Pakistan

KARACHI: A passer-by was killed in what police described as an incident of crossfire between armed muggers and police in a Korangi area in the small hours of Sunday morning. However, the victim’s family staged a protest demonstration and submitted an application seeking registration of a murder case against police for allegedly killing 32-year-old passer-by, Wasif Riaz, in Mehran Town. …

KARACHI: Amid growing challenge of pollution, the federal government has hinted at playing its role for gathering and maintaining Karachi’s air quality data, as the city despite being the business capital of the country relies on findings of a foreign station because two such facilities of the Sindh government are non-functional for the past several years, officials and sources said …

ISLAMABAD: Over 5,000 officials of law enforcement agencies and intelligence services have been deputed in the federal capital for the security of 70 delegates from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member and non-member states and international organisations who are expected to leave the capital city on Monday. The delegates, 20 led by foreign ministers, reached Islamabad to attend the …

Former Gilgit-Baltistan chief justice Rana Shamim on Monday submitted in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) his original affidavit — in which he reportedly accuses fellow former jurist Mian Saqib Nisar of collusion to deny bails to top PML-N leadership prior to the 2018 general elections — more than a month after the affidavit was mentioned in an investigative report in The …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Sunday castigated Prime Minister Imran Khan for allegedly defaming the country and its political parties only to hide his own corruption at a time when foreign dignitaries were in the capital to attend the extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Afghanistan. Speaking at a news conference, PML-N’s information secretary …

Opposition parties have a combined lead over the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the first local government elections held in Khyber Pakhtun­khwa since the merger of tribal districts, according to unofficial results. The PTI is ahead on 15 seats followed by JUI-F (13), ANP (9), PML-N (2), the PPP and the JI one each — which totals up to 26 …

The tireless efforts of Pakistanis in the international labour force have made the country one of the top recipients of remitted money. But some of Pakistan’s most vulnerable migrant workers in the Gulf are routinely exploited, with many ending up in overcrowded prisons with little consular support. Around 7,000 Pakistanis are currently languishing in Gulf country prisons. What’s behind this …

ISLAMABAD: In a rare exercise of its power to “read in” the law, the Supreme Court has done away with constitutional bar on the appointment of retired judges as members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) before completion of two years after their retirement. The court in a detailed order on a petition challenging the Sindh High Court’s judgement of June …

RAWALPINDI: The cold weather that has gripped Rawalpindi and Islamabad for the last three days got bitter after the mercury dropped to -1°C Celsius on Saturday. As a result, many areas of the twin cities faced low gas pressure with some having no gas at all. There were also complaints of citizens falling sick with cold-related ailments. “The upper parts …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs Dr Noorul Haq Qadri on Saturday said collective efforts were needed by all segments of society, including media and religious leaders, to prevent tragedies like the lynching of a Sri Lankan factory manager in Sialkot. The minister called for promotion of interfaith harmony to counter internal and external conspiracies against Pakistan. He was speaking as chief guest …