LAHORE: With the number of coronavirus patients admitted to various public sector hospitals of the province reaching 623 on Wednesday, the Punjab government enforced smart lockdowns in many areas of six cities, including Lahore, over reports of hundreds of positive cases. Other cities included Rawalpindi, Multan, Bahawalpur, Sargodha, Bhakkar. The government notified smart lockdowns in new localities of these cities …

Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Thursday said the “court cannot grant relief to an absconder” while hearing a petition challenging Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) order to ban speeches, interviews and public addresses by proclaimed offenders. The high court was debating the maintainability of the petition filed by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and 15 …

Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army were martyred during an attack on a check post in South Waziristan’s Pash Ziarat area late on Wednesday night, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The ISPR said that terrorists fired on security forces near the checkpoint at night. The forces responded promptly, it said, adding that two soldiers — Havaldar Matloob …

GILGIT: Amid ongoing controversy and protest demonstrations against the alleged rigging in the Gilgit-Baltistan elections, the caretaker government of the region on Wednesday sought Pakistan Army’s assistance to control security situation in the region. Through a letter written to the Federal Ministry of Interior, the GB government has requisitioned two companies of army to maintain law and order situation in …