Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Sup­reme Court has held that police personnel should be upright and have an unimpea­chable cha­r­acter, as well as clean antecedents, since the job demands accountability at every step and places a tremendous responsibility on them. The observation came in a judgement authored by Jus­tice Muhammad Ali Maz­har on an appeal against a decision by the Punjab Services Tribunal …

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday issued a show-cause notice to ARY News for airing what it called was “false, hateful and seditious” content based on “absolute disinformation with a clear and present threat to national security by instigating rebellion within the armed forces”. Prior to the issuance of the notice, ARY News went off air in many parts of the …

LAHORE: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is confident Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan is going to be disqualified in the Toshakhana reference as he has not declared in his assets the amount he received from the sale of state gifts. “Imran Khan is certain to be disqualified in the Toshakhana reference as he did not declare in his assets the …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Sunday said that in order to counter the “fascist” government led by coalition parties, he will announce a strategy to “counter this fascism” during a rally at Islamabad’s Parade Ground on August 13. In a tweet, the former premier said “every era has its Yazids”. He equated fascism with Yazidiat and termed …

RAWALPINDI: A woman was allegedly raped at gunpoint by two persons in Gulzar-i-Quaid. The rape victim, a resident of Gulzar-i-Quaid lodged an FIR with the airport police saying that she was at home on July 30 when two persons entered her house via window. She said one of the intruders held her at gunpoint while his accomplice grabbed her child, …

ISLAMABAD: A massive increase in the number of vehicles during the last two decades and poor implementation of bylaws are the main reasons behind the shrinking parking spaces in the capital city. CDA officials spoke to agreed that poor implementation of the bylaws was one of the main reasons behind the parking issue which was being faced by citizens for …

RAWALPINDI: Travelling on the dilapidated roads in the garrison city has become a nightmare for motorists and the recent spell of rain exposed the performance of civic agencies. The roads in the garrison city have not been repaired for years and have become accident-prone. After the monsoon rains, the roads have developed potholes and causing hazards for commuters. Most of …

QUETTA: Balochistan Economic Forum president Sardar Shoukat Popalzai on Sunday expressed reservations over the recently signed agreement on Reko Diq between the Balochistan government and a Canadian company, Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Corporation, saying serious concerns needed to be addressed before implementing the project. In a statement, he said copper and gold reserves in Reko Diq were considered to be one of …

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday said that PTI’s announcement to hold public gatherings across the country was a mere “political stunt” as former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan was trying to divert attention from his theft, Geo.tv reported. In a statement, the interior minister said Mr Khan will suffer defeat during the upcoming by-elections on all the nine …

ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) on Sunday called upon parliament and political parties to strengthen the regulations on political finance to curtail the role of money in elections. It noted that unchecked use of money in electoral exercises practically deprived the majority of the population of exercising their right to contest elections. In a statement, it asked …