Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The military leadership briefed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on national and regional security matters and the upcoming visits of Chinese and Afghan foreign ministers over the next week. Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General, Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum, held a meeting with PM Sharif at the Prime Minister’s Office. Informed sources …

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police arrested five suspects, including four personnel belonging to the Levies on Wednesday for allegedly smuggling weapons, in an operation near Kohat’s Marai checkpost, according to a police statement. The statement, issued by Kohat Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) Fazl Naeem, said: “The police have foiled a dangerous subversive plan. Five suspects have been arrested during …

RAWALPINDI/TAXILA: An outbreak of measles wreaking havoc in Rawalpindi district has raised questions on the performance of the District Health Authority and district administration regarding the vaccination campaigns. As many as 256 children have contracted measles in the district from January to April while eight children succumbed to the disease due to measles in three government-run hospitals during the last …

TAXILA: A Facebook page which belongs to the district monitoring office (Attock) was hacked by anonymous hackers as a result of a cyber-attack and pornographic content was uploaded on it. Social media users as well as government employees working in various departments of Attock especially teachers were faced with an embarrassing situation when they found inappropriate content on the official …

MUZAFFARABAD: Officials in Neelum valley of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Monday lost hope of any survivals as none of the eight missing persons could be retrieved from Neelum River despite hectic efforts by the rescuers throughout the day. “It has been almost 24 hours and we have not been able to fish out even a single missing person. …

LAHORE / RAWALPINDI: After two senior members of the federal cabinet went public with their opposition to the government’s talks with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Mon­day demanded a “clear response” from the ruling coalition and warned of taking to the streets if negotiations ended up being an “exercise in futility”. The warning from the …

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz on Monday alleged that a ‘new judicial establishment’ has come forward to rescue PTI chief Imran Khan, who is facing multiple cases across the country. “After Imran Khan’s long march (on Islamabad), Jail Bharo Tehreek, and other tactics failed, a new judicial establishment has come forward to his rescue,” the PML-N …

ISLAMABAD: Cracks have developed on a patch of the newly-built Margalla Avenue, which is yet to be formally inaugurated. The road from G.T. Road to D-12 has been opened for traffic, however, it is yet to be formally inaugurated as some work is still pending, including a 700-metre portion of the road. During a visit to the site, it was …

ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the senior puisne judge of the Sup­reme Court, has asked for an immediate meeting of Judicial Commission of Pak­istan (JCP), which is long overdue, and suggested the names of chief justices of Sindh and Pesh­awar high courts to fill two vacancies of SC judges. Against the sanctioned strength of 17 judges, the top court is …

The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday announced wrapping up the evacuation operation of Pakistanis stranded in Sudan, saying over 1,000 citizens had been safely evacuated from the war-hit African country. It also thanked Saudi Arabia and China for their assistance in repatriating Pakistani citizens stranded in the conflict zone. According to the FO statement, the operation was successful, with over …