Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: After infecting over 5,000 residents of the federal capital, dengue mosquito seems to have lost steam as only four cases have been reported in the city during the last 24 hours. According to a document of District Health Office, available with Dawn, during the last 24 hours only four cases were reported and all of them were reported from the …

ISLAMABAD: The case of a super-luxury car said to be stolen from London and then recovered thousands of miles away in Karachi has now landed in the Supreme Court as the tax collection authority seeks millions in evaded duties. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) filed a petition in the top court on Saturday, arguing that the vehicle — an eight-cylinder, automatic …

RAWALPINDI: Life remained normal in the garrison city of Rawalpindi except on the portion of Murree Road from Chandni Chowk to 6th Road where the PTI held its public gathering on Saturday. The usual hustle and bustle in Saddar and other commercial areas in the cantonment continued as well. Traders opened their shops as per routine while cart pushers were …

MUZAFFARABAD: After a long wait of over three decades, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) will finally go to the phased local gover­nment elections on Sunday (today), with polling in the first leg in Muzaffarabad division amid concerns over the “minimal security cover” to be provided by the local police personnel. However, senior officials who spoke to Dawn on Satur­day appeared confident that …

LAHORE: Even though his son tweeted their administration’s support for Imran Khan’s strategy soon after the PTI chief announced it during a public meeting on Saturday night, it seems Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi may not have been consulted on the move in advance. Earlier in the day, in an interaction with a delegation from the All Pakistan Newspapers …

North Waziristan lawmaker Mohsin Dawar on Sunday alleged that he was stopped at the Islamabad airport by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from travelling to Tajikistan for a security conference. In a Twitter thread, the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement-linked MNA lamented that he was stopped from travelling even though his name had been removed by the cabinet from the Exit Control …

KARACHI: The Cambridge Assessment International Education on Friday announced the winners of the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards in Pakistan, celebrating the academic achievements of students in the June 2022 examination. In total, 277 students in Pakistan received 304 awards for exceptional performance in the examinations, including 40 students who attained the highest marks in the world, and 43 students who …

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) early Sunday morning arrested PTI Senator Azam Swati — the second time in less than two months — over strongly worded tweets against senior military officials. He was previously arrested by the FIA in October for a controversial tweet thought to be against the armed forces. Since he was released on bail, the senator has maintained that he …

KARACHI: YouTube Pakistan brought out the big guns on Thursday evening for its maiden Brandcast — a loud show of song and dance with hundreds of young content creators gathered under one roof to dazzle the deep-pocketed advertisers of the country’s “No. 1 online video and music platform”. Beginning with a short concert and effusive presentations by popular YouTubers, the …

ISLAMABAD: In what appeared to be the government’s readiness to hold snap polls, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah invited PTI chairman Imran Khan to hold talks with the ruling alliance for an early election date. “Decisions change and deadlocks break when politicians hold talks,” Mr Sanaullah said while speaking at a press conference after presiding over a meeting on the law …