Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Citizens across the country endured another spell of “abnormal” monsoon rains on Sunday as heavy downpour claimed six lives — three in Karachi — and caused urban flooding in major cities and flash floods in mountainous regions, putting several villages at risk of inundation. In order to mitigate the impact of the downpour, the Sindh chief minister declared the latest …

LAHORE: A 37-member cabinet of Punjab’s “trustee” Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz took oath of their offices here on Sunday evening, provoking the ire of the opposition PTI and PML-Q which termed it a violation of the court orders. The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Governor House around 16 hours before the Supreme Court is to take up on Monday …

LAHORE: The Defence police on Sunday arrested two private security guards of a Chinese national woman after they robbed her of Rs200,000 cash and a motorcycle. The suspects were identified as Usama and Jawad. Police registered a case against them on the complaint of the woman, identified as Jie Xiu Zhen. According to the first information report (FIR), the guards …

KARACHI: Bar associations from across the country have strongly condemned the “abusive language” used by political parties and a “hateful propaganda campaign” on the media and social media against the judiciary. Reactions poured in from various bar associations on Sunday after the Islamabad High Court Bar Association put its weight behind the Supreme Court, which is set to resume hearing …

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee this week will inquire what it believes was Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)’s dubious Rs700 million deal for the development of an indigenous in-flight entertainment system. Besides, the Senate Standing Committee on Aviation would also look into reasons for closing PIA’s Hyderabad booking office and the non-operational Mohenjodaro airport. In 2020, a decision was taken by the …

KARACHI: Keeping in view the forecast of heavy rains in the metropolis from Sunday (today), Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday visited different areas of the metropolis to inspect the repair works and cleanliness of major storm water drains. He visited the KPT Nullah, Machhar Colony Nullah, Mahmoodabad Nullah, Picher Nullah as well as Urdu Bazaar, Burnes …

ISLAMABAD/GILGIT: At least one as-yet-unidentified British climber fell to his death on Broad Peak on Saturday, while another Romanian mountaineer was said to be fighting for his life on the 8,000-metre peak due to “dehydration and fatigue”. In addition, a 61-year-old Canadian climber, has gone missing from K2, the world’s second highest mountain, during his descent from Camp 3 to …

RAWALPINDI: The federal government is seeking foreign investors for the Rawalpindi Ring Road and Economic Corridor project while Punjab government has failed to appoint a consultant to conduct a third-party validation for determination of an optimal route for the corridor. A senior official of the Punjab Planning and Development Department told Dawn that after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to UAE, the …

LAHORE/KARACHI: Judges who disqualified PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif should not hear cases related to the party, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Saturday as coalition partners toughened their line in the wake of the Supreme Court order to Hamza Shehbaz to stay on as a “trustee” Punjab chief minister. The minister was apparently referring to Justice Ijazul Ahsan, who is …

ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday constituted an inquiry commission to probe into the allegation of sexual offence levelled by a woman named Tayyaba Gul against former National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal. According to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division, the commission comprised three members, including National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) chairperson Rabiya Javeri Agha, …