A woman from India’s marginalised Dalit community has died after being gang-raped, police said on Thursday, days after the death of a teenager from the same low-caste group at the hands of a group of high-caste men sparked outrage. The 22-year-old, a member of India’s “untouchable” Dalit community, was allegedly raped by two men on Tuesday and died while being taken to …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday lashed out at former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and the federal government over his prolonged absence, with one member of the two-judge division bench describing the move on the part of the accused as ‘defeating the system’. While appearing before the IHC bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, …

ISLAMABAD: Justice Umar Ata Bandial, who was heading a three-judge Supreme Court bench, on Wednesday recused himself from hearing a post-arrest bail plea filed by Mir Shakeelur Rehman, Chief Executive of the Jang Group of Newspapers. At the commencement of the case, Justice Bandial said that for personal reasons he would not like to hear the matter and recused himself …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued a notice to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on a petition of PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari seeking quashing of the Park Lane reference. The IHC sought a reply from NAB on the petition of Mr Zardari and adjourned the hearing of the case till Oct 14. Advocate Farooq H. Naek, …

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday designated Vice Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi as the next Chief of Naval Staff (CNS). Admiral Niazi will replace Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, who retires on October 6. While the government is yet to officially notify the appointment, Dr Shahbaz Gill, the prime minister’s special assistant on political communication, confirmed that Admiral Niazi has been named …

ISLAMABAD: The scrutiny committee of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will take up the foreign funding cases against two major opposition parties — the PML-N and the PPP — on Thursday (today). Informed sources told Dawn that notices had been issued to the parties on Monday on the orders of the commission. The scrutiny committee has issued notices to the PML-N …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the information technology (IT) industry could be the basis for the growth in export of services. He said IT, cyber connectivity and digitisation should be promoted because the country’s growth was connected to the adoption of the latest modes of science and technology. Mr Khan was addressing a signing ceremony for …

FAISALABAD: The health officials have requested the district administration for imposition of a ‘micro smart lockdown’ following detection of Covid-19 cases among 10 people, including four children, of Madina Town. The Covid-19 has been detected among Hurain, 4, Zaman, 6, and Mariya, 30, Kashif, 40, Eman, 5, Hira Zia, 35, Umat Rasool,74, Adiyan, 8, Rasal, 12 and Shumaila, 38. All …

LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday addressed the PML-N Central Executive Committee (CEC) in Model Town here via video-link from London and asked party supporters to stay with him in his struggle for civilian supremacy. If the nation stays together “the change may take place within weeks,” he declared. “I refuse to live in my own country like …

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Thursday took notice of a woman’s suspected gang-rape in the province’s Nankana Sahib district and directed the regional police officer to submit a report regarding the incident. Mangtanwala police have registered a case against six accused, four of whom have not been identified. A first information report, registered on the complaint of the victim’s …