Pakistan

British police said on Tuesday they had opened an investigation into a package containing uranium that was seized at London’s Heathrow Airport. The package was discovered by border agents during a routine search on December 29, police said. The package had originated in Pakistan and arrived on a flight from Oman, according to The Sun, which first reported the story. The uranium was …

ISLAMABAD: Two senior bureaucrats are in hot water and four key officials of the National Endowment Scholarships for Talent (NEST) have been dismissed from service for splurging at least Rs25 million to acquire membership in the elite Islamabad Club. NEST is a programme for eligible and deserving students. It is an autonomous body and an additional secretary of the Ministry …

Pakistan Meteorological Department on Wednesday predicted that a “cold wave” was likely to grip Sindh, including Karachi, from Thursday with the temperature expected to drop to 5-7 °C for the next five days in the provincial capital. “A cold wave is likely to grip Sindh from Jan 12 to Jan 17. Under its influence, minimum temperature may drop to 2-4°C …

LAHORE: As the PPP steps up its efforts to woo a group of south Punjab politicians, led by Jahangir Khan Tareen, the PML-N on Tuesday sent its own emissary to meet Mr Tareen with assurances that their “alliance with the Tareen group will remain intact”. The visit of Suleman Shehbaz, his maiden political assignment, to the residence of the estranged …

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar revealed on Wednesday that almost 90 per cent of pledges made by the international community at a donors’ conference in Geneva for flood-hit Pakistan were project loans with the prime minister clarifying that the amount will be rolled out over the next three years. Earlier this week, the international community committed to give Pakistan a huge …

Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Asim Hafeez remarked on Wednesday that it was compulsory for a chief minister to have round-the-clock support from a majority of lawmakers in the house. He passed these remarks as a five-member bench comprising him, Justice Abid Aziz Shaikh, Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal, Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh, and Justice Muzamil Akhtar Shabir took up Punjab …

GENEVA: Donors on Monday committed to give Pakistan over $10 billion to help it recover from last year’s devastating floods. Officials from some 40 countries as well as private donors and international financial institutions gathered for the meeting in Geneva as Islamabad seeks help covering around half of a total recovery bill of $16.3 billion. According to the Resilient Recovery, …

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has directed the Saudi Development Fund (SDF) to study increasing the deposit amount in the State of Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to $5 billion, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday. “His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has directed to study augmenting the Kingdom of …

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: The sit-in in Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan tribal district, continued on fourth consecutive day on Monday as protesters demanded restoration of durable peace in the area. The participants of the sit-in have been demanding of the government to restore peace in the area and ease trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Angoor Adda border crossing. They …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court held on Monday that a detained accused should not be made to suffer because his advocate was on strike. “The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has enacted the Canons of Professional Conduct and Etiquette of Advocates which stipulates that ‘It is duty of advocates to appear in court when a matter is called’ and ‘make satisfactory alternative …