Pakistan

Former prime minister Imran Khan — who is currently incarcerated in Attock Jail — filed a plea in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday, challenging his conviction in the Toshakhana case by a trial court. The petition will be taken up tomorrow (Wednesday) by a two-member bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. On …

Human Rights Minister Riaz Pirzada has said that he does not see the Afghan interim government’s involvement in recent terror incidents across Pakistan, adding that there are misunderstandings between the two countries. The minister’s remarks come as a stark contradiction to recent statements issued by the government and the army who have repeatedly raised concerns over the use of Afghan …

A district and session court in Islamabad on Tuesday sent Somia Asim — the wife of a civil judge — to jail on 14-day judicial remand in a case pertaining to the alleged torture of an underage domestic worker in the capital. The suspect was booked in the case after she was accused of severely torturing a teenage maid, who was moved …

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif have both stated that there is a possibility of a delay in holding the next general elections. The government has announced that assemblies will be dissolved on August 9, following which elections should be held within 90 days of the end of the assemblies’ tenure. However, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on August 1 that …

ISLAMABAD: After passage of the Pakistan Nursing Council’s (PNC) amended bill by the incumbent government, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has written a letter to the health secretary, expressing its fear that it would promote quackery across the country. The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), which is a representative body of doctors and health practitioners, has also expressed concern …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed 10 new members against the vacant positions in the Higher Education Commission (HEC). The HEC, which is a regulatory body, takes all important policy decisions regarding higher education through its commission. According to the summary, the prime minister approved all top of the list candidates from the panels. The new members of the …

RAWALPINDI: As many as eight supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) were arrested while 20 others were booked in Kotli Sattian and Patriata on Saturday on the charge of blocking roads and staging protest against the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan. In another development, the Rawalpindi district administration extended Section 144 for another week. ASI Mohammad Latif lodged an …

LAHORE: Former Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders Jahangir Khan Tareen and Abdul Aleem Khan have said that no clue to the corruption of former prime minister Imran Khan can be found without first taking into custody former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar and Farhat Shehzadi, a friend of Mr Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi. The duo, who along with scores of other …

LAHORE: The Racecourse police lodged a case against 13 PTI workers, including an aide to the party chairman Imran Khan, for offering resistance during the arrest of their party chief at Zaman Park on Saturday. The police nominated Awais Khan Niazi, Ali Zia, Junaid Khan Niazi, Tabassum Iqbal, Mehmood Qadri, Ilyas, Zaman, Muhammad Iqbal, Islam Badshah, Awais Khan, Behram, Sajjad Ali etc …

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif laid the foundation stone of the Kidney and Liver Institute University at the Pakistan Kidney & Liver Institute (PKLI) in Lahore on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, the prime minister recalled that the PKLI started its journey in 2015 and was completed in 2018. He said that Prof Dr Saeed Akhtar worked day and night …