LONDON: Britain has not yet installed all the complex IT systems and port infrastructure needed to ensure Brexit runs smoothly, a group of British MPs warned in a report released on Saturday. The Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union, a cross-party group of lawmakers, released the report after meeting Thursday online. The group said they were “concerned …

BEIJING: China will soon begin coronavirus inoculations for workers in healthcare, transport and border control, a senior official said on Saturday. Vice Minister of the National Health Commission Zeng Yixin gave few specifics but said the government was prioritising those most at risk of catching the virus. Workers in logistics and in markets selling fresh meat and seafood would also …

A car bombing in Kabul targeting an Afghan lawmaker killed at least nine people on Sunday, officials said. Lawmaker Khan Mohammad Wardak survived the blast but is among the 20 injured including women and children, Afghan Interior Minister Massoud Andarabi said. It is unclear whether the explosive was planted in a car parked on the lawmaker’s route or if a …

ISLAMABAD: The Sen­ate Secretariat has returned the opposition’s requisition notice while raising objection to the inclusion of a pri­vilege motion of Deputy Cha­irman Saleem Mandvi­walla against officials of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and two resolutions against the bureau in the agenda, Dawn learnt here on Saturday. Through the letter, written by a section officer of the Senate Secretariat to Opp­osition Leader …

ROME: Millions of Ita­lians braced for Christmas and New Year under tough new coronavirus restrictions announced on Satur­day as Europe battled a winter surge in infections and Switzerland became the latest country to approve a virus vaccine. Europe has become the first region in the world to pass 500,000 deaths from Covid-19 since the pandemic broke out a year ago, …

LAHORE: The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) soared to an alarming level on Saturday with persisting cold weather and high air pollution. Based on two air quality contributors, the highest recording of 615 AQI was reported near the US Consulate, which was termed ‘hazardous’ by the monitor. Despite being sunny, Saturday’s overall air quality was dismal, but overall the entire …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Council for Traditional Sports arranged traditional games at Shahallah Dita village in Margalla Hills to reintroduce them to the new generation. Wrestling, traditional shooting, horse archery, horse dance and other sports were organised on the occasion. Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif, Senator Sitara Ayaz, Islamabad Council for Traditional Sports President Zeeshan Shah, General Secretary Abu Zafar Sadiq and …

SHEIKHUPURA: A suckling was killed by his maternal uncle for ‘making a noise’ here on Saturday at Ghunian Ghazi village in the limits of Khanqah Dogran police station. Reports said Allah Mafi after quarrelling with her husband had started living with her brother Imran. Her infant son, according to police, used to weep during night. On Friday night, when the …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday rejected a petition challenging the Parliamentary Committee’s (PC) decision of summoning two designated judges for the IHC — Babar Sattar and Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri — for interviews on Dec 21. Formed under Article 175-A of the Constitution, the PC has been tasked to endorse the nominations of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan …

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Irrigation Department has turned down a request of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for the immediate release of two million gallon daily (MGD) water from Rawal Lake to Islamabad city, linking it with clearance of outstanding liabilities. In its response to the request by the CDA to resume the supply of the two MGD water that was …