Pakistan

MANSEHRA: Religious figures on Sunday refuted reports that they were against working of non-government organisations, particularly their women staffers, in Kohistan region. “We are law-abiding citizens and have never hurled threats on NGOs and their women staffers. We have always welcomed them on our soil,” Maulana Kareem Dad, chairman of Muttahida Kohistan Ulema Jirga, told Dawn. He said he was also the chairman …

KARACHI: Amid persistent failure of the provincial government to plug gaps in the water distribution system and ensure provision of proper chlorinated water to consumers, another man died of Naegleria fowleri, commonly called brain-eating am­o­e­ba, in district Central, raising the death toll from the deadly infection to 11 this year. The latest victim was a 45-year-old man, who was reported …

ISLAMABAD: A large number of workers of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) held ‘Storm Al-Aqsa Million March’ in the federal capital on Sunday. The march started from Faizabad and culminated at D-Chowk after passing through Jinnah Avenue. Marchers were holding flags of Palestine as well as placards and banners inscribed with slogans against Israel. Addressing workers, TLP leader Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi …

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says the cascading impacts of disasters in Pakistan have caused significant loss of life and reversed development gains. In order to respond to the impacts of the climate crisis, it points out, the country must understand, identify and attribute cascading effects to specific climate shocks and stressors. This will help Pakistan develop ways …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will commence from Nov 10 the hearing on a set of appeals also moved by the now deceased former Presi­dent retired Gen Pervez Musharraf seeking to overturn the Dec 17, 2019, death conviction awarded to him by the Special Court in the high treason case. The four-judge bench will consist of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez …

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Though significant casualties were averted, militants again struck security personnel in Dera Ismail Khan — their fourth such attack within 48 hours in the district which has increasingly become vulnerable to assaults. Three provinces — Balo­chi­stan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab — witnessed major terrorist strikes over the past three days in which 17 troops and five civilians lost …

The Special Court (Official Secrets Act) on Monday issued notices to the Adiala Jail superintendent for failing to arrange a phone call between incarcerated PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his sons. The PTI chief was sent to jail after he was convicted in the Toshakhana case. His sentence was suspended on August 9 but Imran remained in jail because he was on judicial remand …

PESHAWAR: More than 6,500 Afghan nationals left Pakistan through the Torkham border on Sunday, taking the number of repatriated Afghans to over 170,000, according to border officials. The voluntary evacuation has been going on since the government gave an ultimatum to all unregistered foreign nationals to leave Pakistan by Oct 31, after which action would be taken against them as per law. …

Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Monday expressed confidence in his son and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s victory in the upcoming general elections. Putting an end to months-long uncertainty, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and President Arif Alvi last week agreed on February 8, 2024, as the date for polls. The development has stirred activity in the camps of major …

LAHORE: The Lahore Zoo will remain closed to public for three months from Nov 7 for its revamp and uplift, it is learnt here. The Punjab government is showing keen interest in the uplift of Lahore Zoo and Zoo Safari. On the directions of Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, many facilities and new animals will be introduced both at the zoo …