UNITED NATIONS: The annual meetings of the United Nations began in New York on Monday with Kashmir on the agenda as an unresolved dispute. In doing so, the world body ignored India’s efforts to remove the 72-year old issue from the UN Security Council’s agenda for this year. The council’s Resolution 47, which calls for a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute, …

KARACHI: Already strained relations between the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government at the centre and Sindh government of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) soured further on Monday when the provincial administration called Islamabad’s move to launch new projects in islands neighbouring Karachi an attempt to “occupy” the provincial resources. The PPP government vowed that it would not let the dream of the federal …

id ISLAMABAD: The country’s criminal justice system is heavily tilted in favour of the perpetrators of a crime rather than the victims, Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan regretted on Monday. “This injustice is at its worst if the perpetrator happens to be powerful, socially or financially,” the AG said while speaking at a ceremony to mark the start of the …

ISLAMABAD: After emergence of 16 Covid-19 cases among students and employees of Riphah Medical College, the district administration of Islamabad has decided to seal the college and a hostel to avoid further spread of the virus. “We have been showing zero tolerance regarding spread of the virus. As soon as we learnt that the virus is spreading among the students …

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on Minorities has decided to visit various areas of Sindh to meet the victims of forced conversion to asses the circumstances on ground and ensure timely and effective resolution of the issue. The committee at a meeting on Monday considered in detail the cases of forced conversion in the country and the surrounding environment due to …

ISLAMABAD: A criminal case was registered against the spouse and cousin of a legislator belonging to the ruling party on the charge of assaulting an additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) and for criminal intimidation, police said. The case was registered at the Secretariat police station against the husband and a cousin of a PTI member of the Punjab Assembly under section …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday expressed concern over the increase in the number of cases of missing persons and observed that under the law, police, counterterrorism department and Federal Investigation Agency could make arrest only for security reasons. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani of the IHC observed that the detention of a citizen by these law enforcement agencies other …

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed on Monday asserted that no one under the ambit of law would be allowed to undermine the independence of the judiciary enshrined in the Constitution. “The Constitution mandates in its preamble that the independence of the judiciary shall be fully secured,” observed the CJP while speaking at the opening ceremony of new judicial …

The Foreign Office on Tuesday rejected the “unwarranted references” to Pakistan in the statement issued by the US-India Counter Terrorism Joint Working Group and Designations Dialogue, which underlined the “urgent need” for Islamabad to take steps to ensure that its territory is not used for terrorist attacks. “Our serious concerns and rejection of the unacceptable reference to Pakistan in the …

A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft crashed near Pindigheb, Attock, on Tuesday, the air force said in a statement. The statement said that the incident happened during a routine training mission, adding that no loss of life was reported. “The pilot ejected safely. No loss of life or property has been reported on ground,” it added. The PAF said that …