QUETTA: The Balo­chistan Assembly on Thu­r­sday called upon the gov­­e­rnment to pay compensation to the truck driver who lost his life and truck owners whose vehicles were damaged in an armed attack in Sanjavi area of Ziarat district. The demand was made through a resolution moved by Food Minister Noor Muham­mad Dum­mar and unanimously adopted during the session presided over by Speaker …

ISLAMABAD: After remaining at loggerheads with the establishment and some political parties for over a year, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday said it does not believe in a “clash of titans” and showed willingness to “forgive everyone”. Talking to the media on Thursday, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said the PTI will not indulge in the politics of …

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Babar Sattar on Thursday issued notices to the president and secretary of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) for allegedly restraining the lawyers and litigants from entering the court premises during a strike called by the Pakistan Bar Council. The judge also decided to examine the authority of regulatory bodies of the lawyers …

MUZAFFARABAD: A woman threw her preschooler child into the Jhelum River moments before jumping into the swollen water channel from a bridge here on Thursday, in what was the second such incident in less than three weeks. CCTV footage recorded from the right side of River Jhelum in Domel area showed the long chador clad woman, identified as 38-year-old Robina …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday approached Inspector General of Islamabad Police (IGP) against 35 officials who raided the central office of the party on Wednesday . The application, filed by President PTI Islamabad Amir Mughal and available with Dawn, stated that on Wednesday around 35 officials of the Islamabad police entered in the office of the PTI without having warrants, …

ISLAMABAD: Police and local authorities partially demolished a part of PTI’s central secretariat building in Islamabad before sealing the premises for allegedly violating building bylaw. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) officials arrived with heavy machinery at the PTI office located in a commercial building in G-8/4 sector late on Thursday night.     They razed two containers parked outside the …

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court on Thursday reserved the verdict on appeals, filed by former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi, against their conviction in the Iddat case. The judgement is likely to be announced on May 29. Raja Rizwan Abbasi, lead counsel for complainant Khawar Fareed Man­eka, was not in the court during the hearing of …

ISLAMABAD: Appalled by the disclosure about fraudulent issuance of computerised national identity cards (CNICs) and passports to aliens, the government has decided to frame a national registration policy meant to plug all loopholes in the system. A directive to this effect was given by Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi while presiding over a review meeting on National Database Registra­tion …

Shibli Faraz, opposition leader in the Senate, on Friday lashed out at the treasury benches for actions taken against the PTI, which he said were being carried out “under their watch”. Speaking in the Senate, a visibly furious Faraz said, “The fascism, oppression, violence that you have begun [is ongoing] and this is all happening under your watch.” His statements …

ISLAMABAD: As almost 26 districts of the country swelter in the oppressive heat that has gripped the country since May 21, the climate change ministry said on Thursday the first wave will last until May 30, followed by two more separate heatwaves in June, blaming unsustainable environmental practices and deforestation for the extreme weather conditions. Addressing a press conference along …