ISLAMABAD: The opposition and treasury benches in the National Assembly were locked in a debate on Friday, with the opposition assailing the government for following “flawed economic policies” and the latter defending them. Devaluation of Pakistani rupee against US dollar remained a key point during the debate, which continued during the question hour and beyond. Khawaja Mohammad Asif, the PML-N …

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has dismissed a set of petitions challenging the procedure adopted by the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) to conduct the National Medical & Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) for 2021. The PMC conducted the MDCAT from Aug 30 (2021) to Sept 30 on a daily basis. The petitioners/students applied for the test and had been allotted …

KHYBER: Thousands of Afghans made a beeline for Torkham border crossing early on Friday morning when the news about resumption of cross-border pedestrian movement spread in most parts of the neighbouring country. Sources in Torkham told Dawn that the number of aspiring Afghans was so high that Pakistani authorities had to deploy additional security personnel to prevent crowding and panic at the …

MIRAMSHAH: Two soldiers were martyred and two others injured in a terrorist attack in North Waziristan tribal district on Friday. One terrorist was killed in the exchange of fire. Officials said that fighting between security forces and terrorists broke out near Miramshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan. The injured security personnel were taken to a paramilitary forces-run hospital in Miramshah. …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture on Friday recommended that the admission procedure in universities should be eased for international students. The committee held a meeting with Senator Irfan Siddiqui in the chair. In its previous meeting, the committee had directed the education ministry to provide details of foreign students studying …

ISLAMABAD: A record number of dengue fever cases in the current season were reported in the capital along with one death on Friday. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Zaeem Zia said the patient was admitted in Polyclinic and was resident of G-7. In the last 24 hours, 174 cases were reported in the city, the DHO said, adding it was …

1,000 FC personnel, 500 Rangers along with police deployed in and around Red Zone . Murree Road near Faizabad sealed . TLP office-bearers go into hiding ISLAMABAD: The capital administration and police have been provided 500 personnel of Rangers while a contingent of 1,000 Frontier Constabulary (FC) officials will join them on Saturday to stop a possible march on the capital …

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has assured the Supreme Court that it will leave no stone unturned to trace the culprits as well as the “Naalain-i-Mubarak” (holy relics) which went missing from Lahore’s Badshahi Masjid in 2002. The assurance was held out through a report placed before a two-judge Supreme Court bench on Thursday. The bench, headed by Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, ordered …

The Arlington Police Department fired an officer Friday who fatally shot a man earlier in the week, saying the officer could have taken steps to avoid opening fire. Robert Phillips(Arlington Police Department) Officer Robert Phillips, a seven-year veteran of the department, was fired two days after he shot Jesse Fischer following a brief pursuit. Police responded to reports that Fischer was slumped …

A second man is behind bars in connection with the shooting death of a teenager at a Fort Worth apartment complex in June. Marlin Tramaine Warren, 20, was arrested Thursday on a capital murder charge in connection with the death of 14-year-old David Lopez Barrera. He does not have an attorney listed in court records. His brother, 22-year-old Carlin Jermaine …