i.e. below 10m, the latest statistics released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) show. ADVERTISEMENT It may be noted that the total number of voters in December 2023 stood at 128m, indicating an increase of over 2m voters between …

ISLAMABAD: Educational institutions are independent to follow their own policy for admission and thus the academic, administrative and disciplinary autonomy of the university must be respected, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar observed on Monday, saying that interference by courts in their admission policies could give rise to glitches. Justice Mazhar was a member of a three-judge Supreme Court bench, consisting of …