As Eid-i-Miladun Nabi was being celebrated with religious zeal and fervour across the country on Tuesday, political leaders urged the nation to follow Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) teachings of unity and tolerance. The day — declared a public holiday — dawned with a 31-gun salute in Islamabad and 21-gun salutes in all provincial capitals, state-run Radio Pakistan stated. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended their heartfelt congratulations to the country on the occasion of Eid-i-Miladun Nabi, Radio Pakistan reported. Both leaders urged the public to follow the Holy Prophet’s teachings as a “guiding light to overcome prevailing challenges”. President…
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GWADAR: As many as 25 passengers including 14 security personnel travelling in a coach were injured on Monday when the coach overturned at Buzi Top area of Coastal Highway. Officials said that a passenger coach also carrying personnel of Frontier Corps from Turbat to Karachi overturned at Buzi Top area of the Coastal Highway as the driver lost control due to brake failure. The accident left 25 passengers, 14 of them FC personnel, injured. Rescue workers, Levies and police rushed to the area soon after receiving the information about the incident and shifted the injured to nearby hospitals. Buzi Top…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that former prime minister Imran Khan’s trial by military court is not under its consideration. Additional Attorney General (AAG) Barrister Munawar Iqbal Duggal gave this statement before the IHC bench comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb during the hearing of Mr Khan’s petition. The PTI’s incarcerated leader had filed the petition against his possible military trial in connection with cases registered against him over May 9 violent protests. However, Justice Aurangzeb asked the government to submit a categorical response to the possibility of ex-PM’s military trial by Sept 24. The judge asked the AAG…
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan will take up the PTI’s intra-party election case tomorrow (Wednesday), a move that comes four days after the Supreme Court reprimanded the ECP for failing to implement the top court’s July 12 ruling, which declared Imran Khan’s party eligible for reserved seats in the National and provincial assemblies. The ECP’s decision also comes amid the government’s inability to secure support for controversial constitutional amendments that will reportedly affect judicial authority. The Supreme Court’s last week clarification was in response to an ECP petition filed on Aug 7, seeking a review of the July 12 judgement. The ECP argued that the court…
ISLAMABAD: In compliance with the Supreme Court orders, the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) has taken over the Monal and La Montana eateries situated inside the Margalla Hills National Park to demolish the structures and restore the affected area to its natural habitat. In this regard, the wildlife board has requested the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for the provision of heavy machinery and staff for the demolition of these restaurants. Sources said that the IWMB sought machinery to remove the structure and debris. “As the possession has now been successfully taken over by IWMB, we are preparing to commence the demolition…
RAWALPINDI: A businessman involved in the import and export business was released from captivity after one month by paying almost Rs80 million in ransom to the kidnappers who had abducted him from Rawat. The police, however, have yet to trace the whereabouts of the abductors. Shahzad Khan, a resident of the Atomic society, lodged an FIR with the Rawat police, saying he was at home when the in-charge of the society informed him that his father Talah Khan, who was coming home in his SUV, was intercepted by four unidentified persons on August 13. The FIR said the businessman was…
RAWALPINDI: As many as 48 dengue patients were reported in three government-run hospitals in the garrison city on Monday. Out of these, 30 were from Rawalpindi city and cantonment areas, while the remaining patients were from Islamabad and adjoining areas. According to data collected from Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital and District Headquarters Hospital, there are currently 159 dengue patients admitted across these hospitals, with 35 patients having been discharged after treatment. A senior official at the Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU) stated that a total of 152 patients arrived at the outpatient departments (OPDs), with 48 confirmed dengue cases.…
The idea of a new constitutional court has rekindled the haunted memories of lawyers from the days of dictatorship, who see it as another attempt to clip the Supreme Court’s powers. The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) was part of a broader set of legislation, which the government wanted to introduce under the controversial ‘Constitutional Package’. A draft of the proposed amendments circulating in the media on Monday gave an idea about the government’s plan to modify the powers of the apex court. The government, which pulled back from pushing the Constitutional Package through parliament on Monday, has neither owned nor denied the…
QUETTA: Balochistan Minister for Local Government Sardar Sarfraz Khan Domki passed away on Monday at a private hospital in Karachi. Sardar Domki had been suffering from kidney and liver diseases for a long time and he was taken to Dubai last week due to his suddenly deteriorating health and after treatment there, he came back to Pakistan. However, two days ago his condition once again worsened and he was admitted to a private hospital in Karachi where he died on Monday morning. Sardar Domki was the eldest son of the late Sardar Chakar Khan Domki and the grandson of late…
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Tuesday received technical report of the sixth Monkeypox case detected in Pakistan. According to sources the report compiled by Border Health Services stated that 44-year-old Farooq, a resident of Punjab’s Gujrat, reached Pakistan from Riyadh on September 14. The patient was isolated over suspected signs of monkeypox after screening. After the test result, monkeypox virus was confirmed in the man, while testing of his family was underway, the sources within NIH said. Its important to note here Pakistan has reported six case of monkeypox including, five from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. What is…
