LARKANA: Thirteen members of a family, including women and children, fainted after taking morning tea, which had turned poisonous as the milk used in the tea was later found to have a house lizard in it, at their home in Garebabad locality in Naudero on Thursday. Saira Parveen, Fatima Batool, Imran, Sameer (children), Iqbal Khatoon, Shabiran, Kulsoom, Hakimzadi, Mehran Khatoon, …

QUETTA: Security forces have foiled an attempt to establish centres of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakis­tan (TTP) in Balochistan by arresting a most wanted commander and several other members of the outlawed outfit in different areas of the province. A spokesman for the Counter Terrorism Department said on Thursday that the CTD had received information that the commander, who is also …

RAWALPINDI: A team of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has concluded a seven-day visit during which it assessed the safety measures implemented by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA). The scheduled ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM) took place from June 5 to 12, according to a PCAA statement issued on Thursday. The team conducted an extensive validation of corrective …

ISLAMABAD: A local court in Islamabad on Thursday acquitted former prime minister Imran Khan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and others in a case registered with the Industrial Area police station in connection with the ‘Azadi March’. Judicial Magistrate Malik Imran ordered their acquittal for want of evidence. The police registered the FIR against Mr Khan, Mr Qureshi, Sheikh …

CHAKWAL: The district administration of Chakwal has put three leading members of Ahmadya community under one-month detention allegedly to prevent them from offering sacrifice of animals on the occasion of upcoming Eidul Azha. Chakwal’s Deputy Commissioner Quratul Ain Malik issued three separate orders for the detention of the three men on June 10 and the police later arrested them and …

ISLAMABAD: Political acrimony overshadowed budget discussion in the Senate with the government and opposition holding each other responsible for the economic woes of the country. Opening the debate, Leader of the Opposition Shibli Faraz said the PML-N and the PPP have been governing the country since 1971 including the terms of military dictators. He said the PTI and a large majority of …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday invited JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to become part of the ruling coalition led by the PML-N, as he visited the residence of his former ally to inquire about his well-being. The premier also proposed the formation of a committee to address the prevailing political issues and asked the Maulana to join it. …

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Thursday finally constituted 40 standing committees, including the powerful Public Accounts Committee (PAC), after more than a three-month delay. According to an official announcement of the Nati­onal Assembly Secretariat, the speaker has finalised the members’ names of the committees in pursuance of the motion adopted in the National Assembly on May 17. A …

Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad on Friday said he has received complaints and letters — many verbally — of interference in judicial matters by “institutions”. Addressing an event in Rawalpindi, Justice Ahmad asserted, “I have full faith that this interference of the establishment in the judiciary will come to its end very soon.” He explained he …

Jin, the oldest member of BTS, treated his fans, known as ARMY, to free hugs after he was discharged from his mandatory military service. However, he encountered some inconvenience. A video from the free hug event on Thursday, June 14, is making rounds in which the 31-year-old South Korean singer-songwriter requests his fans not to “attack” him after several fans …