Six marriage halls and 103 restaurants have been sealed in Karachi for failing to comply with health guidelines and Covid-19 prevalence, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said on Friday. In a statement, the body said all provinces — as well as Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Islamabad Capital Territory — have been instructed to ensure the implementation …

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Jus­tice Athar Minallah has hig­h­lighted pressures an independent judge faces while hearing a high-profile case. Addressing a webinar org­anised by the Interna­tional Institute for Justice Exce­llence, The Hague, he said: “After deciding a case relating to a political personality, I was informed that a gentleman from outside the country had uploaded a video on …

ISLAMABAD: Up to 260 per cent increase in prices of medicines has compelled a major segment of patients to reduce drug dosage or discontinue treatment, while leading pharmaceutical manufactures believe the move will ensure availability of medicines in the market. However, pharmacists and some manufacturers of medicines allege that the pharmaceutical industry played its cards well by linking the drug prices with …