Young doctor shot dead in robbery near Karachi’s Teen Talwar: police – Pakistan
KARACHI: A young doctor practicing at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) was shot dead during a robbery near Clifton on Monday, according to police. South Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Syed Asad Raza told Dawn that the incident occurred near Teen Talwar, where a young doctor, identified as Akash Kumar, lost his life. […]
8 more terrorists killed during ongoing Operation Shaban in Balochistan: state media – Pakistan
Security forces have killed another eight terrorists during the ongoing Operation Shaban in Balochistan, following which the total number of terrorists killed in the operation reached 79, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported on Monday, citing security sources. Operation Shaban is being jointly carried out across the province by the army, Frontier Corps (FC) and Balochistan […]
PM Shehbaz meets Qatari leader Sheikh Tamim, condoles death of ex-emir Sheikh Hamad – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday met Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and offered his condolences on the passing of his father and former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Sheikh Tamim received PM Shehbaz at Lusail Palace in Doha, where the latter extended his condolences on Sheikh Hamad’s demise, a […]
CDF Munir arrives in Turkiye on 2-day official visit: state media – Pakistan
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir on Monday arrived in Turkiye on a two-day official visit, state media reported. Citing security sources, state-run Radio Pakistan reported that CDF Munir received a “warm welcome” upon his arrival in Turkiye. During the visit, the CDF will hold […]
2 cops martyred, as many injured in suspected IED attack in KP’s Tank: police sources – Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two cops were martyred and as many injured on Monday in what police suspect was an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district. Sources in police told Dawn it appeared that an IED was used to target an armoured personnel carrier (APC) of the police in the incident that […]
SHC acquits man in university student’s 2017 suicide case – Pakistan
HYDERABAD: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday acquitted a man who was handed a life sentence three years ago in connection with a 2017 suicide case of a university student. The body of Naila Rind was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her room in Sindh University’s Marvi Hostel in Jamshoro on Jan […]
Lahore court extends pre-arrest bail of PML-N MPA accused of harassing television actress Momina Iqbal – Pakistan
LAHORE: A sessions court on Monday extended the interim pre-arrest bail of PML-N MPA Saqib Chadhar and his wife, both of whom have been facing legal proceedings for allegedly harassing television actress Momina Iqbal, till July 28. Chadhar appeared before the court accompanied by his lawyers, while his wife was absent from the proceedings. During […]
At OIC moot on women, minister says men’s ‘active engagement’ needed to promote equality – Pakistan
Law and Human Rights Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Monday stressed that the “active engagement” of men was needed to promote equality as he addressed a conference on women’s empowerment in Islamabad. Tarar was speaking on the second and final day of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) 9th Ministerial Conference on Women, which Pakistan […]
PM Shehbaz reaches Qatar on one-day visit to condole death of ex-emir Sheikh Hamad – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reached Qatar on a one-day visit to offer condolences on the passing of former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in an initial statement that PML-N President Nawaz Sharif was also accompanying the premier. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar […]
At OIC moot on women, Azam Tarar says men’s ‘active engagement’ needed to promote equality – Pakistan
Law and Human Rights Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Monday stressed that “active engagement” of men and boys was needed to promote equality as he addressed a conference on women’s empowerment in Islamabad. Tarar was speaking on the second and final day of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) 9th Ministerial Conference on Women, which […]