Pakistan

KARACHI: The federal government led by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Friday accused the Pakistan Peoples Party-led administration in Sindh of “misleading” people about the former’s proposal on Bundal Island and “requested” the provincial authorities to “reconsider their stance on the matter and not to miss this big opportunity” that “guaranteed” huge foreign investment. Criticising the hard line taken by the …

RAWALPINDI: Police have detained 38 people on charges of torturing and threatening two transgender persons. The suspects allegedly forcibly entered the victims’ home in Dhoke Kala Khan and injured them. Mohammad Sajid complained to Airport police that he along with his companions Aqeel Sana alias Meri, Mohammad Ali alias Alina have been residing in their house for the last 10 …

LAHORE: Gas supply to the general industry and its captive power (non-export), compressed natural gas (CNG) and cement sectors will remain suspended for three days in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other areas due to re-deployment of the Floating Storage and Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) at the Karachi port. “The respective state-owned organisations are not taking interest in resolving issues related to …

A day after Railways Minister Azam Khan Swati passed scathing remarks against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique urged the relevant institutions and civil society to take notice of the minister’s “threats” and take action on the matter. On Friday, Swati had lashed out at the ECP, accusing it of “always” rigging polls. During a meeting of …

ISLAMABAD: Noor Mukadam lost six life-saving opportunities due to the active connivance of the accomplices of the principal accused, Zahir Jaffer, in her murder, according to the investigation report of Islamabad police submitted to the trial court. “Her life could have been saved had the accomplices acted otherwise,” claimed the report commonly known as challan under section 173 of the …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday expressed satisfaction over what he called a positive trend of economic indicators and announced that distribution process of 40 million Sehat Insaf Cards in 36 districts of Punjab would start on Dec 31 and complete in March next year. According to the Prime Minister Office, Mr Khan chaired a meeting to discuss distribution …

ISLAMABAD: While announcing a second phase of its anti-government campaign, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) — an alliance of some opposition parties — decided on Friday to boycott the joint sitting of parliament and join media workers’ protest outside the Parliament House on Sept 13 when President Dr Arif Alvi is scheduled to address the session to mark the fourth …

A Pakistani soldier named Lance Naik Adil Jan embraced martyrdom while on duty during a peacekeeping mission in Sudan, the military’s public affairs wing said in a statement on Saturday. Jan, 38, a member of the Frontier Corps Balochistan, was part of the UN mission in Darfur responsible for the protection of civilians and facilitating humanitarian assistance in the district. …

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce has asked the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) to pursue a case in a court of law for lifting ban on exports of poultry products from the country. The standing committee meeting, chaired by MNA Naveed Qamar on Thursday, discussed the ban on the export of livestock, especially the ban on poultry and …

A district court in Lahore on Friday cancelled arrest warrants for actor Saba Qamar and singer Bilal Saeed in a case pertaining to the alleged desecration of Wazir Khan mosque. Judicial Magistrate Jowaria Munir Bhatti had issued the warrants on Wednesday, while setting the bail at Rs30,000 each when the two did not appear for a court hearing. The two submitted an …