ISLAMABAD: The capital administration on Friday announced new timings and closing days for business and commercial activities to prevent the spread of Covid-19. According to a notification issued by Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Hamza Shafqaat, in exercise of powers under the Epidemic Diseases Control Act 1958 and in compliance with the directions of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) issued …

LAHORE: Several people were injured after a chain collision of more than three dozen vehicles on the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway due to poor visibility caused by torching of waste of the cultivated fields by farmers. The incident occurred near Kala Shah Kaku in the afternoon and the vehicles were heading from Lahore to Islamabad. Eyewitnesses said a driver suddenly stopped his …

QUETTA: A pair of rare Persian leopards has been found in the Chiltan mountain range adjacent to the Hazarganji National Park, southwest of Quetta. Officials of the Balochistan wildlife department first came to know about the presence of the pair six months ago. They launched a search for the Persian leopards, mostly found in Iran and Central Asia as well …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is likely to take up on May 28 a contempt petition against the Punjab government for not implementing its March 25 order to restore the local government institutions in the province since their dissolution by the provincial government had been found to be unconstitutional. The contempt petition will be taken up by a three-judge SC bench …

ISLAMABAD: In a fresh report moved on behalf of the law ministry, the Supreme Court has been informed of a possible memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bahria Town (Pvt) Ltd (BTPL) which under a deal with the apex court is to pay Rs460 billion as part of an arrangement to settle the Malir land dispute. The report said Bahria Town …

LAHORE: In a rare controversy in country’s parliamentary history, the Punjab government has distanced itself from an amended law governing sugar factories which was rushed through the provincially assembly over two weeks ago, alleging its contents were changed by ‘someone’ at the assembly secretariat before it was laid before the lawmakers for discussion and passage. “It was not the draft …

A prove-your-identity condition may leave three million people in the country without coronavirus vaccines, including mainly unregistered refugees, jeopardising Pakistan’s fight against the pandemic. Currently, only Pakistani nationals or immigrants who have either computerised national identification cards (CNIC) or official refugee status can receive the jabs. Pakistan has so far vaccinated nearly 3 million people, a ratio well below that …

LONDON: A group of unidentified men attempted to forcibly enter the office of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in London in an incident dubbed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz as cowardly and sinister. PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif on Twitter wrote: “Strongly condemn [the] cowardly attempt to barge into the office of Hussain Nawaz where Mian Nawaz Sharif was also present. …

Several areas of Karachi faced power outage on Saturday afternoon after a high-tension transmission line of 220 kV tripped, affecting the supply of electricity to the associated grids, according to K-Electric – the utility company responsible for electricity supply in the city. “Restoration efforts have already begun and are expected to be completed within one hour. Availability of generation supply …