The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) envoy to Washington confirmed the Gulf state is mediating between India and Pakistan to help the nuclear-armed rivals reach a “healthy and functional” relationship. Top intelligence officers from India and Pakistan held secret talks in Dubai in January in a new effort to calm military tension over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, people with …

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday suspended the federal cabinet’s decision of terminating former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) from his service. The court has also stopped the government from appointing the new head of the authority till the next hearing. It is pertinent to mention here that last month the federal …

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded 29 deaths and 1,245 cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday as the doctors working in coronavirus rapid response teams threatened to go on strike for regularisation of service. The pandemic claimed 13 lives in Peshawar, eight in Mardan eight, five in Swat, and one each in Swabi, Buner and Abbottabad. Peshawar and Mardan districts recorded 483 and …

ISLAMABAD: Due to less rains in recent months and continuous use of water, the level in Simly Dam has decreased significantly. But the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Sunday announced it will ensure smooth water supply to residents in Ramazan, requesting people not to waste water care. The CDA said that there was no need to panic as civic agency …

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Rangers, Elite Force, Punjab constabulary and district police cleared Liaquat Bagh of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) activists by using tear gas shells and rubber bullets. The TLP activists were protesting against the arrest of their leader Saad Rizvi in Lahore on Monday. According to sources, 135 law enforcement officials, including six Rangers were injured in the violent clash in …

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commis­sion of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday directed its committee to conclude scrutiny of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s foreign funding by the end of May. In its order issued on a complaint filed by Akbar S. Babar, the petitioner in foreign funding case and PTI’s founding member, against the scrutiny committee’s decision to keep the ruling party’s financial documents secret, …

• Timings for all markets fixed from Sehr to 6pm • All gatherings banned • PMA resents suspension of vaccination of healthcare workers on priority basis ISLAMABAD: While the country has reported another record number of coronavirus-related deaths since June, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has declared Saturdays and Sundays as closed days at national level. Timings for …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday admitted an intra-court appeal of former prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani challenging the dismissal of his petition against rejection of seven votes cast in his favour in the election of Senate chairman. Mr Gilani filed the appeal in the Islamabad High Court against the judgement of a single-member IHC bench, through …

The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country, after violent anti-France protests paralysed large parts of the country this week. “Due to the serious threats to French interests in Pakistan, French nationals and French companies are advised to temporarily leave the country,” the embassy said in an email to French …

The city of Dallas is moving forward on two initiatives to decrease crime as the number of murders has exceeded last year’s total for the same time last year. Homicides are up 24% this year, with parts of South Dallas, Pleasant Grove and Oak Cliff experiencing more than half of Dallas’ 57 homicides between January and April. In an effort …