Category: Pakistan

LAHORE: A four-member committee constituted to probe into the suicide matter of an MAO College lecturer and sexual harassment allegations against the deceased, found the principal guilty of showing negligence in handling the issue, recommending his removal from the post. Muhammad Afzal, a lecturer in English at the MAO College, had committed suicide by consuming […]

Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmeen Rashid on Friday stated that former premier Nawaz Sharif was now responding to the treatment and had personally told her he is satisfied with the medical care that was being provided to him. “I personally visited him and asked him: ‘are you satisfied with the treatment?’” she told reporters at […]

ISLAMABAD: Formal talks between the government and the opposition on the issue of ‘Azadi March’ are set to begin on Friday (today) with both sides sticking to their guns on the demand for Prime Minister Imran Khan’s resignation. Sources in the opposition told Dawn that the government negotiating team headed by Defence Minister Pervez Khattak would hold […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the Punjab government to submit an appeal against the verdict handed down by a special anti-terrorism court (ATC) acquitting all suspects in the Sahiwal encounter case, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Friday. In a post shared on Twitter, Dr […]

A special court in Islamabad adjourned the hearing of a high treason case against former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf till November 19, after the absconder’s counsel requested the court to do so. Earlier this month, the court had declared that it would hear the case on a daily basis with effect from October 24 […]

A special anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Thursday acquitted all suspects in the Sahiwal encounter case giving them the benefit of doubt. The court announced the verdict after the suspects’ lawyers completed a cross-questioning of the testimonies of government witnesses. ATC-I Judge Arshad Hussain Bhutta heard the case. During hearings of the case, the court […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that his “sincere prayers” are with ailing former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, despite the political differences between the two. “Political differences notwithstanding, my sincere prayers are with Nawaz Sharif for his health,” the premier tweeted. He said he has directed all concerned officials to ensure […]

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s condition is improving as his platelets count increased to 20,000 from 7,000, Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) Principal Dr Mahmood Ayaz said on Thursday. Dr Ayaz added that the bone marrow of the patient is “completely functional”. The hospital administration confirmed today that according to initial test reports, Nawaz […]

JUI-F head Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday told the government’s negotiation committee — due to hold talks with the opposition tomorrow on its anti-government protest — to “bring the prime minister’s resignation letter” with them when they come. Rehman said that his anti-government protest — dubbed by the party as ‘Azadi March’ — is on […]

Former president and PPP chief Asif Ali Zardari was brought to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Tuesday for treatment and lab tests after a medical board in Adiala jail recommended that the authorities do so. Last week, an accountability court in Islamabad had ordered jail authorities to act upon the advice of […]