Pakistan

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman who ran into her burning home to save her six dogs has undergone two surgeries this week after she sustained second and third-degree burns on her body. On Friday, Dec. 23, at about 7 a.m., Patricia Michel’s home went up in flames. “She brought the dogs in because it was so cold and there was …

PESHAWAR: Two soldiers were wounded when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a security checkpost in Mirali area of North Waziristan tribal district on Thursday. “It was a vehicle-borne attack. The suicide bomber rammed the explosive-laden vehicle into the wall of the checkpost in Mirali,” local official said. He added that two soldiers sustained injuries in the attack. …

ISLAMABAD: A commission, constituted to look into the matter of missing Baloch students met again on Wednesday with its members emphasising on the significance of a political solution. The orders for constitution of this commission were passed by the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The meeting was held at the Parliament House chaired by Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed. The commission has …

ISLAMABAD: The education ministry has finally completed the process of conducting interviews of shortlisted candidates to fill the top posts of three public-sector universities in the capital. A search committee headed by Education Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain conducted interviews on Wednesday of 40 candidates — the last batch of shortlisted candidates — as 18 candidates were interviewed on Tuesday. A …

LAHORE: The King Edward Medical University (KEMU) has submitted a complaint with the local police to lodge a case against a newly-married couple for shooting their wedding photographs on its premises. Initial inquiries suggested that on the day of the shoot, a man visited the varsity and, after introducing himself as a former graduate, asked the guards to let the couple in. …

ISLAMABAD: After multiple delays, the much-awaited meeting between National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and PTI leaders will take place in Parliament House on Thursday (today) at 11:30am for the personal verification of party MNAs’ pending resignations, the assembly spokesperson said on Wednesday. A four-member committee led by PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi will meet the speaker, a source …

ISLAMABAD: In what appears to be a U-turn on the issue of delimitations, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in its detailed order said it was the government’s prerogative to increase the number of union councils (UCs) from 101 to 125 in the capital. In its earlier response to the increase in the number of union councils, the election watchdog …

The Sindh government on Thursday recommended to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) and National Institute of Health (NIH) to test travellers coming from China for Covid-19 at airports across the country. According to CBS News, China is experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases due to a strain that is a sub-variant of the highly infectious Omicron variant: BF.7 or …

ISLAMABAD: The army on Wednesday signalled a strong response to the country’s escalating terrorism problem. The corps commanders at their monthly conference at the General Headquarters — the first after the change of command last month, according to ISPR, “resol­ved to fight against terrorists without any distinction and eliminate this menace as per the aspirations of the people of Pakistan”. …

Police said on Thursday that “no loss of life or property” was reported in a blast that took place last night at the Deputy Commissioner camp office in Gilgit Baltistan’s Diamer district. On Wednesday night, there was a loud explosion at the DC camp office premises, prompting the security guards present to open fire in the air. Speaking to Dawn.com, Diamer …