Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) board on Saturday decided to establish a medical college in the city. The board meeting also approved the layout plan for C-13 sector and allocation of land for the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Academy in the city. Moreover, three new posts of directors will be created in the planning wing of the civic …

LAHORE: Prime Minis­ter Shehbaz Sharif has reviewed the process to formulate a policy regarding the use of alternative energy sources, especially solar energy. Chairing a meeting on Saturday, he said the government had ensured the implementation of measures regarding alternative sources of energy, including solar energy, in the budget. He said the process of converting public buildings to solar power …

LAHORE: Advocate General of Punjab Shan Gul resigned on Saturday, saying that he would be unable to continue working from June 27 because of domestic commitments that he couldn’t postpone any longer. In his resignation, sent to Governor Balighur Reh­man and caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Mr Gul recalled that after having not been confirmed as a permanent judge of …

RAWALPINDI: At least 13 people, including five women, were killed and 31 others injured when a bus veered off the Islamabad-Lahore Motorway and overturned near Kallar Kahar on Saturday, official and rescue sources said. The incident came as a grim reminder of the February tragedy, when a bus had hit two cars and a truck before falling into a ravine …

LAHORE: Warning that judges who were involved in corruption or exceeding their constitutional domain would face action, the PM’s aide on accountability Irfan Qadir said on Saturday that both serving and retired judges could be held accountable for their actions. Addressing a press conference at Governor House, he told the judiciary that it should not pursue ‘a parallel agenda’ and …

ISLAMABAD: the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has called off its protest after reaching an agreement with the government on assorted issues, including the ease of restrictions on the party and a reduction in fuel prices. The party started its “Pakistan Bachao March” from Karachi on May 22, with Islamabad being the final destination. However, the protesters have been camping near Sarai …

LAHORE: Punjab’s ex-governor Sardar Latif Khosa on Saturday said those who did not like his speeches were behind the attack on his house. Speaking at a press conference in the Lahore High Court Bar Association, Mr Khosa said his speech at a recent lawyers’ convention was highly praised by his colleagues, but some people may not have liked it. The senior …

In light of the recent Greece boat tragedy, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to trace those involved in human smuggling. On Wednesday, an overloaded boat — with around 750 people on board according to a European rescue support charity — sank in open seas off Greece. Many Pakistanis are feared dead although the exact number has …

Prince William paid a subtle tribute to his late grandmother as he posed with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in a new portrait for Father’s Day released on Saturday, June 17th, 2023. William had a big grin on his face, wearing blue jeans and a pale blue shirt, as wrapped his arm around George and Charlotte. George, in …

KARACHI: Several Pakistanis are feared to be among those still missing, two days after a fishing boat overloaded with migr­ants capsized and sank off Peloponnese in southern Greece. Till Friday, at least 78 people have been confirmed dead while 104 people found alive, with 12 Pakistanis among them, the Embassy in Athens has confirmed. In a statement on Friday, the Pakistani embassy …