Pakistan

Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani on Sunday took notice of the death of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) senior member Arman Loni — who was allegedly killed during a sit-in in Loralai on Saturday — and sought a report from the commissioner of Zhob district. According to an official handout, CM Alyani has directed that the report be submitted …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday adopted recommendations of its Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs that the three per cent share of National Finance Commission (NFC) Award should be given to erstwhile Fata and an interim relief allowance of 10pc of basic salary might be granted to all government employees. The amendments to Finance Supplementary (Second Amendment Bill) …

PESHAWAR: A traffic warden was shot dead when he tried to stop dacoits at Bhana Mari Chowk area of the city on Friday, police said. The incident took place in the limits of Bhana Mari police station when unidentified attackers opened fire on traffic warden Ajmeer Shah, who was on duty at the spot. Chief traffic officer Kashif Zulfiqar told …

UPPER DIR: At least two women of a family were killed and five others, including a child and woman, sustained serious injuries when a car plunged into a deep ravine in Daskor area of Wari tehsil in Upper Dir, police and local people said here on Friday. They said that the car fell into a deep ravine when it reached …

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has been directed to conduct a study into the socio-economic background of the over 11,000 out-of-school children identified for enrolment as most of these children live in the capital’s rural areas. Chairing a meeting on out-of-school children in Islamabad, Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood directed FDE to initiate the process of admitting the children …

RAWALPINDI: The metro bus service between Rawalpindi and Islamabad was closed on Friday as bus drivers went on strike against the non-payment of their salaries the last few months and the deduction of fines from their salaries. More than 110,000 people were affected due to the strike and the Punjab Mass Transit Authority (PMA) and the divisional administration had not …

KARACHI: Two senior Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders said on Friday that Prime Minister Imran Khan would announce a comprehensive package for Karachi in his upcoming visit to the provincial metropolis. Senior Vice President of PTI’s Karachi chapter Hunaid Lakhani and MNA Aftab Siddiqui told a press conference that the recommendations of the package had been worked out by a committee formed …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf government has apparently shown distrust in reforms in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police as Prime Minister Imran Khan has issued new terms of references (ToR) for a high-profile committee notified to suggest amendments to the both KP Police Act 2017 and in Punjab police rules. The PM has directed the committee to come up with fresh amendments to make, …

ISLAMABAD: An audit report on the Benazir Income Support Programme’s (BISP) accounts during the period when Farzana Raja was its chairperson has disclosed irregularities involving billions of rupees. The audit report on the BISP accounts for 2012-13 produced before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has alleged “irregular appointment of State Life Insurance Corporation without open competition” which caused a loss …

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday sought arguments from Pakistan Peoples Party MNA Faryal Talpur’s counsel in the light of the findings of the Supreme Court-appointed Joint Investigation Team (JIT) that probed into the allegations of money laundering and ‘fake accounts’ against her, former president Asif Ali Zardari and others. A two-judge bench, headed by Justice Muhammad Ali …