Category: Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday underscored the need for consensus among provinces and the federal government on the issue of gas, saying that if the country was falling behind, a province could not progress either.  Addressing a seminar on ‘Sustainability, Security and Affordability of Natural Gas Supply in Pakistan’, the premier said that the […]

Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday stressed the importance of protecting the country from “fifth generation warfare and hybrid application by anti-Pakistan elements against Pakistan’s vital interests”, the army’s media wing tweeted. The army chief was chairing the Corps Commanders Conference, where participants were briefed about the progress of Operation Radd-ul-Fasad, Covid-19, locusts control […]

PPP Chairman Bilawal Butto-Zardari on Wednesday urged the federal government and Prime Minister Imran Khan to “come and sit” with the people of the province who have been affected by the recent flooding and torrential rainfall instead of making “five-hour trips”. Addressing a press conference in Mirpurkhas, where hundreds of thousands have been displaced due […]

The Sindh High Court on Wednesday restrained police from taking action against people nominated in a first information report filed on the complaint of the Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC), following the protest outside the board’s office on August 31. The order will remain effective until the next court hearing, scheduled for September 24.  A two-member bench gave […]

A transgender person was killed and another was injured from gunshots by unidentified men in Peshawar’s Tehkal area, police said on Wednesday.  Both victims were rushed to the Khyber Teaching Hospital, where doctors pronounced Shakeel, aka Gul Panra, dead. The other victim, identified as Tariq alias Chahat, is under treatment. The body of Gul Panra […]

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday filed a review petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) stating that it was not possible for him to surrender in the Al-Azizia reference by September 10 (Thursday) and urged the court to forgo the requirement. The petition was filed by Nawaz’s lawyer Khawaja Haris Ahmed who also […]

Information Minister Shibli Faraz on Tuesday appeared to play down the disappearance of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Joint Director Sajid Gondal from Islamabad, saying the capital city was safe enough for him, a minister, to drive alone at night. He made the comments while addressing a post-cabinet meeting press conference, in which he said […]

A recent study by Aga Khan University researchers has revealed that nine out of 10 Covid-19 patients in Karachi — considered by experts as one of the country’s epicentres — were asymptomatic, a statement released by the institution said on Monday.  The study suggested that the reason hospitals in Pakistan did not face the same strain as […]

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Joint Director Sajid Gondal, who went missing from Islamabad last week, returned home on Tuesday night, family and police sources told Dawn. Gondal himself also took to Twitter to announce his return, saying: “I am back and safe, and I am thankful to all friends who were worried for me.” Police […]

A sessions court in Lahore on Tuesday sentenced a Christian man to death after convicting him of sending text messages containing “blasphemous content”. Asif Pervaiz, 37, has been in custody since 2013 fighting blasphemy charges that were levelled against him by the supervisor of the garment factory he once worked at. The supervisor had accused […]