au LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Husain has asked the government to seriously consider the suggestions of the opposition and both should unite in the interest of the country. “Both the government and the opposition should unite in the interest of the country. The government representatives should not make everything an issue of their ego instead they …

ISLAMABAD: While the federal government on Thursday decided to establish Covid-19 vaccine administration cells across the country, pharmaceutical companies suggested that licences should be issued for local manufacturing of the vaccine as it may take years to import jabs for the entire population of Pakistan. Meanwhile, 2,475 new Covid-19 cases and eight deaths were reported in a single day as …

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday issued notices to the provincial and jail authorities on a petition seeking contempt proceedings against them for not releasing four men after their conviction order was set aside in the abduction and murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl. Petitioners Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Fahad Naseem, Salman Saqib and Sheikh Adil through their …

QUETTA: An accountability court here has is­sued bailable arrest warrants of former Balochistan chief minister Aslam Raisani and others accused for not appearing during the hearing of a reference against misuse of powers. NAB Balochistan had filed the reference agai­nst Mr Raisani, his younger brother ex-senator Lashkari Raisani, ex-secretary fina­n­ce Dostain Jamal­dini and five others last month. The reference alleged …

Indian troops committed more than 2900 ceasefire violations across the restive Line of Control (LoC) in 2020, leaving as many as 33 innocent civilians martyred and another 260 wounded in different parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), a cabinet member said on Friday — the first day of the new year. “Even though the whole world was hit hard …

KARAK: Police arrested 31 people including district leaders of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) here on Thursday for vandalising and demolishing the shrine of a Hindu saint in Teri area of the district. Police officials told Dawn that JUI-F senior leader Rehmat Salam Khattak was also among the arrested persons. He was arrested from his residence in Chokara area of Takht-i-Nusrati tehsil. …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the new year will be a year of economic growth for Pakistan, adding that the country was already moving in the right direction with essential industries increasing output. Speaking at an event in Islamabad, the prime minister said the construction industry was already on its way up, which was evident from rising cement …

A 50-year-old man is in custody after a fatal stabbing at a Red Bird motel. Jerome Franchae Knight faces a murder charge in the death of Christopher Miles, 37. Shingle Mountain removal begins Workers begin to remove shingles from what is known as Shingle Mountain, a pile Dallas police were called about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday to the Super 7 Inn …

Controversy that recently erupted over a segregation-era historical sign in the basement of the Ellis County courthouse has taken an unusual twist following an act of vandalism. Ellis County Judge Todd Little is a suspect along with another man in the defacement of the sign, which says “negroes,” according to court records. The criminal investigation has been turned over to …

Dallas police are looking for the public’s help finding a woman who may be a danger to herself. Shingle Mountain removal begins Workers begin to remove shingles from what is known as Shingle Mountain, a pile Delores McKittrick, 72, may be a danger to herself.(Dallas Police) Delores McKittrick, 72, was last seen on foot in the 3400 block of Wendelkin …