Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan on Monday alleged that violation of human rights was at its peak in Pakistan, announcing that police would be summoned in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). He also claimed that Bushra Bibi, wife of PTI’s founding chairman Imran Khan, was confined to a small room in Banigala. He termed the president’s election …

Nine people were killed and two others injured when a three-storey building collapsed on top of another in Multan following a gas cylinder explosion, officials said. District Emergency Officer Dr Kaleemullah told Dawn.com that the bodies and injured were rescued from the rubble following a five-hour operation in which 70 rescue personnel participated. He added that five individuals of a family were …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate will remain dysfunctional for at least three weeks, as 52 lawmakers — over half the strength of the upper house of parliament — retired on Monday night. The term of a senator is six years, but half of them retire every three years and elections are held to fill the vacancies. These elections normally take place days …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday asked both sides to come up with arguments on appeals filed by former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi against their conviction in the cipher case. On the other hand, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) insisted the law did not grant a right of appeal against conviction under the …

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Monday observed that the intimidation of the press would not be tolerated at any cost, since it involves key fundamental rights. The observation came as he was dictating an order, following a prolonged hearing on the harassment of journalists. Headed by the CJP, a three-judge bench including Justice Irfan Saadat Khan and …

According to the Dallas Police Department, a man is facing charges after allegedly stealing a car from a gas station, resulting in a crash that led to the death of a woman who was ejected from the vehicle early Sunday morning. The fatal incident occurred around 12:50 a.m. in the 1300 block of Murdock Road in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood. …

LAHORE: The Punjab Police department has issued a standing order for a responsible collection, processing, dissemination and removal of ‘criminals’ data stored in the police’s database, with a primary focus on gender-based violence cases across the province, and to check misuse of this sensitive information and save people concerned from unnecessary inconvenience and exploitation. The order was issued by Punjab …

ISLAMABAD: The city managers are looking towards the new government for getting approval of new names for reconstitution of the commission to carry out the much-delayed revision of Islamabad’s master plan. The revision of the master plan has been facing a delay for decades. Almost every government made an announcement to carry out the revision only to shelve the project. …

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has urged the United Nations to strengthen its commitment to supporting developing nations in tackling debt sustainability challenges. Stressing that this burden has notably impeded efforts related to climate change and gender equality, Pakistan highlights the need for increased assistance in these crucial areas. In a recent gathering organised by the Group of Friends on Gender Parity …

ISLAMABAD: The Cent­ral Ruet-i-Hilal Commi­ttee is set to convene today (Monday) for Ramazan’s moon-sighting at the office of Administrator Auqaf in Peshawar. The meeting, to be presided over by the committee’s chairman Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, will witness the participation of esteemed members from both central and zonal Ruet-i-Hilal committees. Central Ruet-i-Hilal Com­m­ittee Chairman Maulana Azad emphasised that …