Pakistan

At least nine people were killed while 18 others were injured after a coaster fell into a ravine in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) during the early hours of Monday, police said. The vehicle, bearing registration number, IOT-1493, was returning from Nairiyan, a remote village in AJK’s Sudhnoti district where the victims had gone to attend urs celebrations, to Gujranwala. …

LAHORE: As the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues to elude Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shared the pessimism of his finance czar Ishaq Dar about dealings with the global moneylender, saying in case the deal with the Fund did not go as planned, he would take the nation into confidence and find a way forward. In the same …

ISLAMABAD: The Natio­nal Assembly will open the debate on the federal budget 2023-24 on Monday and it is expected to be passed by June 26 before Eidul Azha as several lawmakers will go to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj in a special flight. Leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, Raja Riaz, will open the debate on the budget with his …

Asia Cup matches involving India could be played in Sri Lanka after the country refused to visit arch-rival and official host Pakistan, a board official said on Sunday. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is due to make a formal announcement in the coming week after calls for a different venue for India’s games in the 50-over tournament in September, a Sri Lankan …

GILGIT: After it was closed for traffic in October last year following heavy snowfall, the Gilgit-Baltistan authorities are all set to reopen Babursar Pass on Monday ahead of the tourist season. After Khyber Pakhtunkhwa allowed light traffic on the highway, the Diamer administration did not allow vehicles to ply on the road fearing more landslides and avalanches. However, tomorrow, the …

ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has filed a petition before the Islamabad High Court (IHC), seeking the shifting of at least four courts from Sector F-8 Markaz to the comparatively secure premises of the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) in Sector G-11. The petition stated that due to the fragile law and order situation in the premises of the …

MUZAFFARGARH: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) registered a case against a sister and brother-in-law of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan for buying 5,261 kanals of expensive land in the Layyah district at cheap rates through fraud. The ACE Layyah circle prepared a report before registering the case against Dr Uzma Khan, the sister of Imran Khan, and …

ISLAMABAD: The first formal meeting of the National Assembly’s special committee to “prepare and forward” references against Supreme Court judges to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) over their alleged misconduct will be held at Parliament House on Tuesday (June 13). According to the National Assembly Secretariat, the five-member committee would discuss the possibilities of filing references under Article 209 of …

KARACHI: Cyclone Bipa­rjoy, which is heading towards the coastal areas of Pakistan and India, is likely to intensify into an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’ during the next 24 hours, officials associated with Pakistan Meteo­rological Depart­ment (PMD) said, advising the authorities concerned to be on high alert as it can cause flooding, particularly in the low-lying areas, among other damages. According …

ISLAMABAD: Five noted members of civil society from different parts of the country asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to disallow trials of civilians accused under the Pakistan Army Act, 1952 and the Official Secrets Act, 1923, in connection with the alleged offences of May 9 and 10. Such investigations and subsequent trials, the petition pleaded, are also in violation …