LAHORE, July 27(ABC): The PTI has finalised the name of the former provincial minister for forestry, wildlife and fisheries Sibtain Khan for the post of speaker of the Punjab Assembly. The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday declared the ruling of Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari in the Punjab chief minister’s election “illegal”, and ruled that PTI’s candidate …

KARACHI, July 27(ABC): The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday adjourned the petition filed by a social organization against Dania Shah the widow of late Dr. Aamir Liaquat Hussain without any action. According to details, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and other officials did not appear in the court and the hearing was adjourned without further action. It is pertinent …

LAHORE, July 27(ABC): Soon after Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi was declared Punjab Chief Minister by the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan, the newly appointed CM has started to reshuffle bureaucracy of the province. The Punjab government has made important transfers including the CCPO Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana, who has been removed from his post. Bilal Siddique …

ISLAMABAD, July 27(ABC): All hospitals across Pakistan are taking necessary steps to deal with monkeypox after directives were issued from the country’s top health body, Minister for Health Qadir Patel said Wednesday. The minister’s comments came during a special meeting of the Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination convened at the directives of Patel after the World Health …

ISLAMABAD, Jul 27(ABC): Pakistan Railways has retrieved around 523 acres precious land worth billion of rupees from illegal occupants under its anti-encroachment operation across the country. “The encroachment operation has been launched with the assistance of railway police and district administrations,” an official in the Ministry of Railways told. Giving details, he said, the department retrieved 267 acres land in …

ISLAMABAD, July 27(ABC): More rain with wind and thundershower is expected in Sindh, Balochistan, upper and central Punjab, Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during the next twelve hours. Isolated heavy falls are likely in Kashmir, upper Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and north eastern Balochistan. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad and Muzaffarabad twenty-four degree centigrade, Lahore …

ISLAMABAD, July 27(ABC): The 74th martyrdom anniversary of Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed is being observed today (Wednesday). Muhammad Sarwar was born on November 10, 1910 at Singhori village in Gujjar Khan. He was commissioned in Punjab Regiment during 1944. He was awarded with Nishan-e-Haider for laying down his life during the first Pakistan-India war in 1948.

ISLAMABAD, July 27(ABC): Reacting to the comments of the Indian foreign ministry’s spokesperson on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Islamabad said that New Delhi’s attempts to cast aspersions over the project shows “India’s insecurity as well as the pursuit of a hegemonic agenda that has held back socio-economic development in South Asia for decades”. Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad …

KARACHI, Jul 26(ABC): Wardah International Service – GSA of Iraqi Airways in Pakistan, has announced to start four flights for Karachi and two for Islamabad in a week from 1st of Muharram-ul- Haram. Executive of Wardah International Service, Basil Affendi said, “We shall start our operations from Baghdad and Najaf to Karachi and Islamabad from the 1st of Moharram.” The …

ISLAMABAD, July 26(ABC): Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Tuesday said the federal cabinet has decided to increase the power tariff by Rs3.50 per unit with immediate effect and has issued special directives to the Ministry of Power for protecting the poor consumers from its impact. Addressing a press conference flanked by Minister of State for Petroleum Musadiq Malik, Dastagir …

RAWALPINDI, July 26(ABC): The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Tuesday that 32 brigadiers have been promoted to the rank of major general. The military’s media wing said that the promotions were approved after Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa presided over a promotion board meeting at the General Headquarters. Out of the 32, eight officers belonged …

WEB DESK, July 26(ABC): PTI Chairperson and former prime minister Imran Khan Tuesday called upon human rights organisations to take action against the Indian government for torturing Kashmiri freedom fighter, Yasin Malik. Taking to Twitter, the PTI leader condemned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “fascist” government for forcing Malik to go on a hunger strike. “Strongly condemn fascist Modi government …

ISLAMABAD, July 26(ABC): Former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, while reacting on Tuesday to the ruling coalition’s objection to the Supreme Court’s decision to continue the hearing on the Punjab chief minister’s election with the current three-member bench, said that it is “extremely unfortunate” that the chief justice’s bench was dubbed a “fixed bench.” The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday …

WEB DESK, July 26(ABC): The prime suspect in the Dua Zahra “kidnapping” case, Zaheer Ahmed, was granted an extension in his interim pre-arrest bail on Tuesday along with his brother Shabbir. Dua, 15, had made headlines across the country after she had mysteriously disappeared from Karachi in April but later declared that she had run away from her home to …

