Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Tuesday referred the issue of foreign visits of Prime Minister Imran Khan and ex-rulers of the country to the house committee for a complete review and preparing a comparative report after the house witnessed a verbal clash between the opposition members and a government minister over the matter. The opposition members staged a token …

ISLAMABAD: The first batch of Hindu pilgrims currently visiting the country met National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Monday and lauded the maintenance and upkeep of religious sites belonging to Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan. Talking to a delegation of Hindu yatris (pilgrims) belonging to different countries at the Parliament House, Mr Qaiser said that religious minorities are a critical …

LAHORE: During the first session of her cross-examination, singer Meesha Shafi on Monday said she decided to speak up about the alleged incidents of sexual harassment after the matter could not be resolved privately. “… it became clear to me that this matter was not being resolved privately,” she said, responding to the queries of the counsel for actor-cum-singer Ali …

LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi have decided to further strengthen the alliance between the PML-Q and the PTI and jointly take part in upcoming local government elections. Mr Elahi and Federal Minister for Water Resources Chaudhry Moonis Elahi called on Mr Buzdar at the CM Office on Monday where the former, who is …

ISLAMABAD: Though violence-related casualties in Pakistan declined at a steady rate since 2015, remained somewhat unchanged in 2020 but seemed to have accelerated dramatically last year. With an increase of roughly 42pc in 2021, Pakistan suffered 853 fatalities (up from 600 last year) and 1,690 injuries directly linked to violence-related incidents. Nearly 75pc of all violence-related fatalities were recorded in …

LAHORE: After a pause of around a decade, the first freight train between Istanbul and Islamabad via Tehran reached Ankara via Lahore, Taftan and Zahedan on Monday, completing its 17-day journey in 13 days. A second train is already on its way to Turkey. “The first train that departed on Dec 21 from Islamabad carrying goods (mainly pink salt) reached …

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed warned on Monday that the apex court would not hesitate to summon Prime Minister Imran Khan if Arif Gull, detained at an internment centre in Kohat since 2019, was not produced before it on Tuesday (today). “Should we seal the courts if Arif Gull cannot be produced,” the CJP asked. Justice …

LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned another former chief, Saud Mirza, for Tuesday (today) in the investigation into cases against a Pakistani fugitive abroad for his alleged involvement in transnational financial crimes and money laundering. Former FIA director general (DG) Bashir Memon has already appeared before an inquiry team for allegedly facilitating the fugitive, Umar Farooq Zahoor, who has been …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday set aside an order of Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Mohammad Adnan and issued a notice to Prime Minister Imran Khan seeking his response in a defamation case against Khawaja Asif over the PML-N leader’s allegations about misappropriation of funds of Shaukat Khanam Memorial Trust (SKMT). The premier had filed the defamation …

Minister of State for Information Farrukh Habib on Tuesday lambasted the PML-N after another audiotape, allegedly of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz and party leader Pervaiz Rashid, was leaked online in which the two purportedly talk about the “bias” of certain journalists. The audiotape, which was shared by ARY News and Samaa TV online, has not been independently verified by Dawn.com. In the clip, Rashid …