Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: As the controversy surrounding the appointment of Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Ahmed Ali Sheikh as an ad hoc judge of the Supreme Court persists, a peep into the past revealed that 18 judges of different high courts or the apex court have served the top court in their capacity as ad hoc judges during different periods. After …

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that the government will honour Constable Jamal Kalhoro for his “dedication to duty” on Pakistan Day (March 23) after the official saved a citizen from being crushed by a train. The premier made the announcement in a tweet. He also shared a verse from Surah Al-Maidah, which said: “If anyone saves a life, …

Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari said on Friday that 24 men had been taken into custody through geo-fencing and matching record from National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) for harassing and assaulting a female TikToker and her companions at Lahore’s Greater Iqbal Park on Independence Day. The incident had drawn police attention after videos of the episode …

MUZAFFARABAD: The Indian army on Wednesday arrested three young residents of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) while they were catching fish in a water channel that serves as the Line of Control (LoC) in a Poonch district village, an official said. Arbab Rahim, 13, his sibling Umair Rahim, 11, and Daniyal Malick, 17, had gone to Rangar Nullah in the …

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said the propaganda by Ashraf Ghani’s ousted government against the Taliban has proved false as the insurgents have announced general amnesty and are not barring girls’ education. Addressing Hussainia Conference and talking to the media here on Wednesday, he said: “There was a fear that the Taliban would impose a ban on the …

PESHAWAR: The Muharram 9 mourning processions concluded peacefully here and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday as around 33,000 police personnel deployed for security throughout the province. The mobile phone service remained suspended in the provincial capital throughout the day and will remain suspended on Ashura (today). The largest Muharram 9 procession was taken out from the Imambargah Hussainia …

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has recommended to the education ministry, to repatriate teachers without valid no-objection certificates (NOCs) to their parent departments. Sources said that FDE had moved a summary in this regard to the ministry a couple of weeks ago. The ministry has yet to take a decision on the matter. Around 300 teachers, mainly female, …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) on Wednesday said it had taken a number of steps for the betterment of the medical students and quality of education. According to a statement, the PMC Act 2020 was signed into effect on Sept 23 last year. President PMC Dr Arshad Taqi said that it was important to recognise that PMC was a new …

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday said Prime Minister Imran Khan and his cabinet would decide on recognising the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Speaking at a press conference, Mr Ahmed said a peaceful and stable Afghanistan was in the interest of Pakistan. “We are advocates of peace and we will not allow our land to be used against …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to review its verdict of declaring the Sacked Employees (Reinstatement) Ordinance Act (SERA) 2010 illegal and unconstitutional keeping in view financial problems thousands of employees can face after its implementation. Talking to Dawn on Wednesday, PPP secretary general Nayyar Bokhari expressed concern over the SC verdict, saying that it would …