Pakistan

PESHAWAR: As part of an inquiry into the alleged corruption, the National Accountability Bureau, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has formally asked the health department for the records of government hospitals outsourced in the year 2021-22 under the public-private partnership programme. The NAB letter has been sent by the directorate-general (health services) to the public sector Health Foundation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which has been …

ISLAMABAD: The second senior-most position at the National Account­abi­lity Bureau (NAB) fell vacant on Monday after Deputy Chairman Zahir Shah resigned, citing personal reasons. Just days earlier, on Saturday, NAB Prosecutor General Asghar Haider had also tendered his resignation. The resignation of two top officials within three days has raised many eyebrows, but NAB is keeping mum on the matter and …

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday said there was no restriction on the PTI from taking part in elections. Talking about the incidents of May 9 during an interview with Dunya TV, the interim PM said “miscreants” had resorted to vandalism and the incident was widely reported by the media. “The accused involved in the incident would be …

PML-N Senator Rana Maqbool Ahmad passed away in Lahore on Tuesday after being ill for some time. According to the Senate website, he was elected to the upper house of Parliament on a general seat. His tenure began in March 2018 and was supposed to continue till 2024. He was the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat. Senate …

ISLAMABAD: As a deg­ree of uncertainty prevails regarding the timing of the next general elections, President Arif Alvi on Monday continued efforts to convince the caretaker set-up to expedite the process, only to be informed once again that it was the prerogative of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to set a date for the electoral exercise. This was the …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by PTI Chairman Imran Khan challenging the decision to conduct the trial in the cipher case at Attock jail. The PTI chief was sent to jail on August 5 after he was convicted in the Toshakhana case. On August 29, the IHC had suspended his sentence. However, a special court …

The detention order issued for PTI President Parvez Elahi under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) ordinance has been withdrawn, the capital deputy commissioner (DC) told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday. The development comes a day after the Lahore High Court (LHC) issued a bailable arrest warrant for Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Akbar Nisar Khan …

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday decried the “absence of a level-playing field” in the current political landscape of the country, saying he had an “objection” to alleged inequality faced by political stakeholders as the country was heading towards elections. The statement from the ex-foreign minister comes days after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) assured political parties that transparent polls would …

The Supreme Court (SC) ruled on Tuesday that pleas filed by two former army officers against their convictions for plotting to overthrow the government of late prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 1995 were “without merit” and hence, stood dismissed. The two ex-army officers, Col Mohammad Azad Minhas and Col Inayat Ullah Khan, were arrested on Sept 26, 1995, along with …

QUETTA: Security forces, engaged in a search operation to rescue six abducted football players, arrested seven suspects in connection with the kidnapping incident on Sunday. The six football players were abducted by unknown armed men in the Kachhi canal area of Sui Tehsil of Dera Bugti district, while they were en route to Sibi to participate in the qualifying round of the …