Pakistan

• Two ‘assailants’ killed hours after Sarband attack; militants used automatic weapons, thermal sights PESHAWAR: A senior police officer along with two constables embraced martyrdom in a midnight militant attack, which officials believe is the first of its kind where modern gadgets were used to target police, on Sarband police station on the outskirts of Peshawar. Deputy Superintendent of Police …

Former Punjab chief minister and PML-Q leader Chaudhry Parvez Elahi said on Sunday that his party “fulfilled its commitment” to former premier Imran Khan by dissolving the provincial assembly despite conflicting statements by people in the “opposite camp” as he revealed the PTI offered his son Moonis the presidency. On Thursday, after much ado, Elahi signed a summary to dissolve the Punjab …

LAHORE: As the Punjab Assembly automatically stood dissolved late on Saturday evening, following the governor’s refusal to sign the chief minister’s advice, the PTI concluded a series of hectic meetings deliberating its political strategy and finalising candidates for the slot of caretaker CM, to be appointed in consultation with the outgoing assembly’s opposition leader. PTI Chairman Imran Khan, in a …

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday announced that fuel prices would remain the same for the next fortnight which ends on January 31. “We are not changing the prices. The price of petrol will remain at Rs214.80, diesel will remain at Rs227.80, price of kerosene oil to remain at Rs171.83 while light diesel oil will remain at Rs179” he said …

The long-awaited second phase of local government elections in Sindh is under way in 16 districts today (Sunday), including Karachi and Hyderabad. Polling began at 8am and will continue till 5pm. In a statement, the provincial election commission said people present inside the polling stations after 5pm will be allowed to cast their vote. Television stations are not allowed to …

ISLAMABAD: One of the leading public sector universities of the capital, Comsats has been operating without key functionaries and their absence has been affecting the quality of education and governance. Comsats University Islamabad (CUI), which became a full-fledged university in 2018 from an institute, is being run without a pro-rector and a registrar while appointment of the current treasurer has …

KARACHI: Pakistan has always said that it would welcome the international community, including the United States, to play their role in promoting peace in the region, including facilitating dialogue and resolution of the Kashmir dispute. This was stated by Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch at a weekly briefing on Friday when a journalist asked whether Pakistan foresaw any mediatory …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has observed that allotment of plots to the employees of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and selected categories on subsidised rates was contradictory to the constitutional provisions and directed the cash-strapped federal government to ensure disposal of state land at competitive prices. IHC Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb on a petition of CDA employee Mohammad …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate witnessed a heated debate over wheat shortage on Friday with opposition leaders holding the federal government responsible for the scarcity of the commodity — a charge denied by the federal food minister, who blamed provinces for the steep hike in the price of flour, claiming that ample stocks of wheat were present in the country. During the …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court is examining the Pakistan Navy’s powers to terminate its cadets’ service after two recruits challenged their “unfair” dismissals. Justice Babar Sattar has taken up two identical petitions filed by cadets Hamza Ali and Muzammil Farooq against what they said was the denial of the right of a fair trial in discharging them from service. After …