Pakistan

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman on a PTI petition seeking the announcement of a date for elections in the province. The PTI had on Friday approached the LHC, seeking a direction to the Punjab governor to immediately announce the date of a general election …

LAHORE: In another bid to frustrate the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), PTI Chairman Imran Khan has decided to contest by-elections on 33 National Assembly seats, vacated following the de-seating of PTI lawmakers by the Election Commission earlier this month. The by-polls on these seats will take place on March 16. According to PTI, the party leaders who were de-seated …

The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) on Monday sealed former interior minister and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid’s Lal Haveli residence in Rawalpindi over “illegal occupation”. According to ETPB Deputy Commissioner Asif Khan, two units of the Lal Haveli and five adjoining units were sealed after teams of the board along with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrived …

At least 17 people were killed and 83 injured in a blast at a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area on Monday afternoon, officials said. Mohammad Asim, a spokesperson for the Lady Reading Hospital (LRC), confirmed the casualties, adding that some of the injured persons were in critical condition. Dawn.com’s correspondent at the blast site said the explosion took place at …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A major crash on the North Freeway was reported Sunday morning where one person died and a Harris County sergeant was injured, officials said.Drivers should expect delays on I-45 N northbound between W. Gulf Bank and Mt. Houston Road. The crash was reported on the HOV lane at about 5:45 a.m. by Houston Transtar. Houston Metro officials said …

PESHAWAR: Former prime minister and PML-N central leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday said the military’s interference in national politics was to blame for the current economic and political instability in the country as well as the failure of the prevailing system of governance to deliver the goods. “Problems occur when the [military] establishment crosses its Constitutional limits. Parliament stands …

KARACHI: The Sindh health authorities hinted on Saturday that they could not “exclude measles virus as a risk factor of outbreak” that killed several people including children, over the past few days after inhaling toxic gases emitting from nearby factories in Ali Mohammad Goth of Keamari district, but remained cautious to jumping to conclusions before “confirmation of blood sample” reports. In a …

KARACHI: The cold wave gripping the city for the past 10 days has severely affected people of all ages, causing a spike in patients’ number at healthcare facilities, it emerged on Saturday. Experts told Dawn the most vulnerable among the patients were small children who could develop pneumonia and measles encephalitis as a complication, if the illness is neglected. “Patients’ …

KARACHI: Workers and supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf took to the streets on Saturday and staged a demonstration at the Numaish traffic intersection in protest over reports of likely arrest of party chairman Imran Khan. PTI leaders vowed that any attempt to raid Zaman Park— the Lahore residence of former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan — would lead …

ISLAMABAD: A local court has imposed Rs10,000 fine each on former premier Imran Khan and incumbent Defence Minister Khawaja Asif for delaying the proceeding of Rs10 billion damages suit moved by the PTI chief against the latter for hurling allegations against financial affairs of Shaukat Khanam Memorial Trust. Mr Khan was scheduled to join the court proceeding through a video …