Pakistan

LAHORE: Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir says it has been decided to steer Pakistan out of the crisis. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of Khanewal Model Agriculture Farm, the army chief said the armed forces are proud to serve its nation. He said that the army is from the people and the people from the army, and it has …

ISLAMABAD: Three weeks before coalition government’s tenure ends, the lawmakers instead of raising public issues on Monday consumed most of their time in the National Assembly protesting over the delay in the issuance of arms licences and the non-cooperative attitude of the bureaucracy. The strong protest by members, including allies in the ruling coalition, compelled Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf to …

ISLAMABAD: A day after it dropped strong hints about Ishaq Dar being the most suitable candidate for caretaker prime minister, the PML-N on Monday appears to be back-pedaling, apparently in the wake of outright rejection of the idea by both its ally PPP and the opposition PTI. While a PPP minister described the report as ‘false’, the PTI chairman said Mr Dar …

An Ahmadi place of worship was vandalised in Karachi’s Drigh Road area within the limits of Shah Faisal Colony, police and spokesperson for the community said on Tuesday. Korangi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tariq Nawaz told Dawn.com that around four persons damaged the minarets on Monday. He said that police had taken cognisance of the matter and asked a member of …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday deferred the indictment of PTI Chairman Imran Khan till August 2 in a case pertaining to contempt of the electoral body and the chief election commissioner (CEC). The ECP issued the directives as a four-member bench headed by member Nisar Durrani heard the case. During today’s hearing, Imran made his first appearance …

MUZAFFARGARH: A university student has warned of committing suicide if the police don’t arrest four suspects who raped her and uploaded her videos on the Internet. In a video statement, available with Dawn, she appealed to the prime minister, chief justice of Pakistan and inspector general of police to take stern action against the suspects. Shehr Sultan police booked four suspects …

ISLAMABAD: The drive against the Ahmadi community, which has become a regular feature in Punjab, is not only bringing a bad name to the country, but also inviting the ire of UN bodies. After a campaign last month to stop Ahmadis from offering sacrifice on Eidul Azha, the latest drive launched against the community involves demolition of the minarets of their places …

LAHORE: The postmortem report of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Shariq Jamal, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a DHA flat on Saturday, found no evident sign of violence or torture on his body. The report, however, confirmed some blood stains on his lips and teeth which could be result of some damage to his lungs because of taking poisonous food …

LAHORE/ISLAM­ABAD: As PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif intends to see party stalwart and confidant Ishaq Dar as the interim prime minister, the PPP has expressed strong reservations saying a “man from the Sharif family” is not suitable to lead the ‘neutral’ setup. However, PML-N started efforts on Sunday to take all stakeholders on board, including the military establishment and assuage …