Pakistan

KARACHI: The ongoing census faces a fresh controversy as both the federal and Sindh governments went public with their differences over the issue on Sunday. The PPP-led Sindh government expressed concerns for excluding those parts of the province where “population growth rate has been recorded higher than a certain benchmark” and warned that the province would reject the result if …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that fulfilling labour rights and making the people “shareholders in the system” remained a fundamental challenge for the global economy. He made the remarks to commemorate International Labour Day which is being observed across the world in tribute to workers in Chicago who were killed by police while protesting for an eight-hour workday …

PML-N leader Javed Latif on Monday expressed his disapproval towards the ongoing negotiations between the coalition government and the PTI, saying that talks should never be held with “terrorists” and those who “want to destroy national institutions”. The statement from the ruling party’s legislator comes at a crucial time when the federal coalition and the opposition are holding a formal …

The deputy commissioner of Peshawar has imposed Section 144 in the city for three days till May 3 (Wednesday) to prevent a “breach of peace” after “credible” reports on attempts to “sabotage” the law and order situation emerged. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) empowers the district administration to issue orders in the public interest that may place …

Heavy rainfall has battered various parts of Balochistan, including Quetta, over the last four days causing damage to dozens of houses over the last four days, it emerged on Sunday. Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Director General Naseer Ahmed told Dawn.com four people had died in rain-related incidents on April 27. He said that one person had died in a road accident …

LAHORE: Former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says all the political parties in the current government have failed to give a better and competent cabinet. “We could not form a 10-member competent people’s cabinet to run the affairs of the country smoothly,” he lamented and added that the people who did not have any ability were made …

LAHORE: Following a dramatic late-night raid on his residence, Punjab pol­ice on Saturday registered a case against former chief minister Parvez Elahi and others on terrorism cha­rges for allegedly atta­cking officials of the Anti-Corruption Estab­lish­ment (ACE) officials on Friday. A police and ACE raiding team had conducted a raid at Mr Elahi’s Gulberg residence, late on Friday night and arrested 12 people. …

ISLAMABAD: For millennials, watching PTV shows in the evening is part of their childhood memories — a nostalgia that still hits strong at the slightest mention of any of those iconic serials. The viewers can now relive those glorious memories as the state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) has officially launched its first OTT platform service PTVFLLIX. A subscription-based platform, PTVFLIX will …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Saturday advised farmers to take necessary precautions and mitigation measures to minimise losses and damages in the face of an imminent spell of heavy rainfall in the country. In a statement, the federal minister said that the agricultural and livestock sectors were expected to experience various impacts from the incoming weather system. …

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo has taken serious notice of the massive hunting of migratory birds, including houbara bustard, in Nushki, Zhob and other areas of the province. He directed the authorities concerned to take strict action against the elements involved in poaching. There have been reports about massive poaching of migratory and seasonal birds, especially houbara …