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The government has decided not to repatriate Pakistani citizens stranded in China in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organisation, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza announced on Thursday. “We believe that right now, it is in the interest of our loved ones in China [to stay there]. It […]

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday emphasised the need for legislative changes in the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) as well as improved training modules of NAB officials to curb misuse of power by the anti-graft watchdog. “The dignity and credibility of an institution which is responsible for accountability in the country should […]

BATTAGRAM/SHANGLA: The administrations of Battagram and Shangla districts have established isolation wards in hospitals as a precautionary measure against the possible spread of coronavirus, which has originated in the city of Wuhan in the central Chinese province of Hubei. The precautionary steps were taken on the directives of provincial health department in the two districts, […]

Two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred on Thursday during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) on a terrorist hideout in Dattakhel, North Waziristan, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “Five terrorists were killed during the exchange of fire,” the statement added. The martyred soldiers were identified as Sepoys Muhammad Shamim and Asad […]

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday set aside the notifications of the provincial authorities to surrender the services of a deputy inspector general (DIG) and a senior superintendent of police (SSP) to the federal government. The two-judge SHC bench headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar ruled that no decision to surrender the services of […]

KARACHI: As the chief minister is set to appoint a vice chancellor at Karachi University (KU), the Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (Fapuasa), Sindh chapter, announced on Wednesday that a ‘black day’ would be observed at public sector universities on Thursday (today) to register their protest against the government for “making a […]

A Punjab University MPhil student who was allegedly picked up by “unidentified men” in Lahore early on Thursday morning has returned home, his family said. Mohsin Abdali, who is completing his MPhil in Agricultural Sciences at the university, was allegedly abducted by unidentified men from his residence in Lahore. An initial report of the incident, […]