Jordan’s Prince Hamza pledged allegiance to King Abdullah on Tuesday after mediation by the royal family, two days after he was placed under house arrest and accused of trying to destabilise the country. Prince Hamza signed a letter in which he placed himself at the monarch’s disposal after a meeting on Monday with Prince Hassan, the king’s uncle, and other …

PESHAWAR: The Centre for Advanced Studies and Energy of the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, has developed solar panels at half the price of the existing silicon ones with the help of international partners by using the third generation solar photovoltaic technology. The lightweight and flexible panels will be formally unveiled this week, principal investigator of the project at …

With security forces in Myanmar having shot dead at least 570 protesters and bystanders in the past two months, many of the country’s residents see venturing out onto the street as a brave but foolhardy act. Online, many have found a safer, more substantive way to show their defiance against February’s military takeover — virtual rummage sales whose proceeds go to the protest movement’s …

LAHORE: With no respite in the new Covid-19 cases, the south Punjab health secretary and four of his family members tested positive for the virus, besides 2,275 other people across the province, during the last 24 hours. South Punjab Secretary Health Mohammad Ajmal Bhatti and his family members have quarantined themselves at home shortly after the Nishtar Hospital, Multan, lab …

LAHORE: Inspector General of Punjab Police Inam Ghani on Monday took immediate action against officials of various ranks who have a criminal record. Chairing an important meeting, the IGP directed to remove from their post within 24 hours of this order all station house officers (SHOs) with a criminal record. He also directed the senior field staff to remove in …

ISLAMABAD: Terming the opposition ‘harmless’ to the government, Prime Minister Imran Khan in a major policy shift on Monday directed his spokespersons not to criticise the opposition in the media but to highlight the government’s achievements. Presiding over a meeting of his spokespersons at Prime Minister House, Mr Khan highlighted the need for implementing proposed electoral and judicial reforms for …

GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Deputy Speaker Nazir Ahmed Advocate on Monday constituted a five-member parliamentary committee to investigate alleged illegal appointments being made in the region’s departments despite a ban. Nazir Ahmed, who was presiding over a session of the assembly’s ongoing pre-budget sitting, told the house that they could not remain silent on the revelations made by adviser on food …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday imposed a Rs20,000 fine on a citizen over her frivolous litigation and for trying to make the government’s policies against Covid-19 controversial. Irum Malik appeared in person in the court and asserted that scientific reasons stated in the National Action Plan as the basis for the origin of the life threatening virus …

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday abruptly prorogued the National Assembly session even without completing the question hour after failing to meet the requirement of quorum following a noisy protest by the opposition when a minister informed the house that the Prime Minister Office had “dropped” the complaint of a woman alleging harassment to her and her family by National Accountability …

• Bloomberg says it’ll take Pakistan a decade to vaccinate 75pc of its population • NCOC reports 4,323 cases, 43 deaths • Special counter for differently-abled persons set up in capital ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to administer Covid-19 vaccines to citizens aged 80 years and above in their homes. The facility will commence in …