Pakistan

LAHORE: The Usman Buzdar administration in Punjab has reluctantly restored the local governments (LGs) in the province to comply with a Supreme Court order, subject to the outcome of its petitions seeking a review of the judgement. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Punjab government had dissolved the local bodies constituted under the Punjab Local Government Act (PLGA) 2013 in May 2019 soon …

LAHORE: Iran has urged Pakistan to remove it from category C of its Covid-19-related travel restrictions, as the ban is not only affecting the flight operations but also bilateral trade between the two countries. “Pakistan has retained Iran in category C in terms of coronavirus restrictions, which is adversely affecting flight operations and bilateral trade between the two countries,” Iranian …

ISLAMABAD: The Intelligence Bureau’s (IB) housing society has challenged a probe being conducted by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) into allegations of tax evasion, illegal expansion and commercialisation. Chief Justice Athar Minallah of the Islamabad High Court took up on Monday a petition filed by the Intelligence Bureau Employees Cooperative Housing Society (IBECHS) challenging a call-up notice issued to the …

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday announced that 1.2 million people had so far recovered from Covid-19 since the outbreak of the virus in the country in February last year. On the other hand, aro­und 900 more people got inf­ected and 24 breathed their last in the last 24 hours. According to data shared by the …

ISLAMABAD: Once again, a record number of dengue fever cases were reported in the capital on Saturday. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Zaeem Zia said in the last 24 hours 152 new cases emerged in Islamabad, taking tally to 1,801. On Oct 13, the capital had reported 125 cases, he added. The DHO said 84 cases were reported from the …

FAISALABAD: President of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has requested all partners in the opposition alliance to take to the streets instead of holding meetings. Announcing the movement’s next public meeting in Dera Ghazi Khan on Oct 31, Fazl asked the masses to join them. “We should not …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday urged the nation to celebrate the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) in a befitting and unprecedented manner. In a special message in connection with Eid Miladun Nabi, he said: “As you all know that this is a special month when our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) came into this world. This …

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has forwarded the PC-I to acquire land for the Leh Expressway and Flood Channel project worth Rs25 billion to the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) for final approval. The Punjab Planning and Development Board has already approved the project and work on land acquisition will start after the PC-I gets clearance from the CDWP. A senior …

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital will be made a friendly city for visually impaired persons and the 2pc job quota allocated for special persons will be implemented from Basic Pay Scale (BPS) 1 to 21. This was stated by Director General Ministry of Human Rights Mohammad Arshad while speaking at an event held in connection with the White Cane Safety Day …

ISLAMABAD: The Sup­reme Court has been moved to order the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to launch an inquiry and determine if those named in the Pandora Papers and the Panama Papers had committed or indulged in any wrongdoing while transferring funds to offshore companies. A petition filed before the apex court sought a direction for the citizens named in …