Pakistan

Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that the failure to sign a staff-level agreement between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan could lead to the country’s increased reliance on China, which the US and other Western powers “must take into account”. Dastgir made this statement while speaking on Dawn News show “Live with Adil Shahzeb” on Monday.   …

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah provided details on the arrest of former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust case on Tuesday. In a shocking turn of events, Imran Khan was arrested from the Islamabad High Court’s premises earlier today where he was present for two hearings on Tuesday afternoon. Soon after the arrest, Islamabad police released a statement …

PTI chief Imran Khan on Tuesday doubled down on his allegations against a serving senior military officer, who he has accused on several occasions of hatching a plot to assassinate him. The PTI chairman made the remarks ahead of departing for Islamabad to appear before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a mutiny case and another pertaining to charges of …

Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had extended his stay in London by a day on the “instructions” of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif in order to hold consultations on important national and political issues. The premier had arrived in London last week to attend the coronation of King Charles III and the Commonwealth Heads of Government …

HANOI: Vietnam has reported a record-high temperature, with climate experts warning such extreme weather events would continue. The country’s scientists have warned that global warming is exacerbating adverse weather, with the region sweltering under a heatwave in April — when neighbouring countries also registered record temperatures. A temperature of 44.1 degrees Celcius (111.38 degrees Fahrenheit) was measured in Vietnam on …

An eight-member larger bench of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday grilled Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan over the government’s plea to form a full court to hear a set of petitions against a law aimed at limiting the powers of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP). The bench comprised CJP Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, …

ISLAMABAD: As many as four dozen PTI workers who were arrested on Saturday after the former ruling party held a rally in Islamabad in violation of Section 144 were sent to Adiala Jail on judicial remand on Sunday. PTI Islamabad President Ali Nawaz Awan told Dawn that it was a clear violation of basic human rights as the rally was held after seeking permission …

LAHORE: The Consti­tution calls for elections within 90 days after the assemblies are dissolved and leaves no choice for a delay, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial said on Sunday, as the judiciary and the government continue to lock horns over when polls should be held in Punjab. “When it comes to constitutional enforcement, we must not blink our …

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Sunday conducted a mega operation in Bheka Syedan F-11, demolishing around 100 houses/structures. The area falls in sector F-11, right in front of the markaz but due to various reasons, the CDA could not get it cleared, as locals had been claiming that their compensation cases were pending. Officials said that since 2011, …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police have penalised at least 21 station house officers out of a total of 25 after they failed to implement an “unreasonable” order issued by their high-ups directing officials to stay at police stations during off-duty hours and mark their attendance via biometric machines. The SHOs, whose promotions have been withheld for one year, argued that the …