Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Even though he has ceased to be a member of the Senate — at least in the eyes of the Constitution — Sadiq Sanjrani is looking for an extension in his term until a successor is elected, a move that has angered many across the political spectrum. Mr Sanjrani won the Balochistan Assembly seat of PB-32 Chagai in the …

ISLAMABAD: Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Thursday said the ingredients of China’s success story were its quality leadership, ability to do course correction, continuity of policy and peaceful foreign policy. He was speaking at book launch titled ‘China at 75: China Story – Standing Up to Getting Rich to Becoming Strong’, by Shakeel Ahmad Ramay, CEO Asian Institute of Eco-Civilization, …

ISLAMABAD: The capital police have barred provincial police personnel deployed in Islamabad on various duties from carrying weapons without its permission, Dawn has learnt. The police of provinces posted at the Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh and KP houses will only be allowed to carry weapons after getting permission and in this regard they had been asked to contact the Security Division of Islamabad …

PESHAWAR / LAHORE: A larger bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday once again deferred the oath-taking of nine women lawmakers , who had been awarded the reserved seats claimed by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). The high court’s decision, extending the restraining order until March 13, was issued on a petition filed by the SIC, which was joined by PTI-backed independents …

ISLAMABAD: PTI’s Senator Barrister Ali Zafar has announced that his party will go to the Supreme Court against the alleged tampering of Form-45s in last month’s general election. The party has also demanded a thorough and impartial audit of the election results. Speaking to the media outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday, Mr Zafar said: “We will challenge that matter …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will support formulating a new economic programme for Pakistan if the new government seeks one, a spokesperson for the lender said on Friday, encouraging fair resolution of all electoral disputes. The cash-strapped nation grappled with an uncertain Feb 8 election that delayed formation of a coalition government until new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was sworn …

LAHORE: In a remarkable feat, surgeons have successfully performed Pakistan’s first ‘split-liver transplant’ as well as the country’s first pancreatic transplant at the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre (PKLI) Lahore. According to experts, around 8,000 patients need liver transplant surgeries due to liver failure or liver cancer annually in Pakistan. Dean and Chief Executive Officer PKLI&RC Dr …

ISLAMABAD: Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed said during the opening session of the ‘Pak-Afghan Stakeholders’ dialogue that opening borders and minds and delinking trade from politics is crucial to promoting mutually beneficial peace and connectivity. In the dialogue that convened in Islamabad on Wednesday, he also said that Pakistan needed to develop strategic clarity on relations with its neighbours and needed …

ISLAMABAD: After a delay of over 44 years, the Supreme Court finally corrected a historic wrong by accepting that the murder trial of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was unfair and lacked due process, both at the trial stage and in the endorsement of the verdict by the appellate court. “The proceedings of the trial by the Lahore High Court and …

RAWALPINDI: Stray bullets damaged a VVIP aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and two transport aircraft on Feb 24, the day Basant was celebrated, and in the first month of this year, respectively. The two transport aircraft damaged by the bullets have been rendered unusable. Besides, the main runway and taxiway were littered with a large number of bullets …