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IHC postpones hearing on Imran Khan’s hospital transfer plea after lawyer found unprepared

The court will resume the case on March 12 as the government opposes the move to Shifa Hospital, citing the medical board overseeing the treatment Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a miscellaneous application seeking the transfer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and […]

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Dar holds phone call with Bahrain FM amid ME tensions

The FM emphasized the importance of de-escalation, dialogue, initiatives to promote regional peace and stability In the picture on the left Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, on the right Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani PHOTO: MOFA/ BAHRAIN FO Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke late Monday night with Bahraini Foreign

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PAC questions Rs101.4 million secret expenditure by Information Ministry

The audit report calls into question a payment of more than DKK 50 million. Rs. made to a private advertising company by PPP ISLAMABAD: A sub-committee under Pakistan’s public accounts on Tuesday raised serious questions about undisclosed expenditure by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, highlighting Rs101.4 million in secret funds. The committee noted that

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Pakistan reprimands India, Afghan envoys at UNSC over cross-border militancy claims

Envoy Asim Iftikhar Says Critic Ignored Terror Threats From Afghan Soil, Defends Pakistan’s Counter-Terror Actions Pakistan’s Permanent Representative, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad speaks at the UNSC on Afghanistan PHOTO: X Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, sharply criticized remarks made by the Afghan and Indian representatives during a UN Security Council meeting

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GLOF warning issued for GB, KP

. Children wade through a flooded street after Cyclone Gezani tore through the port city of Toamasina, Madagascar, on February 12. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday issued an emergency Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) warning warning of possible flash floods and landslides in Gilgit-Baltistan and upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa from March 10

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Secret recording of private conversations illegal: SC

Says unauthorized recordings for extortion or evidence violate privacy, constitutional rights ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that secretly collecting information about a private conversation without the consent of the person involved, with the intention of using it for blackmail or other illegal purposes, constitutes criminal conduct. In a five-page judgment authored by

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Toxic fallout from Iran’s refinery attack could reach Pakistan

. KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warned on Monday that pollution caused by recent US-Israeli attacks on Iranian oil facilities could worsen air quality in western parts of Pakistan if prevailing winds carry pollutants across the border. In a statement, the Met Office said atmospheric currents originating in Iran may transport pollutants to the

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Pakistanis in Iran are encouraged to register to return

“I particularly urge our nationals in Qom to cooperate with us in their immediate repatriation,” the ambassador wrote Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu, on Monday issued an appeal to Pakistani nationals to register with the embassy immediately for repatriation, warning that securing transport has become increasingly difficult amid the ongoing conflict in the

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The government urged not to take ‘sides’ in the Iran conflict

“It is time for Pakistan to play its role because we are a nuclear power,” Raja said PTI Central Secretary General Salman Akram Raja holds a press conference on Sunday. SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: Leaders of the opposition alliance and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday urged the government to immediately withdraw from the Peace Council,

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