Pakistan

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, …

ISLAMABAD: Two weeks after the inauguration, 5,800 and 6,000 passengers were commuting on eight buses each plying on the Blue and Green lines, respectively, on a daily basis. Due to the high passenger load on both the lines, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to acquire 20 more buses within a week. The decision was taken during a visit …

ISLAMABAD: A day after the federal cabinet approved an ordinance pertaining to the sale of national assets in a bid to overcome the economic crisis faced by the country, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan opposed the legislation and said the “thieves” should not be allowed to sell the assets. On his Twitter account, the former prime minister said: “How …

GUJRAT: Political crisis over the Punjab chief minister election has created chances for new political alignments in the local politics following a clear split in the ranks of PML-Q leadership. Since the Parvez Elahi camp has been holding sway in party affairs in Gujrat for the last one decade, none of the local party officials spoke in favour of PML-Q …

ISLAMABAD: Following in the footsteps of its main rival, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), the ruling coalition has also started exerting pressure on state institutions, and vowed to fight the “darkness of fascism”. On the other hand, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz claimed the “Constitution was being interpreted to benefit PTI Chairman Imran Khan”. The ruling alliance, on …

At least one man died on Sunday as moderate to heavy rain lashed parts of Karachi on Sunday with more downpours expected over the next 48 hours. Police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed told Dawn.com that the body of a 40-year-old man was brought from the city’s Lea Market near Memon Masjid to Civil Hospital Karachi. The cause of death was electrocution, she …

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan strives to become polio-free, the region of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa threatens to upend the progress, with this year’s 13th case reported on Friday. An 18-month-old child was paralysed by wild poliovirus (WPV) in Lakki Marwat, the National Institute of Health confirmed. The 12 other cases were also reported from southern KP, North Waziristan. With Pakistan nearly achieving …

MUZAFFARABAD: Opposition and treasury benches in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Assembly on Friday vowed to resist any attempt aimed at divesting the liberated territory and its people of rights that they had gained through a landmark constitutional amendment some four years ago. The rare consensus was demonstrated by them during a debate on an adjournment motion by PML-N leader …

KARACHI: Responding to the call of the party chairman Imran Khan, PTI workers took to the streets in several cities late on Friday night to protest Punjab Asse­mbly Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari’s ruling that handed Hamza Shehbaz the seat of chief minister Punjab in a run-off vote. In his address to the nation after the ruling, Mr Khan urged the youth …

ISLAMABAD: The delimitation committee of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalised initial delimitation list of constituencies for local government (LG) elections in Islamabad. According to the ECP, the committee finalised initial delimitation list of 101 union councils. It said that each union council will have six general wards and two women wards. The ECP said that objections and …