Pakistan

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Monday the Afghan Taliban had reassured the government that the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) would not be given permission to operate in Afghanistan against Pakistan. Responding to a question while addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the interior minister said some TTP members such as Maulvi Faqir Mohammad had been released by the Taliban …

As the battle against Covid-19 rages on, young doctors continue to fight on the frontlines, often without basic protection and even timely payment of their salaries. Disillusioned, many feel that they are expendable and want to leave the country. But this is only the latest aspect of the many issues doctors have to face all across Pakistan On April 14, …

ISLAMABAD: A total of nine patients succumbed to coronavirus in the capital and Rawalpindi districts while a boys college in Islamabad was sealed after three people tested positive on Saturday. As many as 419 people got infected in the federal capital, however, a decline was witnessed in the positivity rate as it dropped to 6.5pc from 6.7pc and 9.9pc recorded …

LAHORE: The city police arrested 36 more suspects in the Minar-i-Pakistan case of assaulting a TikToker while another video clip of sexual assault on the victim went viral on Saturday. The video clip showed the helpless and terrified woman was subjected to a horrifying ordeal and some youngsters tearing off her clothes. In the related development, Inspector General of Police has made …

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi says Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa is fully aware of the emerging situation and security institutions are playing their due role regarding Afghanistan’s affairs aimed at averting its fallout for the country. “There is no danger to the security of Pakistan in the presence of the armed forces,” said Mr Elahi while …

ISLAMABAD: The Nat­ional Database and Regis­tration Authority (Nadra) has launched a new system of online verification of family tree and renewal of computerised national identity cards (CNICs). Under the system, Pakis­tani citizens will be able to receive and verify the details of their family members via SMS on their mobile phones by sending an SMS mentioning their CNIC number and …

TAXILA: Punjab Revenue Minister Malik Mohammad Anwar has said the government is recruiting 5,000 patwaris to meet the shortage of manpower in the Board of Revenue (BoR). He stated this at a function held to distribute appointment letters in Pindigheb town of Attock district on Saturday. The minister distributed appointment letters among seven patwaris from Pindigheb and three from Fatehjang …

A Pakistan Army captain was martyred and two soldiers were injured after their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists in Balochistan’s Gichik area, the military’s media affairs wing said on Sunday. The injured soldiers were shifted to a medical facility in Khuzdar, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid condemned …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has resurrected the idea of preparing “Charter of Pakistan” containing its proposals to resolve problems being faced by the nation and aimed at establishing a true constitutional and democratic system in the country. This was stated by PDM secretary general and senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi during …

ISLAMABAD: Two senior officers of the capital police were removed after they were found involved in misuse of power, has learnt. One of the officers was a superintendent of police (SP) and the other an assistant superintendent of police (ASP). The SP was removed in light of an inquiry conducted by the SSP operations under the directives of Deputy Inspector …