ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the Hindu community from interfering into the rebuilding the Samadhi (shrine) of Hindu Saint in Teri village in the District Karak which was vandalised by a mob on Dec 30. A two-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed also issued a direction to the Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwas …

PESHAWAR: Strong winds with gusts up to 55 kilometers per hour hit the provincial capital for the second consecutive day on Wednesday causing prolonged power outages. The weathermen call the weather phenomenon ridge and said it would prevail for three to four more days. The windstorm was also reported in some other parts of the province on Tuesday and Wednesday. …

KARACHI: A religious scholar belonging to the Binnori Town seminary in the Gurumandir area was shot at and wounded in a suspected sectarian attack in Orangi Town late on Tuesday night, officials said. Police said Mufti Saleemullah Khan, 40, was travelling in a car with his family and two students when a gunman riding pillion on a motorcycle opened fire …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has again asked the “establishment and the judiciary” to stay away from politics and leave the political matters to be decided by the politicians and the people. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, PML-N secretary general Ahsan Iqbal also urged the “establishment” not to support the present set-up as such an action could …

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has sought early hearing of pending appeals of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in the Avenfield Apartments, Al-Azizia references. The accountability courts of Islamabad in July and December 2018 convicted Sharif in both the cases and sentenced him to 10 and seven years sentence respectively. Mr Sharif was granted bail in …

In a fresh bid to halt illegal logging in the scenic northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan has brought in a paramilitary force to stop organised groups from cutting down trees and transporting them to other parts of the country. The Frontier Constabulary (FC), a civil armed force working under the federal government and led by police officers, was deployed in …

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday lifted the ban on popular video-sharing application TikTok and directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to take steps to ensure that “immoral content” is not uploaded to the platform. The court also directed PTA Director General Tariq Gandapur to submit a detailed report at the next hearing scheduled for May 25. Reacting to …

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing tussle between the country’s two major opposition parties on the appointment of Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani as leader of the opposition in the Senate intensified on Wednesday when the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) declared that it would not accept Shehbaz Sharif as the opposition leader in the National Assembly, if Mr Gilani was not supported by the …

• Active Covid cases cross 50,000 mark for a third time • PM rules out general lockdown • Sindh CM seeks ban on inter-provincial travel ISLAMABAD: As the number of active cases crossed the 50,000 mark for the third time since the pandemic started in February last year, Pakistan on Wednesday received 560,000 more doses of Covid-19 vaccine from China. …

Both incumbents and challengers are vying for seats on the Plano City Council during the May 1 election. Outgoing Mayor Harry LaRosiliere (Place 6) is not seeking reelection because of term limits. He is currently serving his second and final term. A special election is also being held May 1 to fill the unexpired term for Place 7, which council member Lily …