Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has assured the Supreme Court that it will leave no stone unturned to trace the culprits as well as the “Naalain-i-Mubarak” (holy relics) which went missing from Lahore’s Badshahi Masjid in 2002. The assurance was held out through a report placed before a two-judge Supreme Court bench on Thursday. The bench, headed by Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, ordered …

WASHINGTON: Pakistan, India and Afghanistan were among 11 countries singled out by US intelligence agencies on Thursday as being “highly vulnerable” in terms of their ability to prepare for and respond to environmental and societal crises caused by climate change. In a new National Intelligence Estimate, the Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) predicted that global warming would increase …

KARACHI: The second and final consignment of 40 buses for the Green Line project arrived in the city on Thursday, raising the number of buses to 80, rekindling Karachiites’ hope that Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in the metropolis is set to be launched. It is supposed to facilitate travel of approximately 300,000 passengers daily. The cargo vessel ‘MV IVY …

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Pakistan have completed their negotiations on a $600 million new programme for integrated social protection development that will support the government’s efforts to implement high priorities from its Ehsaas programme in a coordinated, cohesive and systematic manner. ADB Country Director Yong Ye held a meeting with Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan …

ISLAMABAD: An article written by journalist Asma Shirazi for BBC Urdu service criticising the current economic conditions in the country and reports relating to supernatural remedies around Prime Minister Imran Khan’s private residence Banigala have brought several cabinet members face-to-face against the journalist at both mainstream and social media. Several local and international journalist organisations, however, have expressed concern over the attitude of the …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Thursday urged district administrations of Karachi, Hyderabad, Nowshera, Faisalabad, Quetta, Mingora and Mardan to expedite vaccination so that the country could be able to avoid fifth wave of Covid-19. “To ensure there is no 5th wave of Covid we have to meet vaccination targets set. Otherwise despite sharp …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey will jointly produce a television series on the life of warrior Salahuddin Ayubi as Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday stressed the need to familiarise the young generation with Muslim history and expressed the hope that the use of multimedia could prove helpful in this regard. “The series on the life of Salahuddin Ayubi will make …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) in a petition filed by candidates challenging the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT). A single bench comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the petition filed by candidates. Advocate Moazzam Habib, during hearing, alleged that PMC violated rules while awarding the contract to a …

RAWALPINDI: The mayor of Rawalpindi, Sardar Naseem Khan, on Thursday took charge of his office on the directive of the Supreme Court. The mayor, who is also the PML-N metropolitan president, was initially given the cold shoulder by bureaucracy when he arrived in the Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation (RMC). However, after issuance of a notification restoring the mayor’s administrative powers, they …

Police in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have blocked certain roads with containers while the metro bus service has been suspended in the latter as authorities gear up for the long march by the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Friday. Announcing the long march on Islamabad a day earlier, TLP leader Pir Ajmal Qadri said the “peaceful” procession would …