Cop shoots blasphemy suspect in Quetta lockup – Pakistan
QUETTA: A police constable gunned down a blasphemy suspect inside the lockup of the Cantt Police Station in Quetta on Thursday. The suspect, identified as Abdul Ali alias Lala, had been arrested a day earlier by local police on charges of blasphemy. The suspect, a resident of Kharotabad, a locality on the outskirts of Quetta, […]
Opposition leader in KP Assembly accuses Imran of dragging establishment into politics – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: The leader of opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Dr Ibadullah, said treasury benches should talk to their leader if they really wanted to hand over the country to elected representatives. He said that treasury benches had been talking about the role of the establishment in politics for the last three days at the provincial […]
LHC sets precedent in cheque misuse cases – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Thursday raised concern over the apparent misuse of judicial powers by district courts in cases involving cheque dishonour and recovery. A division bench, comprising Justice Mohammad Sajid Mehmood Sethi and Justice Jawad Hassan, set a legal precedent while ruling on a case involving the recovery of […]
ANP blames govt for insecurity, unemployment in KP – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party has expressed concern over delay in implementation of the reforms package in the erstwhile Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (Fata) to remove unrest among the people of merged districts. Addressing a press conference at Bacha Khan Markaz here on Thursday, ANP provincial president Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that both the federal and […]
Torching PML-N office: Three PTI leaders granted bail – Pakistan
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday granted post-arrest bail to PTI Punjab President Dr Yasmin Rashid, former governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema and Senator Ejaz Chaudhry in a May 9 case of allegedly setting fire to the PML-N office in Model Town. Judge Arshad Javed allowed the bail petitions subject to furnishing of surety bonds worth […]
Ex-judge resigns as chairman of journalists protection body – Pakistan
Retired Justice Nazar Akbar KARACHI: Chairperson of Sindh Commission for Protection of Journalists and Media Practitioners (SCPJMP) retired Justice Nazar Akbar on Thursday resigned from the office as the information department was asked by the provincial cabinet to initiate a new summary for the fresh appointment for the slot after the information minister’s reservations over […]
Man killed, nine hurt as speeding truck collides with car in Karachi’s DHA – Pakistan
KARACHI: A young man was killed and nine others travelling in a fast-moving Shehzore truck were injured when the vehicle lost control after a tyre burst and collided with a car in the DHA area on Thursday morning, police and rescuers said. DIG-South Syed Asad Raza said that the accident occurred at a busy traffic […]
CLICK ignores mayor’s concerns over washed-away Karachi roads – Pakistan
• Most city roads are in ruins after recent rains• KMC begins repair work on streets under its control KARACHI: Despite serious concerns raised by Mayor Murtaza Wahab, authorities of World Bank-funded Competitive and Liveable City of Karachi (CLICK) project remain silent on the deteriorating state of key road links after recent monsoon rains, leaving […]