No arrest made so far in MQM-P office violence in Karachi, police say – Pakistan
KARACHI: Police have yet to register a case and make arrests regarding a clash between two groups of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan at their party headquarters in Bahadurabad, in which a man suffered bullet wounds. On Sunday evening, police said that supporters of the Mustafa Kamal-Anis Qaimkhani group had allegedly beaten and thrown out their […]
144 children lost to diphtheria, measles since January in Karachi – Pakistan
• Deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases reported at four tertiary care city hospitals• Expert says most parents fail to ensure children receive recommended doses on time• EPI official claims cases declined this year KARACHI: At least 144 children have lost to measles and diphtheria — both vaccine-preventable infections — at four key tertiary care hospitals in […]
PCB moves IHC against orders to disclose players’ financial details – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC), challenging two separate orders of the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) directing the board to disclose extensive financial, contractual and operational information relating to national cricketers, selection committee members and other PCB officials under the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017. The […]
Pakistan gets a pass on new US visa bond rule – World
• Washington makes visa bond programme permanent; Bangladesh, Nepal among 50 countries covered, India also excluded• Visitors from listed nations face refundable deposits of up to $20,000 WASHINGTON: Pakistan is not among the 50 countries whose citizens may now be required to deposit up to $20,000 as a financial guarantee before obtaining a US visitor […]
Dar expresses grief over Broad Peak avalanche, vows continued rescue efforts
DPM pays tribute to mountaineers, pledges coordination with embassies of China, Nepal, Oman, UK, US Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. SCREENGRAB Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday expressed grief over the deaths of 10 mountaineers, including renowned Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja, in an avalanche on Gilgit-Baltistan’s Broad Peak, […]
Shafique, Babar lead strong Pakistan reply against West Indies
Abdullah Shafique 107 and Babar Azam 86 guide Pakistan to 266/2 at stumps. Photo: AFP/FILE PORT OF SPAIN: Abdullah Shafique struck his sixth Test century and Babar Azam closed in on a hundred as Pakistan reached 266-2 in reply to West Indies’ 344 on day two of the second Test in Trinidad on Monday. Just […]
At least 3 killed in rain-related incidents across Punjab; parts of Lahore inundated – Pakistan
LAHORE: At least three people were killed and three others injured in rain-related incidents across Punjab on Monday, while torrential monsoon rains inundated roads and low-lying neighbourhoods in several cities, disrupting traffic, restricting public movement and causing urban flooding. The Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday forecast heavy to […]
‘Tick tock’: Bilawal says PML-N’s ‘countdown’ has begun, will hold rally in AJK’s Poonch ahead of polls – Pakistan
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday reiterated his warning to the PML-N that a “countdown” for it has begun, as he declared that his party’s “movement” for people’s rights will extend to the entire country. Bilawal made the remarks in a series of video messages he shared on X, wherein he reiterated his allegations of […]
AJK information secretary says 7 law enforcement personnel martyred in recent unrest – Pakistan
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Information Secretary Muhammad Rashid Hanif on Monday said that seven law enforcement personnel, including those of police and Rangers, were martyred during recent unrest in the region. The now-proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), which has been demanding the abolishment of 12 seats in the local legislature reserved for refugees […]
Religious scholar killed in explosion at supermarket in South Waziristan’s Wana – Pakistan
LOWER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: A religious scholar was killed in an explosion, suspected to have been caused by a pressure bomb, at a supermarket in Lower South Waziristan’s Wana on Monday, police said. Wana Circle Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Asghar Ali Shah told Dawn that the explosion occurred on the ground floor of a supermarket […]