WEB DESK, July 26(ABC): Dania Shah, the third wife of popular TV host and anchor Aamir Liaquat Hussain, has said that her husband’s postmortem should and will take place. Taking to Instagram, Dania said that her husband’s former wife Bushra Iqbal was delaying the postmortem, alleging that she was threatening her to not come to the hearing or she will …

WEB DESK, July 26(ABC): After three years of repeated attempts to get her digital national identity card, Rubina – a woman from the Pakistani city of Karachi – decided to take her battle to court, winning a landmark victory. Until then, Pakistanis had not been able to get the Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) unless they presented their father’s ID …

ISLAMABAD, July 26 (ABC): The power shortfall in the country has gone up to 5,415 megawatts, power demand is 28,000 megawatts, while production lags at 22,585 megawatts. According to power division sources, the power shortfall in the country has exceeded 5,000 megawatts. The total production of electricity in the country is 22,585 megawatts while the demand is 28,000 megawatts, it …

ISLAMABAD, July 26(ABC): More rain-wind/thundershower is expected in Punjab, Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Sindh and Balochistan during the next twelve hours. However, isolated heavy falls are likely in Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh and south Balochistan. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty-three degree centigrade, Lahore twenty-eight, Karachi and Peshawar twenty-seven, Quetta twelve, Gilgit twenty-two, Murree fifteen and …

WEB DESK, July 26(ABC): Two Pakistan International Airlines planes flying on the same route avoided a mid-air collision in Iranian airspace on Sunday. Both the Pakistani flag carriers were at the same altitude near the United Arab Emirates (UAE) border when they witnessed an extraordinary situation that could have resulted in a major air accident due to the alleged negligence …

KARACHI, July 26(ABC): Four people, including a father-daughter duo, were electrocuted, while four others drowned due to urban flooding in Karachi on Monday as heavy rains continue to pound the city. One of the tragic incidents took place at a residential apartments’ premises on Al-Falah Road in Lyari’s Bihar Colony area when a man and his daughter were electrocuted. The …

Ambassador Masood says engagement will help Pakistan and US develop an arc of cooperation in non-security areas WASHINGTON, July 25 (ABC): Pakistan and United States will advance and deepen their health cooperation in areas of immunization, nutrition, mother’s health, child survival and health security across borders. The two countries have also started collaborative effort to develop Centre for Disease Control …

ISLAMABAD, July 25 (ABC): Finance Ministry has sent six names to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat for the appointment of State Bank Governor, it has been learnt on Monday. The names proposed for Governor State Bank include Dr. Saeed Ahmed Sabak, President National Bank, Asim Meraj Hussain, Murtaza Syed, acting Governor SBP, Zafar Masood, Muhammad, Jameel Deputy Governor State Bank and …

ISLAMABAD, July 25(ABC): Pakistan has completely rejected and strongly condemned the “unwarranted and totally unacceptable” comments made by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at an event in Jammu, the Foreign Office spokesperson said. The minister, in his remarks, distorted the well-established historical facts about the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, while levelling baseless allegations and hurled threats against Pakistan, the FO …

KARACHI, July 25(ABC): Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari has left for Dubai in the wee hours of Monday, Dunya News reported. According to sources, Asif Zardari left Karachi from Jinnah International Airport for Dubai on the Emirates Airlines flight EK-603 where he is scheduled to stay for few days. Sources also informed that the …

ISLAMABAD, July 24(ABC): Islamabad Cleft Lip and Palate Association (ICLAPA) continued the process of providing free medical treatment to the children with cleft lip and palate. If needed, an ICLAPA’s team of surgeons are available to operate affected children. According to the Association’s senior member Mrs. Farhat Akhtar Rehman, the surgery takes place at the Fuji Foundation Hospital and Heart …

KARACHI, July 24(ABC): Karachi is at the verge of urban flooding due to the third spell of monsoon. Heavy rainfall in different areas of Karachi and other cities including Hyderabad has led to problems for the locals due to inundation of low-lying areas. According to the Meteorological Department, the rains are expected to continue till July 26. More rain with …

