RAWALPINDI: Four armed men attacked a Lahore-bound coaster near Kahuta killing a passenger and injuring the driver on Thursday. Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Hafiz Kamran Asghar said blood samples of an injured robber and other evidence had been collected from the crime scene, adding the police will soon trace and arrest the culprits who seemed to be local people. …

ISLAMABAD: In a landmark judgement, Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench has ruled against constructions in public parks observing that entertainment is a fundamental right and such encroachments infringe on people’s recreational activities. Justice Jawad Hassan issued the judgement while disposing of a petition filed against illegal constructions inside a children park in Rawalpindi. The court cited Article 26 of …

ISLAMABAD: The Ele­c­­tion Commission of Pak­istan (ECP) on Thursday restored victory notification of PTI’s Chaudhry Bilal Ejaz as MNA from NA-81, Gujranwala. Bilal Ejaz won in the general elections with a clear margin of 8,000 votes, but lost in a controversial recount. The ECP issued the victory notification pursuant to orders passed by the Lahore High Court. Last week, the LHC …

ISLAMABAD: Amid supply chain challenges leading to the closure of refining units and storage constraints, the government has asked the Mini­stry of Interior and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to start immediate operations against oil smuggling with the support of other stakeholders. Informed sources told Dawn the prime minister had also taken up the matter with the defence authorities to extend …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf claims Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has given the IG police a task to conduct raids in Faisalabad division (to arrest workers) ahead of the party’s protest plan for Friday (today). “The PTI will hold a protest demonstration in Faisalabad as well as all other districts in the province,” asserted PTI Central Punjab general secretary Hammad Azhar. …

LAHORE: Aiming for a 50-50 ratio of men and women in the police force, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif caused quite a stir on Thursday when she arrived at a passing-out ceremony for women constables and traffic assistants decked out in a Punjab police uniform. Addressing the graduating class at Police Training College Chung, the chief minister said she …

ISLAMABAD: The first regular session of the Senate after its most recent election turned out to be hot and cold where opposition and treasury benches traded barbs but also agreed on working together to pull the country out of the economic quagmire. The session on Thursday started with 11 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa seats vacant since the election wasn’t held there over …

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad on Thursday ordered former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi to refrain from speaking against the establishment and the judiciary, and also asked the media not to highlight “political or inflammatory” statements made by the accused. Judge Rana Nasir Javed, while disposing of a petition seeking a fair trial in the Al-Qadir …

The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday said that there had been an “alarming surge in provocative statements from Indian leaders asserting unwarranted claims over Azad Jammu and Kashmir”, adding that Pakistan rejected such claims. The remarks by the FO spokesperson did not mention any specific statement by an Indian leader. However, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that …

Emma Stone is getting particular about her name – a lot. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the two-time Oscar winner disclosed that, wherever feasible, she likes to be addressed by her given name, Emily, with her co-star Nathan Fielder in The Curse. In reality, the 35-year-old said, “No,” in response to the outlet’s question on whether she would correct a …