ISLAMABAD: Establishment of special courts to conduct fast-track trials in rape cases as provided in the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Ordinance 2020 has been delayed. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government in December last year introduced the anti-rape law. Prime Minister Imran Khan and his cabinet approved the legal measure in Nov 2020 and President Arif Alvi signed it into law on …

PML-N President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday rejected Prime Minister Imran Khan’s proposal to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in general elections, saying the system had been rejected by the whole world. In a statement posted on Twitter, Shehbaz said: “The system of electronic voting is rejected by the whole world. The …

In what appears to be yet another twist, former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director-general Bashir Memon has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan did not take Supreme Court judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s name during meetings with him. Speaking on Hum News programme ‘Breaking Point with Malick’ on Saturday night, Memon said he had met the prime minister for two to three minutes …

Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said on Sunday that almost all ventilators in Gujranwala were occupied while the occupancy rate in Lahore was 81.5 per cent, adding however, that the health department was making efforts to shore up facilities. She provided the details during a press conference held in Lahore to update the public regarding the coronavirus situation in …

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Saturday announced an increase in minimum wage of workers, fixing it at Rs20,000 per month. Chairing a meeting at the CM office on provision of relief to labourers, Mr Buzdar said welfare of labourers and workers was his government’s top priority, and Punjab had become the only province to raise the minimum wage …

LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) team led by Additional Director Abu Bakar Khuda Bakhsh and tasked with investigating sugar scandal held a meeting on Saturday and decided that no arrest would be made in the case without incriminating evidence. Director of FIA Lahore Mohammad Rizwan also attended the meeting. Earlier in the week, Mr Rizwan was removed from the position of …

Authorities issued a CLEAR Alert late Saturday for a missing 48-year-old man last seen in The Colony. Jeffrey Walker was last seen about 2 a.m. Saturday in the 5200 block of State Highway 121.(Texas Department of Public Safety ) Jeffrey Walker is white, 5-8 and 160 pounds. He has red hair and green eyes, and was last seen wearing a …

Dallas voters rewarded several of their elected officials with two more years at City Hall while six races will take another month to determine a clear winner. Eight of 11 incumbents survived challenges to their council seats on Saturday based on the final election returns posted around 1 a.m. on Sunday. Council members Carolyn King Arnold, Adam Bazaldua and David …

Plano and Southlake elected new mayors late Saturday night, and the race for mayor of Arlington was headed to a runoff. Plano Investor John Muns won the election to be the city’s next mayor late Saturday, securing just over 50% of the vote to defeat Lily Bao, who resigned from her city council seat to run. Retired professor Lydia Ortega …

Dallas ISD’s school board will probably remain unchanged for the 2021-22 school year. Board president Justin Henry appeared to be on track for an easy win in his District 9 race Saturday, garnering a 3-to-1 advantage over challenger Ulana Sigler in early voting and holding a 1,700-vote lead with a little more than half of the precincts reporting. Henry’s seat …