Pakistan

LAHORE: The participants in an international conference on Saturday emphasised more awareness on groundwater resources. The University of Engineering and Technology’s Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering organised the second international conference on ‘hydrology and water resources’. Participants from various countries, including Hungary, Australia, Turkey, and China, as well as Pakistan, attended the conference. UET Vice Chancellor Prof Dr …

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday for “trying to divide the nation and pushing the country towards a civil war” — a sentiment shared by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who said it was unfortunate that “this defeated man [the premier] is making efforts to disrupt peace”. Speaking at …

LAHORE: A large number of cyclists, including women, gathered on the Ring Road on Saturday to participate in the cycle rallies in a bid to play their role to improve the environment through promotion of cycling. “I, along with my friends, have not come here just to participate in the bicycle rallies as I also want to tell the people …

ISLAMABAD: A number of hospitals have stopped providing services under the government’s Health Card programme due to payment issues. Even the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) Cardiac Centre has stopped implanting stents for the last over one week as the vendor has refused to provide stents due to non-payment of bills of over Rs100 million. On the other hand, …

ISLAMABAD: The Sindh police have been tasked with escorting all dissident members of the PTI to the National Assembly on Sunday (today) to appear in the proceedings for the vote of no-confidence, sources told Dawn. The sources in the police and the administration said reports gathered by intelligence agencies had showed that the Singh police’s Special Security Unit (SSU), which was …

KARACHI: Making it clear that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan has not demanded any ministries, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Saturday that it was up to the MQM-P to join as a coalition partner of Pakistan Peoples Party-led provincial government. He said this while speaking at a press conference at the CM House. Replying to a question, he …

KOHAT: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl Orakzai district chief and the candidate for the slot of lower tehsil chairman have rejected the results of the local government elections, accusing the administration and election staff of rigging the polls. They were addressing a press conference in Kohat Press Club on Saturday. Those who spoke on the occasion included JUI-F Orakzai chief Maulana Abdul Baseer, …

ISLAMABAD: The capital administration on Saturday imposed a ban on pillion riding besides suspending the metro bus service as the National Assembly is scheduled to meet for a voting on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday (today). Officials of the capital administration said a two-day ban had been imposed on pillion riding while the metro bus …

In a shock move, National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri on Sunday dismissed the no-trust move against Prime Minister Imran Khan, terming it against Article 5 of the Constitution. Suri chaired today’s session after opposition parties filed a no-confidence motion against Speaker Asad Qaiser. According to Article 5: Loyalty to the State is the basic duty of every citizen …

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday that the federal government had removed Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar from his post, appointing Omer Sarfraz Cheema as his replacement. The announcement also came hours before a crucial session of the National Assembly on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan as well as a sitting of the Punjab Assembly to …