Pakistan

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has joined other nations in urging for the prompt implementation of a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution that calls for a Ramazan ceasefire, paving the way for a lasting and sustainable peace in Gaza. Alongside the ceasefire, the resolution underscores the necessity for the immediate, unconditional release of all prisoners. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said …

Calls emerged from various quarters on Wednesday for a probe into allegations made by six Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges against interference in judicial affairs by the country’s intelligence apparatus. On Tuesday, six IHC judges — out of a total strength of eight — wrote a startling letter to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) members, regarding attempts to pressure judges through abduction …

ISLAMABAD: The state of affairs prevailing in the educational institutions across the country on Tuesday forced a group of teachers to approach the Supreme Court by highlighting that a high proportion of public sector universities is functioning without legally appointed vice chancellors (VCs). The petition has been moved by the All Public Universities BPS Teachers Association (APUBTA) through its president, …

SHANGLA / ISLAMABAD: China has demanded a thorough probe into the deadly blast and security for its citizens after five Chinese nationals working on the Dasu dam project perished in a suicide bombing in Bisham on Tuesday. In response, Islamabad has announced a swift probe to hold the “perpetrators and accomplices” accountable for the attack. Besides five Chinese citizens, one …

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan has once again call­ed for a judicial inquiry into the May 9 violence and the Feb 8 elections. He also urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan to hear the petitions filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). Mr Khan made the appeals while speaking to journalists after attending a court hearing in the 190 million pound …

PPP Central Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi on Tuesday asserted that opposition parties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would spring a “surprise” in the upcoming Senate elections. He made the remarks while addressing a press conference in Islamabad with PPP General Secretary Nayyer Bukhari and former Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) senator Talha Mahmood — who announced that he would be joining the party. …

A Balochistan Frontier Corps soldier was martyred while four terrorists were killed as security forces thwarted an attack on a naval base in Turbat last night, the military’s media affairs wing said on Tuesday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that terrorists attempted to attack PNS Siddique in Turbat last night. It said that the attempt was …

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Monday granted post-arrest bail to three suspects allegedly involved in harassment of a woman in Ichhra bazaar for wearing a shirt with Arabic script print. The police arrested the suspects, Muhammad Nadeem, Adil Sarwar and Altimash Saqlain. Last week, the court sent the suspects to jail on judicial remand after denying their further custody to the police. The lawyers …

RAWALPINDI: The divisional administration on Monday claimed that encroachments on main roads were the primary reason for traffic jams and ordered an indiscriminate operation to build deterrence against this practice. “As many as 3,800 cameras of the Safe City project are being installed across the city, which will help identify encroachments and traffic jams caused by them immediately,” the official …

ISLAMABAD: Residents of the federal capital, including the traders’ community, have threatened to stage protests and contest the decision in court after the local administration made an exorbitant increase in property taxes. The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) recently got the new property taxes published in the gazette of Pakistan. “Traders have decided to meet on Wednesday to chalk out a …