The world’s largest election may become the hottest on Saturday, as Indians participate in the penultimate phase of voting with temperatures forecast to surge to 47°C in the capital New Delhi. More than 111 million people in 58 constituencies across eight states and federal territories are eligible to vote in the general election’s sixth phase, which recorded a turnout of 10.82 per …

GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Friday passed a resolution demanding finalisation of region’s due share in NFC Award and allocation of resources to GB on the pattern of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Speaker Nazir Ahmed chaired the assembly’s pre-budget session during which GB Finance Minister Muhammad Ismail and treasury member Amjad Hussain, along with opposition member Javed Ali Manwa presented a joint …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has asked the state to fulfil its obligation of setting up child friendly courts under specially trained professional judges, since welfare and interest of the minor should be the foundational principle in deciding custody disputes. “It is the duty of the courts to assess and determine a course that would have served the best interest of …

ISLAMABAD: A driver who crushed two people to death on Jinnah Avenue on Monday in the jurisdiction of the Kohsar police station has been handed over to the Military Police for legal proceedings as he turned out to be a lieutenant of the Pakistan Army, said police on Friday. Four people, including a police inspector, were also injured as the …

ISLAMABAD: Calling the economy and the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) a ‘lifeline’ and ‘red line’, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar expressed optimism that development would continue with more investment in the days ahead. “These are our red lines, which some disgruntled elements are trying to violate and trespass and they are surely doomed to fail,” the minister said while addressing …

Protesters led by a PTI provincial lawmaker ended a protest outside Peshawar’s Rehman Baba Grid Station on Saturday after receiving assurances from the utility company that it would reduce prolonged power cuts. The PTI MPA, Fazl Elahi, announced the end of the rally, after negotiations between the demonstrators, Assistant Commissioner Haroon Saleem and executive engineer Alam Zeb proved successful. The …

PESHAWAR: In an unprecedented move that drew the Centre’s ire, the PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Friday unveiled its first budget of Rs1.7 trillion for the upcoming fiscal year (FY25) with a development outlay of Rs416 billion mainly focusing on social protection, law and order and economic development. It is extremely rare for a provincial government to present its budget before the …

GILGIT: Princess Zahra Aga Khan, who arrived at Gilgit-Baltistan on Thurs­day, has assured the government of support and cooperation for development in the education and health sectors. GB Governor Syed Meh­di Shah, Chief Minister Haji Gulbar Khan and his cabinet members met Princess Zahra during her visit to the region. On the occasion, the chief minister lauded the services of …

At least five people were killed and 11 injured on Saturday when a pickup tuck collided with a trailer in Jhirk, Thatta, police said. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Imran Khan, the deceased were labourers on their way to a factory in Kotri when the Suzuki pickup they were travelling in collided with a 22-wheel trailer. The accident …

A suspected robber was lynched while police saved another from being torched in Karachi’s Orangi Town late on Friday night, according to police. According to Orangi Town Station House Officer (SHO) Jamal Leghari, the two suspects allegedly snatched a mobile phone and motorcycle from one citizen, Arsalan, as he was purchasing something from a milk shop. As the suspects were …