ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported the sixth case of poliovirus in as many months this year, equalling the tally for the entire previous year. The case was reported from Balochistan’s Qila Abdullah district on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting on the polio programme, which was also attended by philanthropist Bill Gates. According to a document available with Dawn, the latest victim is an 18-month-old male child living in the Killi Syedan area of Qila Abdullah. He had not received any oral polio vaccine since birth. As per the parents, the child had a high-grade fever on…
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ISLAMABAD: Justice Babar Sattar of the Islamabad High Court has reserved a verdict on the capital’s police’s request to allow surveillance of suspects, after a crime has been committed. While appearing before the court on Tuesday, Islamabad Police’s Director Law Tahir Kazim said that after the court’s order against surveillance last month, cellular companies have stopped sharing “much-needed data” required for routine criminal investigations. He was referring to the judge’s order on May 30, where he stated that no state official was authorised to surveil citizens and anyone doing so or aiding such actions would be “liable for offences”. The judgement had also barred…
ISLAMABAD: An additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) on Tuesday reserved a decision regarding the petitions seeking the suspension of the convictions of former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the Iddat case. ADSJ Mohammad Afzal Majoka is expected to announce the decision today (Wednesday). The couple was convicted on Feb 3 based on a complaint filed by Bushra Bibi’s ex-husband, Khawar Fareed Maneka, who alleged that they contracted marriage during the Iddat period. On Tuesday, Barrister Salman Safdar, representing Bushra Bibi, argued that the case would have been significant if Mr Maneka had filed it…
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KARACHI: As many as 1,592 people were admitted to Jinnah Hospital during the past 24 hours due to a heatwave in Karachi, ARY News reported, quoting the hospital’s emergency ward in-charge. According to Dr Nosheen, 1,592 heat-affected people were moved to the hospital during the last 24 hours out of which 20 lost their lives during treatment, while 29 were brought dead. Karachi is experiencing severe hot weather due to the suspension of sea breeze. The MET office has predicted that hot weather conditions likely to remain in the port city till tomorrow. People have been advised to avoid unnecessary…
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Monday approved the promotion of “quality domestic” cricket on all levels, calling for tournaments to be organised from the club level to the national level. A stunning super-over humiliation for the Green Team at the hands of the United States was followed by a six-run loss to bitter rivals India in a game where they failed to chase down a paltry 120-run target. Subsequently, after rain distributed equal points in the match between Ireland and the USA, Pakistan were indirectly knocked out of a T20 World Cup tournament’s group stages for the first time in their history. On…
David Warner’s 15-year international career came to an anti-climactic end on Tuesday as Australia were dumped out of the T20 World Cup in excruciating fashion. Australia and Warner could only watch on powerless as Afghanistan instead reached the semi-finals by beating Bangladesh by a nail-biting eight runs. Australia’s fate had hung in the balance after India defeated them by 24 runs in St. Lucia on a day of high drama. The 37-year-old opening batsman Warner had always said the World Cup in the United States and Caribbean would be his farewell to international cricket. He couldn’t have imagined going out quite like…
GROS ISLET: India marched into the T20 World Cup semi-finals on Monday after skipper Rohit Sharma’s blistering 92 set up their 24-run victory over Australia, who are now on the brink of elimination. Right-handed Rohit clobbered eight sixes in his 41-ball blitz to lay the foundation for India’s imposing total of 205-5, their highest score in the tournament, in Gros Islet, St Lucia. Travis Head led Australia’s chase with a belligerent 76 off 43 balls — featuring nine fours and four sixes — but India managed to restrict them to 181-7 to remain unbeaten in the tournament. The Super Eight clash…
Afghanistan advanced to their first-ever T20 World Cup semi-final after completing a dramatic eight-run victory over Bangladesh in a rain-affected clash at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent on Monday. Defending a modest total of 115 for five on a bowler-friendly surface, Afghan captain Rashid Khan belied three rain stoppages, a slippery ball and a revised target of 114 off 19 overs to take four for 23 as Bangladesh, who themselves harboured faint hopes of making the last four, were dismissed for 105 off 17.5 overs. An unbeaten 54 from opener Litton Das was threatening to take…
Pakistan Stock Exchange’s benchmark KSE-100 index has been termed Asia’s best performing market, outperforming Asian peers with a 27 per cent surge in dollar terms this year. Bloomberg, in a report, said, “The case for more gains is strengthening on the back of one of the cheapest valuations in Asia and the budget laying the groundwork to secure a new loan from the International Monetary Fund [IMF]. “A stable rupee and easing inflation boosting the prospect for rate cuts are other positives,” it added. The report quoted Topline Securities as saying that the benchmark index was likely “to further extend…
