Pakistan

WASHINGTON: Sheh­r­yar Khan Afridi, chairman of the Parliamentary Com­mittee on Kashmir, was stopped briefly at New York’s JFK Airport for screening but was later allowed to enter the United States, said an official statement released on Saturday. Mr Afridi arrived in New York via flight QR-0701 (Qatar Airlines) at 3:15pm on Sept 15. JFK sources claimed that Mr Afridi was …

LAHORE: In a brash act of what appears to be exhibitionism, a young man stripped himself in front of a woman outside her home in Gulshan-i-Ravi area and fled the scene. The despicable act by the man, who had apparently been stalking the woman on a bike, was recorded by a closed-circuit TV (CCTV) camera. But, because of the poor …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has said it always views delay in filing jail petitions or applications for permission to file appeals in criminal cases by imprisoned accused through the lens of fundamental rights, particularly when the right to liberty, dignity and fair trial guaranteed under Articles 9, 14 and 10A of the Constitution are involved. “In a criminal case where …

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) on Saturday appointed five members of the board of governors (BoG) of the Federal Medical Teaching Institution (FMTI) of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims). The BoG will hold a meeting on Monday to elect its chairman. The employees of the hospital have shown their support for the members and hoped that …

The last one year has seen an exponential rise in Pakistani start-up companies, as more and more tech-savvy entrepreneurs attempt to solve longstanding business issues with the help of technology. Backed by investment, pitches are finally moving from mere buzzwords to reality. Eos profiles some of the most prominent of these new companies and the people behind them… President Arif …

ISLAMABAD: The Church Property Protection Movement has challenged the recent proposed amendments to the Minority Common Property Ordinance Act 2020 in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The writ petition says the amendments will open a back door channel to sell the common property of the minorities. Legal Adviser and Church Property Protection Movement Coordinator Zeeshan Ijaz said the Ministry of …

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) dedicates another Sunday (today) to the partially-vaccinated people for the third week in a row to facilitate them in getting their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. On the other hand, the number of daily infections has fallen by 50 per cent during the last over one month. It is worth mentioning …

ISLAMABAD: A case has been registered against Maulana Abdul Aziz, his collaborators as well as seminary students under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and different sections of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) after flags representing the Afghan Taliban were found hoisted on the rooftop of Jamia Hafsa in G-7/3 on Saturday. Talking to Dawn on condition of anonymity, officers of the capital administration and …

LAHORE: Though the non-extendable four-year tenure of National Accountability Bureau chairman Javed Iqbal is ending early next month, Prime Minister Imran Khan is not willing to consult the Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif for the appointment of a new head of the anti-graft watchdog as he (Sharif) is an accused in corruption references filed against him by …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Saturday said the government would adopt a gender roadmap to achieve equality. He was speaking at a meeting during which the member, social sector and devolution, presented the draft gender roadmap proposing gender integration across all national policies, programmes, offices and key management processes. The roadmap is designed to …