US President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for Covid-19. He immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should not fear the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans and then he entered the White …

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Health Dr Azra Pechuho has formally approached the federal government with the request to do away with the Pakistan Medical Commission Act, 2020 and, instead, continue with the previous policy. In a letter addressed to Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Faisal Sultan, the provincial health minister stated that the …

A US court has ordered the government of Iran to pay more than $1.4 billion in punitive and compensatory damages to the family of a former FBI agent who disappeared during a visit to an Iranian island in March 2007. In a decision issued late last week, US District Judge Timothy Kelly said that he adopted a special expert’s recommendation …

PESHAWAR: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed annoyance at environmental degradation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and directed the provincial Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to produce a detailed report about its functioning, organogram and equipment it had to address the growing deterioration of environment. A bench consisting of Supreme Court Chief Justice Justice Gulzar Ahmad, Justice Faisal Arab and Justice Ijazul Ahsan …

PESHAWAR/MANSEHRA: The Khyber Medical College and its four hostels have been closed for two weeks after detection of Covid-19 among six female students. The students have been directed to visit the college’s website for daily updates from time to time to stay abreast with the desired information, according to a press release issued here on Monday. On Saturday, the KMC …

ISLAMABAD: Amid debate on the constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan and ahead of elections there on Nov 15, the federal government is launching a five-year development programme for the region. The Planning Commission on Monday said in a statement that a function in Gilgit-Baltistan “for the first time, deliberated upon the five-year plan/programme developed for various sectors by the Planning Commission in collaboration …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed his special assistants on health and social protection to jointly formulate a comprehensive roadmap on prevention of stunted growth among children in consultation with provinces. While chairing the first high-level meeting of Pakistan National Nutrition Coordination Council on Monday, Prime Minister Khan said the roadmap would be presented to the Council of Common …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday reserved decision on appeals filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against acquittal of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan and retired Justice Riaz Kiani, and against the dismissal of the acquittal plea of co-accused former law secretary Masood Chishti in the Nandipur reference. The IHC division bench, …

LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif on Monday complained to an accountability court about ‘inhumane’ treatment being meted out to him during physical custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).“I have been humiliated and subjected to cruelty during the remand despite my known medical history,” said Shahbaz narrating his grievance before presiding judge Jawadul Hassan. The NAB …

Lahore police issued a statement late on Monday night saying that the case registered earlier in the day against PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and other party leaders at the Shahdara police station for “conspiring” against the country and state institutions was done so on the complaint of a “private citizen” and not the state or its institutions. The clarification came …