ISLAMABAD: The medical reimbursement limit on treatment of capital police personnel from private hospitals has conditionally been increased by 100 per cent. Besides, a committee has been constituted to consider the cases of medial reimbursement beyond the limit. The police said earlier the medical reimbursement limit for treatment from private hospital was Rs250,000 which has now been increased to Rs500,000. …

LAHORE: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan on Tuesday rejected the Punjab government’s defamation law, saying the people cannot be deprived of the constitutional rights. “The state means the country, not any institution,” he asserted addressing a gathering hosted by Insaf Lawyers Forum in the Lahore High Court Bar. Mr Ayub said oppressive and tyrannical laws were …

ISLAMABAD: The Islam­abad High Court (IHC) has dismissed a petition seeking the disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for concealing his alleged daughter, Tyrian White. A three-member bench comprising Justices Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Arbab Mohammad Tahir and Saman Rafat Imtiaz took up the petition on Tuesday after a gap of almost a year. The court issued the order on the grounds …

LAHORE: On the call of Pakistan Kisan Rabita Committee, farmers held protest demonstrations in 30 different districts of the country demanding start of the purchase of wheat from growers and arrest of the people involved in the wheat scandal. In Punjab, the protests were held in Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur, Vehari, Jhang, Pakpattan, Chiniot, Kasur, Khanewal, Bahawalnagar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Burewala, Chishtian and Jampur. In …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Spa­ce and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) on Tuesday announced the launch of the country’s multi-mission communication satellite PAKSAT MM1 on May 30, from XiChang Satellite Launch Centre, China. According to information shared by Suparco, PAKSAT MM1 was conceived keeping in sight growing needs of the country in the broad spectrum of communication and connectivity. “This satellite …

GILGIT: Climber Sirbaz Khan has summited Mou­nt Everest, the world’s hi­­ghest peak at 8,849 metr­­es, without using supplem­entary oxygen, becoming the first and only Pakistani to have conquered 11 eight-thousanders. According to expedition officials, Sirbaz Khan has also scaled 13 mountains above 8,000m with supplementary oxygen, including Everest last year. Sirbaz reached the summit of Everest at 12:30pm (Pakistan time) on Tues­day. …

RAWALPINDI: The divisional police chiefs, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), and Special Branch have been instructed to closely monitor activities of proscribed organisations and initiate action if they found collecting sacrificial animals hides on Eidul Azha. The government’s policy for collection of hides be followed in later and spirit. Intensive patrolling on highways and cattle markets during eid holidays should …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday gave government four days for the recovery of missing poet Ahmed Farhad. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani accep­ted the request of Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan of four-day adjournment in order to enable the federal government to apply available resources for the recovery of Farhad. The federal minister for law and justice a …

The Judicial Activism Panel (JAP), a self-styled public interest forum based in Lahore, on Wednesday urged the Punjab government to reconsider the recently passed Punjab Defamation Bill, 2024, calling it “draconian”, “illogical” and a “violation of the judgments of the superior courts.” On Monday, the Punjab Assembly passed the bill, rejecting all amendments proposed by the opposition amid protests by the PTI-backed …

GILGIT: Residents of Gilgit-Baltistan have been warned of possible Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (Glof) events and flash floods this week. An alert issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Department on Monday stated that daytime temperatures in GB and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are expected to remain four to six degrees Celsius, higher than normal, between May 21 and 27, with wind and thunderstorms. …