Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A leading think-tank has underscored the need for the Pakistan Army and its chief to lead by example and work solely within their constitutional mandate, according to the State of Democracy in Pakistan 2022 report. It would be the first crucial step towards elected governments and civil bureaucracy to take charge of their mandate and role in providing effective …

PESHAWAR: PTI lawmaker Nasir Khan Musazai has confirmed that he has accepted the invitation of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and would formally join the party within the next few days. Talking to journalists in Peshawar Press Club on Monday, he said that he had joined PTI in 2018 and was impressed by the slogans of bringing change and improvement in the …

ISLAMABAD: In the wake of threat posed by the new BF.7 Omicron variant of Covid-19, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday instructed National Institute of Health (NIH) to issue precautionary advisories for educational institutes, social gatherings and conduct weekly media briefings. In a related development, vaccination and screening test of pedestrians has been started at Torkham border on a …

ISLAMABAD: In light of an earlier court order directing the election watchdog to conduct elections within 24 hours, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has sought assistance from stakeholders regarding its jurisdiction over the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). A division bench comprising Chief Justice (CJ) Aamer Farooq and Saman Rafat Imtiaz was hearing appeals of the federal government and the …

ISLAMABAD: The Nat­ional Security Committee (NSC) on Monday categorically asked Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, without directly naming them, to deny safe haven to Pakistani terrorist groups on its soil and end their patronage, while reiterating its intent to crush terrorist groups operating inside the country with full force. The uncharacteristically strong-worded statement issued at the end of the NSC meeting, which …

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) are in talks to fight the next general elections on the same symbol, PTI Chairman Imran Khan has said. In an interview with the GNN TV channel that aired on Monday, the PTI chairman said he has also recommended that PML-Q merge with the PTI. Calling the coalition politics “tough,” he said partners …

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday allowed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to continue its proceedings against former premier Imran Khan, and his party leaders Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhry, in cases related to the contempt of the electoral body. The orders were passed by a three-member SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice …

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif announced on Tuesday that the federal cabinet has approved the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plan — a policy aimed at saving energy — under which the timings of markets and wedding halls have been curtailed. The development comes as the government resolves to reduce circular debt in the energy sector. Media reports quoting the power division have …

SHANGLA: Shamsuddin, 36, a resident of Ochor village in Dubair area of Lower Kohistan district, was shifting his six-year-old daughter, Ulfat Bibi, on his shoulders to a hospital in Bisham here when she breathed her last midway, days after the devastating floods in August last year washed away all the health facilities in his area. Shamsudin’s village has been cut …

PESHAWAR: The maiden anti-polio campaign of the new year will be started today (Monday) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to vaccinate 7.2 million children in the first phase. All the 20 polio cases recorded in the country in 2022 belonged to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Seven policemen and about as many health workers were killed in attacks on polio teams by unidentified assailants. The …