5,600 polio refusal cases reported in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: Around 5,600 parents have reportedly refused polio vaccination for their children during the ongoing five-day anti-polio drive which started in the district on April 22. Punjab Anti-Polio Emergency Centre Coordinator Salman Ghani told APP that in…
Tareen, Elahi missing from Governor Sarwar’s reception for treasury MPs
–Naeemul Haque says Tareen was invited but he could not attend event due to personal engagements LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar on Thursday hosted a reception for lawmakers and senior leaders of the…
IHC seeks reply from NAB in fake accounts case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday approved pre-arrest bail of several suspects named in fake bank accounts case. Those who had applied for bail in the case included Munir Jillani,…
Govt to revise property valuation rates from July 1, says minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar on Thursday said that the government would revise property valuation rates from July 1. Responding to a calling attention notice in the Senate, Hammad…
Man ‘forces’ wife to drink acid for ‘not bringing enough dowry’
A man allegedly tortured his wife and forced acid down her throat for “not bringing enough dowry” in Narowal late on Wednesday. The husband and in-laws of Mariyam, the survivor, reportedly beat…
Mishandling anti-vaccine scare
KP govt creates problems for other provinces Pakistan needs to work hard to overcome the persisting curse of polio which disables children for life. Except for three countries, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria,…
Unsatisfactory briefing
Parliament wants more about FATF On Wednesday, the National Assembly’s Finance Committee received an in-camera briefing from officials representing the Finance Ministry, the State Bank of Pakistan, the Securities and Exchange Commission…
Man kills father, two sisters before committing suicide
LAHORE: A man shot dead three people, including his father and two sisters, and wounded his brother in Malipura area of the city’s Shafiqabad locality late on Wednesday. The man — identified…
Bilawal shares video of Edhi ‘exposing’ Imran Khan
A day after Prime Minister Imran Khan lambasted Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, calling him ‘Sahiba’ during his address in South Waziristan, the PPP chairman tweeted a video of late…
LHC extends Hamza’s bail till May 8
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday extended the interim bail of Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Hamza Shehbaz till May 8. Hamza along with his lawyers appeared at the hearing amid tight…
NAB summoned Asad Munir five times, SC told
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday submitted an inquiry report to the Supreme Court (SC) on Brigadier (r) Asad Munir’s suicide, explaining that the latter had appeared before investigators five times…
US embassy denies building firing range in its compound
ISLAMABAD: The US Embassy in Islamabad on Thursday rejected media reports of a firing range being built inside its compound as ‘baseless and untrue’. In a statement, the embassy clarified that “responding…
FO spokesman says statement on Dr Aafia’s return ‘taken out of context’
Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal on Thursday denied that he had said that Dr Aafia Siddiqui does not want to come back to Pakistan. During his weekly press briefing, Dr Faisal…