MADRID: Madrid’s regional leaders on Friday filed a legal challenge against the imposition of a partial lockdown across the capital and several nearby towns, just hours before it came into force. Presented to the National Court, the appeal challenges a central government decree which allows for the imposition of restrictions on the capital and nine other nearby towns to slow …

US President Donald Trump moved to a military hospital for treatment on Friday after being diagnosed with Covid-19 as his administration and re-election campaign scrambled to adjust to an extraordinary twist in his turbulent presidency. Roughly 17 hours after he announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus, Trump walked slowly from the White House to a waiting helicopter to be taken …

RAWALPINDI: Five more staffers of educational institutions were found infected with Covid-19 in the last two days, taking the tally to 12. The random sampling for the virus was launched in educational intuitions of the Rawalpindi district on September 15. In the first phase from September 15 to September 23, seven patients were detected while in the second phase from …

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani has said that the name of the province has been used just for point-scoring by various political parties and governments which did nothing for its development and resolving the issues it has been facing since long. In a statement issued here on Friday, he asked why those parties which remained in power …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday criticised the government and Pemra for imposing a ban on the broadcast of speeches of ‘proclaimed offenders and absconders’. The PFUJ has referred to the prohibition order issued on Thursday by the electronic media regulator after former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s address to Pakistan …

KARACHI: CNG stations across Sindh are likely to remain shut during the entire winter season as the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) on Friday made it clear that it will not be able to supply fuel due to a serious gas shortage in the province, suggesting the owners opt for liquefied natural gas (LNG). An SSGC official said that the …

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Friday observed that no progress had been made in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Balochistan since 2017. The convener of the Special Committee on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Parliamentary Leader of the PPP in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman, said: “Briefing given by the ministry and its various allied departments is insufficient …

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has dismissed 54 employees after finding them involved in submitting fake credentials, bribery, smuggling and indulging in narcotics and theft of government record. The action against the employees was taken after inquiries and committee reports found them guilty of the charges against them. However, 13 other employees were awarded with appreciation letters for their dedication …

LAHORE: Sugar millers in Punjab owe around Rs10 billion as interest on delayed payments made to growers during the last decade. “As per calculations done by my office, the sugar mills in the province cumulatively owe approximately Rs10 billion as interest on delayed payments made to growers during the last 10 years,” claims Punjab Cane Commissioner Mohammad Zaman Wattoo. Talking …

KARACHI: Amid growing demand for rights of Karachi mainly from opposition parties in Sindh with their back-to-back rallies and power shows by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and Jamaat-i-Islami, the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party on Friday announced that it would hold its own power show in district Central on Sunday (tomorrow) to “diminish hatred ignited by rival parties to create a …