Pakistan

PESHAWAR: A case has been registered against three directors of Bahria Town Housing Society for allegedly violating the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act, 2013 and Local Government Rules, 2021. The Mathra police had registered the FIR against Malik Riaz Hussain, the owner of the housing society, and two other directors, including Hina Malik and Hamid Riaz, following a complaint filed …

PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party has asked the Election Commission of Pakistan to clear “doubts” about general elections by announcing their schedule without delay and said if that didn’t happen, everyone would believe that polls won’t be held at the end of next January. “We appreciate the ECP’s announcement about general elections but cannot trust it until their exact date …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) decided on Saturday that the number of cases filed each week and disposed of by the court will be issued regularly on a weekly basis. In a statement, the top court said the decision to share weekly details of cases was taken to ensure transparency. Over the last week starting September 18 (Monday) and ending …

Pakistan Railways on Sunday refuted media reports of multiple injuries during a collision of two trains in Punjab’s Sheikhupura. At 4:50am today, the Mianwali Express, enroute Lahore, rammed into another train parked in the loop line at the Qila Sattar Shah station. “All passengers aboard the train remained safe during the accident,” Railways spokesperson Babar Ali told , adding that …

ISLAMABAD: Amid the reopening of hundreds of accountability cases in the wake of a recent Supreme Court order, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) finds itself short of staff to handle the expected mountain of paperwork as a major chunk of its officers are currently on deputation to other departments, has learnt. A source said that more than 30 NAB officers have …

Caretaker Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan said on Sunday that a locally manufactured injection, allegedly responsible for causing loss of vision in several patients in Punjab, had been recalled from the market while a case been registered against the suppliers. On Saturday, the Punjab government formed a five-member committee to probe the loss of eyesight among patients after allegedly being administered locally …

KARACHI: In a surprise move, the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, who is the nominee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan, on Friday agreed to “move forward”, ignoring “bitterness” for the development of Karachi. The governor visited the JI headquarters Idara Noor-i-Haq on the invitation of party’s city chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman and held a detailed discussion and shared …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered the Sindh chief secretary on Friday to constitute an inquiry committee within 10 days to investigate an alleged fake appointment scandal in the Sindh Education Department (SED). The committee will scrutinise the entire recruitment process of the provincial education department while verifying the authenticity of appointment letters issued to 56 petitioners whose jobs were subsequently …

ISLAMABAD:The Islam­a­bad High Court has suspended FIA’s notice to former first lady Bushra Bibi in connection with the audio leaks probe. The notice was issued to Ms Bibi after she purportedly featured in a telephonic conversation, the recording of which was leaked on social media. She was asked to appear before a JIT to confirm if it was indeed her …

ISLAMABAD: With criticism growing over the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) failure to announce a specific date for general elections, a senior ECP official told on Friday that it was “not technically possible” to do so. The official, who asked not to be named, argued that the official announcement of an election date will kick-start a formal process that must …