Pakistan

KARACHI: The case pertaining to the alleged abduction of teenage Nimra Kazmi, who purportedly solemnised free-will marriage in Punjab, took a twist as judicial magistrate found discrepancies in the case record. Kazmi, said to be a 16-year-old resident of Saudabad, went missing from Karachi in April and later emerged in Punjab, saying she left her parents’ house of her own …

TAXILA: A court in Attock on Monday granted the police another two days’ physical remand of Member National Assembly (MNA) Sheikh Rashid Shafique, nephew of former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, in the case registered over Masjid-i-Nabvi incident. Mr Shafique was arrested at the Islamabad International Airport (IIA) upon his arrival from Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Police produced the MNA in the …

PESHAWAR: The doctors and paramedics have criticised the health department’s move to initiate action against those opposing the government’s policies on social media. However, the health secretary insisted that the department wanted to implement the relevant law to act against those critical of its policy matters. On April 30, the health department issued a notification declaring it has established the …

ISLAMABAD: PPP Secretary General Farhatullah Babar has expressed concerns over Hanif Abbasi’s comments on former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed during his press conference on Sunday. The newly-appointed Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Hanif Abbasi had reportedly incited people to violence. “This is fanning hatred, violence (and) lawlessness. It must be condemned and is unacceptable,” wrote Mr Babar on …

PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that his opponents have hired companies that are “preparing material” for his character assassination. He expressed those views during an interview with actor Shaan Shahid on Hum News. During the interview, the actor asked the cricketer-turned-politician about marketing companies being used in politics and fifth-generation warfare. His remarks also come …

PTI leader and former special assistant to the prime minister for political communication, Dr Shahbaz Gill, received minor injuries along with three other people in a road accident on M-2 Motorway near the Khanqah Dogran interchange, Sheikhupura, on Thursday, a motorway police spokesperson said. The accident occurred when a speeding vehicle rammed into Gill’s car from the rear side. “The …

Punjab Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema said on Thursday that he had decided to send a reference against Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Justice Jawad Hassan to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) for what he called an “illegal decision” of directing the National Assembly speaker to administer oath to Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz. The SJC is a specialised forum created under Article …

ISLAMABAD: A 24pc increase in the number of militant attacks was recorded in April as compared to March 2022, according to statistics released by Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). In April, militants carried out 34 attacks in which 55 people were killed, including 34 security forces personnel, 13 civilians and eight militants. As many as 25 people …

Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced on Thursday the government had decided to form an “independent” inquiry commission to probe the alleged “foreign conspiracy” that former prime minister Imran Khan has been claiming was behind the ouster of his government. The minister told a press conference in Islamabad that the commission will “fairly decide that the narrative of foreign conspiracy was …

LAHORE: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is considering to quash or suspend the punishment of former prime minister Nawaz Minister under the legal provisions available both with the federal and provincial governments. Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan told a private TV channel that both the federal and the Punjab government had the powers to quash or suspend the punishment …