PESHAWAR: The lawyers’ community boycotted courts in different towns of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and held rallies on Monday against spiralling prices of daily use commodities and petroleum products in the country. The Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA) had given call for the strike, directing the bar associations in its jurisdiction to observe boycott of courts and hold meetings against growing …

Russia hosts the Taliban for talks in Moscow on Wednesday, seeking to assert its influence on Central Asia and push for action against Islamic State (IS) fighters which it says have massed in perennially volatile Afghanistan. The talks, which draw officials from 10 countries including China and Pakistan, are one of the Taliban’s most significant international meetings since seizing power in mid-August. …

Dr Rachel Levine, the United States assistant health secretary, was sworn in as the country’s first transgender four-star officer on Tuesday, local media reported. The 63-year-old was picked by US President Joe Biden to be his assistant secretary of health in January and her appointment was confirmed by the Senate earlier this year. She is also the highest-ranking openly transgender official in …

A grenade was thrown at a Taliban vehicle in the Afghan capital on Wednesday morning, wounding two fighters and four nearby school children, government officials said. “This morning a grenade was thrown at a mujahideen vehicle in Deh Mazang, wounding two mujahideen,” Taliban interior ministry spokesman Qari Sayed Khosti told AFP. Another official said: “Our initial information shows four school students …

KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders on Monday called the Pakistan Peoples Party’s rally at Bagh-i-Jinnah a complete failure in terms of participation of people and criticised the ruling party of the province for squandering away public money on the party’s programmes and putting all government resources at its disposal. The PPP had brought their supporters on dozens of buses from …

ISLAMABAD: Managements of Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) colleges are not in a position to increase the numbers of seats in order to admit the extra students, who passed their matric and intermediate examinations under the Promotion Examination Policy 2021. “This year students got unprecedented numbers, full and high marks. So we are unable to accommodate all passed students. We …

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A security man was martyred and two others sustained injuries when terrorists attacked a check-post in North Waziristan tribal district late on Sunday night. Confirming the incident, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that the terrorists had attacked the check-post in the Spinwam area. The troops initiated a prompt response and effectively engaged the terrorists’ …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday sought a reply from authorities in separate petitions filed by the parents of Zahir Zakir Jaffer — the prime suspect in Noor Mukadam murder case — and Therapyworks CEO, seeking annulment of the trial court order of framing charges against them. The petitioners argued in their pleas that the prosecution didn’t provide them copies of …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran would attend the ‘Middle East Green Initiative Summit’ in Riyadh being held on Oct 25. Talking to Dawn, Special Representative of the Prime Minister on Middle East Tahir Ashrafi confirmed Mr Khan’s participation in the event, saying he had accepted Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s invitation. The invitation was extended in July. The prime minister is likely …

Céline Dion has indefinetely postponed a string of appearances to at her Las Vegas show over a number of health issues she has been facing. The songstress revealed she is heartbroken to take the decision due to “unforeseen medical symptoms” involving muscle spasms. Dion said she is heartbroken over the jarring news, in an official statement. “I’m heartbroken by this,” …