Pakistan

TAXILA: For the first time in Pakistan’s history, a group of Buddhist monks along with their disciples gathered at Dharmarajika stupa in Taxila for the annual ‘rain retreat’ (vassa). According to Britannica Encyclopedia, vassa is the monastic retreat observed primarily in Buddhist communities in Southeast Asia during the three-month monsoon period each year. A 26-member group led by Mr Arayawangso, …

BAJAUR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl leaders here on Thursday expressed their concern over what they called ‘unethical’ activities in the name of entertainment at Ragagan Dam and said these activities, including musical concerts, were against the local customs and traditions and should be stopped immediately. Addressing a press conference, the JUI-F leaders, including its district chief Maulana Abdur Rasheed, Haji Said Badshah …

KARACHI: A man was shot dead and several vehicles were set on fire and ransacked during a protest by hundreds of people on Superhighway at Al-Asif Square in Sohrab Goth on Thursday evening following the recent killing of a man in Hyderabad. During the protest on the highway, incidents of firing and arson occurred in which a bus was set …

LAHORE: Former interior minister and Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has approached the Lahore High Court challenging an inquiry initiated by the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) against him. Mr Rashid, who is considered close to ousted premier Imran Khan, is accused of misappropriation of millions of rupees on account of fee in the sale of state land to …

ISLAMABAD: The Nati­onal Accountability Bureau on Thursday decided not to share with media information about ongoing inquiries and investigations in the light of amendments made by the present coalition government to the accountability law through the NAB (Second Amendment) Act 2022. NAB also constituted a special committee to review the pending inquiries and investigations before the bureau, besides deciding to close …

SAHIWAL: District Monitoring Officer for PP 217 Haider Riaz has ordered an inquiry against PTI candidate Zain Qureshi, son of former foreign minister and party Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, for indulging in corrupt practices during by-election campaign in UC-44, Multan. The inquiry is being conducted over a complaint received through social media. It says Zain Qureshi is offering a …

A special court in Lahore on Friday declared Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s son, Suleman Shehbaz, and another suspect proclaimed offenders in the Rs16 billion money laundering case. Lahore’s Special Court (Central-I) declared Suleman and Tahir Naqvi proclaimed offenders after both the suspects failed to appear despite being summoned. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had booked Shehbaz and his sons Hamza …

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Friday predicted “widespread rain and thunderstorms” in Karachi and other parts of Sindh from today till July 18 (Monday). In a notification issued today, the Met Office said that a low-pressure area had been persisting over the Northeast Arabian Sea and the adjoining Rann of Kutch, extending up to Southeast Sindh. “Under its influence, …

KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department on Wednesday claimed to have made another important progress in the Karachi University suicide blast case as it seized explosives on a lead provided by a held suspect. CTD official Raja Umer Khattab told Dawn that a prosecution witness had identified the held suspect, Dad Bux, during an identification parade held before a court. He added that on …

KARACHI: A man stabbed to death his wife and then attempted to what police described as cook her body parts in a metal pot in their residence in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Wednesday, police said. The Mobina Town police recovered body parts of Nargis, who was in her mid-30s, in the pot, while her husband managed to escape. East SSP Syed Abdul …