Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday sought assistance from the attorney general for Pakistan (AGP) to explain if Messers Remount, the veterinary and farms directorate of the General Headquarters (GHQ), can legally own or manage state land within the protected area of the Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP). The direction came on an appeal by Messers Monal Group …

RAWALPINDI: The Civil Aviation Authority issued a notice to all airmen (NOTAM) on Thursday in response to a decision of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to allow international flight operations at full capacity. “Government of Pakistan is pleased to allow 100 per cent international passenger flight operations to and from all airports with effect from November 10, 2021 …

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: In a renewed attempt to muster support for an anti-government movement, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday approached the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and other opposition parties and vowed to launch Tehreek-i-Nijaat (movement of riddance) against the ‘unprecedented’ inflation and ‘lopsided’ accountability allegedly covering corruption of the ruling alliance. PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif contacted PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari …

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore granted bail to several leaders of the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Saturday in several cases registered against them. Those who were granted bail included Maulana Farooqul Hassan, Ghulam Ghaus Baghdadi, Pir Zahirul Hassan, Maulana Sharifuddin, Engineer Hafeezullah Alvi, Maulana Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Badar Munir, Qari Ashraf, Mohammad Akbar, Muzaffar Hussain, Mohammad Umar and …

A sessions court in Islamabad issued a written order warning Zahir Jaffer, the primary accused in the Noor Mukadam murder case, that his court appearances would be disallowed if he continued his outbursts, it emerged on Saturday. The order, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, states: “Zahir Zakir created fuss in the court and tried to interfere in the proceedings. …

ISLAMABAD: Making a new record, the government on Thursday night increased petroleum prices by up to Rs8.14 per litre with immediate effect to ensure revival of the IMF programme. The decision was announced after 1:30am [Friday] by the ministry of finance. The prime minister had early this week put on hold the increase in the wake of protest by the …

ISLAMABAD: While the government has set a target of fully vaccinating 70 million people against Covid-19 by the end of this year, the national average of vaccination has reached 48 per cent with Punjab becoming the first province where more than half the population has received at least one dose. According to an official statement, a session of the National …

The opposition slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan and the PTI government on Friday for increasing the prices of petroleum products two days after the premier’s announcement of the “biggest welfare package in Pakistan’s history”, saying the government could only give misery to the people. In a notification issued late on Thursday night, the government raised petroleum prices by up to Rs8.14 per litre with …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Thursday said this week’s joint session of Parliament will approve the Rent Control Act for Islamabad, fulfilling a long-standing demand of Islamabad businessmen. While speaking at a reception organised by PTI Traders Wing, the minister said after approval of Rent Control Act a long-standing demand of traders of Islamabad will …

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Dr Sania Nishtar on Thursday gave details of the Ehsaas Ration programme announced by the prime minister on Wednesday, saying registration of poor families whose monthly income was less than Rs31,000 would begin from Monday. Speaking at a press conference, she said that a web portal would …