ISLAMABAD: A judge should exhibit “apposite” judicial character by demonstrating integrity, uprightness, firmness, courtesy, patience, open-mindedness, understanding, compassion and humility, Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed said on Wednesday. A judge must have the capacity to analyse facts of a case, the ability to understand new legal concepts as well as socio-economic and political issues, and then apply the law …

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday expressed serious resentment over the provincial authorities for the continuous detention of four men set free around seven months back by the order of the SHC in the abduction and murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl. A two-judge bench headed by Justice K.K. Agha directed the home department and police to file …

ISLAMABAD: The Covid-19 test-positivity rate rose to 7.7pc in Islamabad on Wednesday, while two more educational institutions in the capital were sealed. There were 228 confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported in the capital based on 2,958 tests carried out in the last 24 hours. Two Covid-19 patients have also died. Lowest number of cases last reported in the capital was …

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan in her maiden press conference on Wednesday lashed out at opposition leaders for becoming tools in the hands of ‘foreign masters’ and working to destabilise Pakistan and break its national security and defence lines. “The government knows the facilitators of these ‘tools’ and investigating the level of `facilitation’ …

ISLAMABAD: Justice Maqbool Baqar of the Supreme Court has held Prime Minister Imran Khan, Law Minister Dr Farogh Naseem and Assets Recovery Unit (ARU) Chairman Mirza Shahzad Akbar liable under the Income Tax Ordinance (ITO) 2001 as well as the Nadra Ordinance for the institution in haste of the presidential reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa. The prime minister is also liable …

ISLAMABAD: The health ministry has recommended purchases of potential coronavirus vaccines under last-stage trials and allocation of $100 million funds for its advance booking, citing sources. Pakistan made a decision to purchase the possible vaccines of COVID-19 in advance and permission was sought from the Prime Minister Imran Khan by the health ministry, sources privy to the development told ARY …

KARACHI: Doctors here on Wednesday boycotted outdoor patient departments (OPDs) and operation theatres at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in Karachi over non-payment of salaries. The protesting doctors were of the view the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation did not issue their salaries on Monday despite assurance. The doctors said that they will continue their protest until the release of their salaries. Meanwhile, all …

LAHORE: Provincial health authorities on Wednesday reported six more cases of dengue fever in Punjab in 24 hours. According to a spokesperson of the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Punjab, the tally of confirmed dengue fever cases in Punjab has reached 157 this year since January 2020. He further stated that no deaths have been reported in the ongoing year …

Missouri’s highest court on Tuesday refused to consider Johnson & Johnson’s appeal of a $2.12 billion damages award to women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in its baby powder and other talc products. The Missouri Supreme Court let stand a June 23 decision by a state appeals court, which upheld a jury’s July 2018 finding of liability but …

KARACHI: Sindh province has reported more eight coronavirus-related deaths in past 24 hours, said Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah.  “The province has registered 492 fresh coronavirus cases in past twenty-four hours”, said CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah in his daily briefing. Out of 492 cases, 354 cases have been reported in Karachi only, he added. The overall death toll …