KARACHI, July 24(ABC): In view of the heavy rains in Karachi and its aftermath in the form of urban flooding, the Sindh Government has decided to announce a public holiday on Monday, July 25. Taking to Twitter, Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab wrote that aside from Karachi, there will be a public holiday in Hyderabad too because of the rains. …

ISLAMABAD, July 24(ABC): PML-N MNA Javed Latif on Sunday claimed that so many “obstacles” are being put in the way of a deal with “global money lenders” that would save the country from default that “it seems unlikely it can be fulfilled”. The remarks by the senior party leader, considered a close confidant of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz and …

WEB DESK, July 24(ABC): Expressing concerns over the rising mob-led violence in the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday urged the federal and provincial governments to take special measures and ensure these incidents do not occur again. In a post on Twitter, the independent watchdog on human rights said: “HRCP is perturbed by the seeming rise …

WEB DESK, July 24(ABC): A picture of Dua Zahra, smiling before leaving for Karachi, has been making rounds on the internet. Dua had made headlines across the country after she had mysteriously disappeared from Karachi but it was later discovered that she had run away from her home to marry Zaheer Ahmed. A day prior, a Lahore court ordered to shift Dua …

KARACHI, July 24(ABC): Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Saturday forecast heavy rain in the metropolis today. According to chief meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz, the monsoon system is affecting Sindh and heavy rain is expected in Karachi between 8 and 9am today while heavy rain may continue intermittently throughout the day. Sarfaraz said that there is a possibility that Karachi may receive 150mm …

ISLAMABAD, July 24(ABC): The federal government on Saturday constituted an inquiry commission to probe the sexual harassments allegations made by Tayyaba Gul against former National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chief Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal and others. The notification issued said that the commission should inquire into the allegations of sexual offences including harassment, assault, outraging and insulting modesty, misdemeanour, misconduct, misuse …

ISLAMABAD, Jul 23(ABC): At least 20 more buses were being included to the current fleet of Green and Blue Line bus service within a week to meet the ever increasing rush of commuters, Capital Development Authority (CDA) news release said on Saturday. These directives were issued to the concerned by CDA Chairman Aamir Ali Ahmed during his visit to Blue …

RAWALPINDI, Jul 23(ABC): Security forces conducted 2 Intelligence Based Operations in different areas of North Waziristan District. In first Operation, a High Value terrorist commander was apprehended in injured condition, alongwith 3 other terrorists . In the second operation, 3 terrorists got killed. Weapons, ammunition and IEDs were also recovered. All the terrorists (killed and apprehended) were affiliated with Hafiz …

WAH, July 23(ABC): Pakistan Ordnance Factories is exporting its products to more than forty countries around the globe, besides meeting defence requirement of Pakistan Armed Forces. This was informed at a briefing given to Minister for Defence Production Muhammad Israr Tareen during his visit to the country’s premier defence organization in Wah Friday (Friday). The Minister was told that Pakistan …

BEIJING, July 23 (ABC): Along with China’s investment in Pakistan, great support and progress were continuously seen in the infrastructure sectors. When it comes to infrastructure, one of the top items that stands out is the public transport sector. China has exceptionally helped Pakistan in this sector. And its investors are constantly helping Pakistan with new projects in this sector …

LAHORE, July 23(ABC): Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday said that people hate such politics where consciousness of people are up for sale. Sheikh Rashid, in a statement on Twitter, said that Asif Ali Zardari has further worsened the political and economic crisis in the country and now Supreme Court of Pakistan is the last hope. The former Interior Minister said …

LAHORE, July 23(ABC): Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal says the country is passing through a phase of economic restoration and there is a need of charter of economy. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, he said the government has to take tough decisions to put the country on the path of progress and development. Ahsan Iqbal said the PML-N government put …

ISLAMABAD, July 23(ABC): The Met Office has forecast more rain with wind and thundershower in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during the next twelve hours. Scattered heavy falls are likely in south Punjab, lower Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and eastern Balochistan. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty-six degree centigrade, Murree sixteen, Lahore twenty-seven, Karachi twenty-nine, Peshawar …

ISLAMABAD, July 23(ABC): Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken notice of the speech of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in which he criticized the ECP, Dunya News reported on Friday. According to the Election Commission spokesperson, ECP has asked for the transcript of Imran Khan s speech in Lahore in which he had criticized the ECP. The spokesperson said …