China accused Indian troops of violating a bilateral agreement and firing warning shots in the air during a confrontation with Chinese personnel on the disputed border on Monday, amid renewed tensions between the two countries. Chinese border guards took “countermeasures” to stabilise the situation, Zhang Shuili, spokesman for the military’s western command theatre, said in a statement published by the …

SHANGLA: The recent flash floods triggered by torrential rain have destroyed a 23-kilometre road in Dubair valley of Lower Kohistan and a 50km stretch of road in Kandia tehsil of Upper Kohistan, cutting off the mountainous regions from rest of the country. Besides, the floods caused extensive damage to suspension bridges, hydropower stations and water mills in the region. “After …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld its registrar’s decision to reject a petition challenging the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Feb 11, 2019, live streaming media rights agreement which allegedly conditionally allowed betting and gambling in the HBL-Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 events. Justice Mushir Alam, during a chamber hearing, suggested to the petitioner, who happens to be a former …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday handed over the administrative control of five Panahgahs (shelter homes) in the federal capital to Pakistan Baitul Maal (PBM) and directed the authorities concerned to remodel them in three months. ”In the first phase, Panahgahs in Islamabad should be remodelled and these centres in the country should be revamped in the second phase,” …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chairman Lt Gen Mohammad Afzal to coordinate with the governments of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to assess the damage caused by recent floods and heavy rains in the provinces in order to help the federal and provincial authorities devise a strategy for compensation of the losses. The directives …

RAWALPINDI: A team of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which arrived in Karachi on Saturday night, started the audit of different departments of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Monday morning. Sources said the four-member audit team comprised two English men, a Turkish expert and a European national. The team held a meeting in the morning and then visited the …

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has described the present government as the most corrupt regime. Talking to reporters after appearing before an accountability court in connection with the LNG terminal reference here on Monday, he said the government had failed in almost every sector. He also criticised the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for being used for political victimisation. The former …

KARACHI: While the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan, a key coalition partner of the federal government and one of Karachi’s political stakeholders, raised serious concerns over appointment of “non-local officers” as heads of local governments in urban parts of the province, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Monday disclosed that the appointment of former commissioner Iftikhar Shallwani as administrator of Karachi was a …

LAHORE: In a surprise move, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Shoaib Dastgir has refused to work under the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government over the recent appointment of Umar Sheikh as the Lahore capital city police officer (CCPO) without consulting him, and has asked the chief minister to transfer him to a “suitable location”. Another reason that is said to have prompted …

The death toll from a rockslide in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohmand district rose to 19 on Tuesday after six more bodies were pulled from the rubble by rescue officials and two of the injured died. In a statement earlier today, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) director general said nine injured had been rescued so far. A spokesperson for Rescue 1122 Bilal Faizi …