Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Of the 8,463 citizens missing since March 2011, only 3,284 have returned home, revealed a report submitted by the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday. The report was submitted by the commission’s registrar in a case filed by the heirs of missing persons. The commission — set up in 2011 to …

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday advised the youth to equip themselves with skills to benefit from the massive available opportunities in all sectors. Addressing the first-ever “Career Guide Expo 2022” held by the Ministry of Federal Education, the president said there were huge opportunities available in all fields, and developments like the entry of Amazon in Pakistan had …

Cracks within the coalition government appeared visible on Saturday after Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid and Federal Minister for Water Resources Moonis Elahi traded barbs, with the former accusing the latter’s party (PML-Q) of “blackmailing” the government for Punjab’s chief minister position in return for support during the opposition’s no-trust move against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Rashid, during a press conference …

PPP Senator Sherry Rehman hit out at Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday and accused him of pushing the country towards a crisis in his attempts to avoid the joint opposition’s no-confidence resolution against him. “His plan to avoid no-trust [motion] is pushing the country towards tension and constitutional crisis. In [his] confusion, [he is using] wrong language and making plans. “The …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported as many as 723 new Covid cases and seven fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to the government’s database. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said a total of 39,540 samples were tested, out of which 723 or 1.83 per cent turned out to be positive. The nationwide tally of confirmed Covid cases stands at …

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Friday inducted Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets in its fleet to upgrade the country’s air defence capacity. The ceremony, held at Minhas Air Base Kamra, was attended by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the three services chiefs, federal ministers, Chinese ambassador to Pakistan and members of the diplomatic community. The military had in January confirmed the …

ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition on Thursday urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to adjudicate upon the foreign funding case against the ruling PTI without any further delay. A delegation of the joint opposition comprising representatives from the PML-N, PPP, JUI-F, ANP and BNP called on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja and submitted a letter demanding early conclusion …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled against the promulgation of excessive ordinances to run the government, observing that an ordinance could only be issued in “emergent matters”. The observations were made on Thursday by a Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Aminud Din Khan. The apex court also elaborated the course of action for promulgating ordinances. …

ISLAMABAD: The capital remained abuzz with political activity on Thursday, with the main opposition parties in uproar after an Islamabad police operation inside the Parliament Lodges and recent “threats” hurled by Prime Minister Imran Khan against opposition leaders. PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari held a few meetings with political leaders, whereas party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) head Maulana Fazlur …

A division bench of the IHC, comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, expressed displeasure over the management of Monal for giving the wrong impression in the Supreme Court that the short order issued by a single-member bench of the IHC for sealing the restaurant was executed without the signature of the author judge. IHC Chief Justice Athar …