Pakistan

Political leaders urged the nation to follow Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) example as it celebrates Eid Miladun Nabi — the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) — today (Sunday). The day dawned with a 31-gun salute in the federal capital and 21-gun salutes in the provincial capitals, Radio Pakistan reported. Special prayers were offered in mosques and a number of activities, including processions, …

Senior PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday accused the judiciary of turning a blind eye to the sequence of audio leaks involving political leaders, adding that perhaps state institutions would spring into action only if the judges’ own phones were to get tapped. The audio clips released on Friday raised the number of clips allegedly featuring the PTI chairman and other party …

Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi on Sunday directed the provincial police chief to conduct a departmental inquiry against Narang police station’s officials whose failure to take substantive action over an assault earlier this week saw its axe-wielding suspect return days later and allegedly hack eight to death in Sheikhupura. The murders committed using an axe and an iron rod …

President Arif Alvi on Sunday approved the appointment of MQM-P’s Kamran Khan Tessori as the new governor of Sindh. The position was vacant since Imran Ismail resigned before Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif became the premier in April.     The president has given this approval under Article 101(1) of the Constitution. Last month, former coordination committee leader Tessori — who had been …

A fire in Islamabad’s Centaurus Mall on Sunday was brought under control after two hours, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) confirmed. CDA Chairman and Islamabad Chief Commissioner retired Capt Mohammad Usman Younis said the fire brigade, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Air Force and Rescue 1122 took part in the firefighting operation.     DawnNewsTV earlier reported that residential apartments in the building …

Former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif spoke in a pre-recorded interview aired on Sunday about the trials and tribulations he and his family went through since his wife, Kulsoom Nawaz, passed away. He began the interview by speaking about how Maryam met her brothers and him after the death of her mother three years ago. “I remember all …

KARACHI: Putting to rest all rumours surrounding the health of Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, his personal physician and close aide Dr Asim Hussain said the former president “is in good health”. In a tweet, Dr Asim said that Mr Zardari, who was admitted to Dr Ziauddin Hospital in Clifton for the past one week, would be discharged …

GILGIT: The first ever three-day long Gilgit-Baltistan women sports gala, renamed GB women’s fair 2020, ended on Friday. The event had commenced in Lalik Jan Stadium in Gilgit on Wednesday. According to a press release issued by Gilgit-Baltistan chief secretary office, 10 teams participated from each district. The teams included 20 all-rounder students from schools, colleges and universities who participated …

ISLAMABAD: An independent lawmaker from Balochistan sitting on the treasury benches on Friday decried “ongoing exploitation” by the Chinese companies working on various power projects in the province, accusing them of destroying environment and marine life in the coastal areas, besides denying jobs to locals. Speaking on a point of order in the National Assembly, the lawmaker representing Lasbela and …

KARACHI: While the city is in the grip of various types of viral infections amid an acute shortage of common painkiller, paracetamol, a huge stock of 48 million tablets of the drug, which Sindh health authorities seized three weeks ago during a raid in city, turned out to be a “normal course of business” procedure adopted by a multinational pharmaceutical company. The …