Pakistan

LAHORE: Jailed PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi on Tuesday underwent a cardiac procedure at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore. An official told Dawn that PIC doctors inserted a stent and shifted him to the cardiac care unit (CCU) where he would be kept for a couple of days. Mr Abbasi was shifted to the PIC from the Camp Jail on …

ISLAMABAD: Defending the controversial provision of plea bargain in the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), 1999, a senior official of the National Accounta­bility Bureau (NAB) has said that it is the only law in the country for the swift recovery of plundered wealth. “A plea bargain is the quickest way for the recovery of looted wealth and its return to victims …

FAISALABAD: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar says the government will dispense justice in the Sahiwal incident and action has been taken against the officials following initial inquiry report. Speaking to journalists at the Government College University Faisalabad convocation on Tuesday, he promised that the case would be dealt with impartially. He said medical facilities would be provided to the PML-N …

ISLAMABAD: Postmortem reports of four of the eight nilgais that died recently at Marghazar Zoo have found that they were poisoned. Eight nilgais died at the zoo between December and January, and their cause of death was initially attributed to severe cold due to a lack of timely measures to protect them. However it has now emerged that four of …

HYDERABAD: Poor and needy patients continued to suffer as doctors and paramedics across Sindh remained on strike on Tuesday and boycotted outpatient departments (OPDs) of all public hospitals for the second straight day to pressurise the provincial government to meet their demands. According to reports, a cardiac patient, Alam Lashari, of village Abdullah Shah, died in the Civil Hospital of …

LAHORE: Renowned Kashmiri leader and human rights activist Mushaal Mullick has said that Indian forces are using chemical weapons on innocent Kashmiris and urged the youth to drum up international support for the cause. She was addressing a seminar organised by Punjab University Directorate of Students Affairs in connection with Kashmir Solidarity Day here on Tuesday. PU Dean Faculty of …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakis­tan Electronic Media Regu­la­tory Authority (Pemra) has prohibited anchor Dr Danish from appearing on any TV channel for a month in any capacity, for levelling false and unfounded allegations against senior officials of the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) in one of his talk shows. A complaint against Dr Danish had been filed by OGDCL managing …

SAHIWAL: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the Sahiwal killings on Tuesday postponed the identification parade of six Counter Terrorism Depart­ment (CTD) officials who are on seven-day judicial remand in the central jail. The identification parade was expected on the premises of the jail in the afternoon but none of the family members of deceased Mohammad Khalil or any eyewitness …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday regretted that the Lahore High Court (LHC) while deciding the case of Khadija Siddiqui — a survivor who was stabbed 23 times by a fellow student — had failed to demonstrate the requisite care in examining the case record, which resulted in a glaring misreading of the record. “We expect the high court to do better …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on Monday said her ministry has drafted a bill that amends the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) to declare ‘enforced disappearances’ a criminal offence. The draft has been prepared in consultation with all stakeholders and sent to the law ministry. “We are committed to ensuring rule of law and protection of fundamental rights of our …