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ISLAMABAD: The opposition and the government on Tuesday sparred in the Senate over the treatment of PTI founder and former premier Imran Khan in hospital, with both sides accusing each other of contempt of a Supreme Court (SC) order. On August 18, the apex court ordered the government to shift…

PESHAWAR: Police and rescue officials on Monday night recovered the body of a girl who had gone missing from outside her home in a semi-urban area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Haripur district two weeks ago. According to rescue and medical sources, the body was buried after an autopsy. The detailed post-mortem…

National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday said there was “realisation” among the treasury members about the lack of quorum in the House and he was hopeful that the situation would improve. Lately, NA proceedings have been marred by a lack of attendance amid a rift between the ruling…

GILGIT: The body of US climber Sarah Mallory Geis, who was among the 10 mountaineers who lost their lives after being struck by an avalanche on Broad Peak last month, was airlifted to Skardu on Tuesday and taken to Combined Military Hospital. The 10 members were part of an expedition…

ISLAMABAD: Following reports that jailed PTI founder Imran Khan could not undergo a heart scan during a visit to the hospital last week, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) said on Tuesday that its CT machine “remains functional and continues to support diagnostic services”. When Imran was brought to…

GILGIT: Four women mountaineers from Gilgit-Baltistan, joined by a Romanian climber and a male mountaineer from Punjab, successfully summited 7,027-metre Spantik Peak without the assistance of high-altitude porters, marking an inspiring achievement amid challenging conditions in the region. The Alpine Club of Pakistan confirmed that the four-member local women’s team…

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution, urging the federal government to implement the Supreme Court’s orders to shift incarcerated PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan to the Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for examination and treatment by a multidisciplinary medical board as well…

CHARSADDA: The funeral prayers of former Balochistan governor retired Gen Imranullah Khan were offered here on Monday, with a large number of people, including senior government and military officials, attending his last rites. He breathed his last in Islamabad on Sunday night after protracted illness. He was 93. Balochistan Chief…

A commercial building constructed at the site of a demolished Hindu temple in Landi Kotal. — Dawn KHYBER: The controversy over the construction of an ‘illegal’ commercial plaza at the site of an old Hindu temple in Landi Kotal has resurfaced as some influential people are pressuring authorities concerned to…

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday approved the five-year Billion Tree Plus afforestation project, with a budget of Rs6.5 billion, aimed at ensuring ecological restoration, climate resilience, sustainable forestry and biodiversity conservation throughout the province. The approval came during a meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party, which was…

LAHORE: According to an enforcement comparison study prepared by the Punjab Environment Protection Agency ( EPA) Strategy and Analysis Wing, 12,295 sites and units were inspected in three major sectors -- brick kilns, industrial units and prohibited plastic -- between July 21 and Aug 21, 2026 compared with 14,048 during…

LAHORE: The second sitting of the 45th session of the Punjab Assembly faced hurdles for the ruling party, as proceedings were once again suspended due to a lack of quorum following strong opposition pushback. The session, presided over by Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, commenced around two hours behind schedule.…

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday restrained the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) from disconnecting residential electricity connection of a brother of Haroon Akhtar, an adviser to prime minister, to recover disputed industrial dues. Justice Jawad Hassan passed the order on a writ petition filed by Ghazi Akhtar Khan.…

BAHAWALPUR: Kahror Pacca police registered a murder case against two constables for allegedly torturing a man to death. Police said the case against constables Muhammad Khan and Aurangzeb was registered on the complaint of Pitras Masih, an employee of the Kahror Pacca Municipal Committee and a resident of Church Colony.…

LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has ordered a ban on excavation and any kind of damage to newly-constructed roads, directing departments to coordinate their works to prevent repeated digging of roads. Presiding over a meeting here on Monday to review own-source revenue (OSR) development projects across the province, the chief…

ISLAMABAD: In a major push toward structural overhaul and economic connectivity, lawmakers on the Senate Standing Committee on Railways met on Monday to review sweeping modernisation plans for the country’s aging rail network. High on the agenda was the upgrading of historic, around 200-year-old railway tracks alongside a massive PPP-mode…

KARACHI: Armed robbers snatched Rs6m from a citizen outside a bank branch near Safoora Chowrangi and resorted to firing, causing injuries to a teenaged youth present inside on Monday. Sachal police said that a bank customer, Liaquat Ali, was about to enter the branch, located near Memon Hospital, to deposit…

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ISLAMABAD: Expressing concern over the growing misuse of criminal law to settle civil monetary disputes, the Islamabad High Court has granted post-arrest bail to a citizen, observing that the mere use of the word ‘amaanat’ (trust) by a complainant cannot transform outright financial advances and the voluntary handing over of…

KARACHI: Malaria cases are registering a gradual surge across the province, which has seen over 900 confirmed cases in a single day, official stats showed on Monday. According to the health department’s data, out of the total 10,033 suspected patients who were screened for malaria in the province on Monday…

TAXILA: A local court in Taxila on Monday granted four-day physical remand of two alleged shooters arrested in connection with the targeted killing of TikToker Shamsu Bibi alias Ayesha Gilamana, while the victim’s father, brother and paternal uncle were sent to Adiala jail on 14-day judicial remand, police sources said.…

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QUETTA: Five labourers working on an under-construction road were killed in Balochistan’s Pishin district on Monday. Officials said the incident took place near the Saranan town along the Quetta-Chaman Highway. Balochistan Chief Minister’s aide for political and media affairs Shahid Rind said “The labourers were working on an under-construction road…

ISLAMABAD: The ruling PML-N on Monday suffered an embarrassing setback in the National Assembly as the lower house was adjourned within minutes for lack of quorum after its estranged ally, the PPP, stayed away from the proceedings over the alleged rigging in the recently-held Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections.…

BANNU: Terrorists shot at and injured a police constable here on Monday. According to police, constable Safatullah was injured when terrorists riding a motorcycle opened fire on him while he was on his way to his duty station. He was rushed to the Khalifa Gul Nawaz Hospital for treatment. Following…

• SSU, CTD and CIA personnel participate in advanced course, statement says KARACHI: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted a five-day training programme for Sindh police officers at the Special Security Unit (SSU) headquarters in collaboration with the US Consulate General Karachi. A police statement said that a…

QUETTA: The service of Jaffar Express, which runs between Quetta and Peshawar, will remain suspended for two days, Pakistan Railways officials said. “There will be no train from Quetta for Peshawar on August 25 and 26,” the officials said. The ticket money was refunded to the passengers who had booked…

ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition held its first parliamentary meeting at Parliament House on Monday and announced a collective strategy to address violence, the economic crisis and political repression. The meeting was attended by opposition party leaders, including Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, National Assembly Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan…

RAWALPINDI: A duty magistrate in Rawalpindi on Sunday remanded the husband and servant of Hina Javed in police custody for three days in her murder case. Hina was found dead in the washroom of her apartment in Askari Apartments in Rawalpindi on Thursday evening. Police said that the body bore…

ISLAMABAD: Following reports that jailed PTI founder Imran Khan could not undergo a recommended computed tomography angiography (CTA) during a hospital visit this week, his party condemned the authorities over their “continued failure” to carry out the procedure and demanded that it be immediately conducted at Shifa International Hospital. When…