KARACHI, July 5(ABC): The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested Dad Bakhsh, mastermind of the Karachi suicide attack and sleeper cell, on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said that the arrested terrorist used to spy on the Chinese teachers on the order of Khalil Baloch and he used the woman Shari Baloch for the attack. …

ISLAMABAD, July 5(ABC): The 23rd martyrdom anniversary of Kargil War Hero, Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed Nishan-e-Haider is being observed on Tuesday. He was born in district Swabi of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 1970. During the Kargil conflict on the Line of Control in 1999, he emerged as the symbol of courage and inflicted heavy losses on the Indian forces, while …

LAHORE, July 5(ABC): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday issued a notice to Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz for violating the code of conduct. The ECP summoned Hamza Shahbaz on July 7 in response to the Punjab Chief Minister’s announcement of an electricity relief package ahead of Punjab by-elections. It is pertinent to mention that according to the …

KARACHI, July 5(ABC): Heavy rains lashed the port city on Tuesday, inundating low-lying areas and roads a day after light drizzle hit the metropolis. Intermittent rainfall was recorded in almost all the areas of the city, including, II Chundrigar Road, Gulistan-e-Johar, North Karachi, Surjani Town, Gadap Town, National Highway, Bahria Town, Malir, Shahrah-e-Faisal, among others. Moreover, the Met Office said …

KARACHI, July 5(ABC): An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday granted police a seven-day remand of former federal minister and MQM leader Babar Ghauri, who returned to the country last night. The police, who took Ghauri into custody last night, produced the ex-federal minister before the court today to seek his remand. Ghauri was brought to court amid tight security, seated …

KARACHI, July 5(ABC): The father of Dua Zahra, Mehdi Kazmi, has once again filed a plea in the Sindh High Court, seeking the recovery of the teenager who had gone missing from her Karachi residence in April but was later found to have married Zaheer Ahmed in Lahore. The plea has moved the court to take action against Zaheer if …

RAWALPINDI, Jul 05 (ABC):The citizens have been advised to adopt all possible precautionary measures to avoid Corona and Congo viruses on Eid ul Azha. According to a district administration spokesman, the district administration had set up 11 cattle markets for the sale of sacrificial animals in the Rawalpindi district. The administration on the directives of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rawalpindi Tahir …

MULTAN, July 05 (ABC): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has rejected rumours regarding his inclusion in Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and meeting with Asif Ali Zardari. Addressing a corner meeting in connection with the upcoming by-poll in PP-217 Multan, the former foreign minister has denied a claim made by Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Raja …

ISLAMABAD, July 5(ABC): Rain-wind-thundershower is expected in Sindh, Balochistan, Kashmir, Islamabad, upper Punjab and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. However, heavy rain is also likely at few places in Swat. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad and Peshawar thirty degree centigrade, Lahore thirty-one, Karachi twenty-nine, Quetta twenty-one, and Muzaffarabad twenty-five, Gilgit twenty-three and Murree seventeen. According to Met office …

KARACHI, July 04 (ABC): The national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), announced on Monday that it was expanding its flight operations for Skardu. Abdullah Khan, the spokesperson for the national flag carrier, said that from next, PIA would operate 12 flights from Pakistan to Skardu every week. “The PIA increased flights following strong travel demand to northern areas due …

MUZAFFARABAD, July 04 (ABC): A girl was killed and seven other family members were seriously injured when lightning hit a house in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Monday. According to the rescue workers, the house was hit by a landslide due to lightning during the monsoon rains in the area of Doomeel Sairi. Due to the lightning and …

LAHORE, July 04 (ABC): The Punjab government has enforced Section 144 on burning “Siri Paye” (body parts of sacrificed animals) on roads and public places during the Eid days. The Home Department has also imposed a ban on the sale of animals on roadsides, and parks in the province. Under the direction of Additional Chief Secretary Syed Ali Murtaza, the …

ISLAMABAD, July 04 (ABC): Islamabad police have merged all police emergency services at Safe City and introduced new helpline with the name of “Pukaar-15” for prompt action in case of any mishap and provision of police report to the complainant on the spot. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan has said that the vision of the …

ISLAMABAD, July 4(ABC): The Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday has canceled appointment and transfers in National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The ECP taking action on the appointments and transfers of DG NAB in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan, issued instructions to the District Monitoring Officers to immediately cancel the orders of appointments and transfers. On the other hand, the ECP in …

KARACHI, July 4(ABC): K-Electric increased the power rate by Rs9.42 per unit on the request of K-Electric on Monday. The increase has been made under the head of annual fuel adjustment for the month of May. K-Electric contended that the department had to recover Rs380 billion. The NEPRA chairman said that they are ready to provide cheap electricity. “We are …

ISLAMABAD, July 4(ABC): Hot and humid weather is expected in most districts of the country during the next twelve hours. However, rain-wind-thundershower is likely to prevail in Sindh, Balochistan, Kashmir, northeast Punjab and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty-seven degree centigrade, Lahore thirty, Karachi and Peshawar thirty one, Quetta and Muzaffarabad twenty-five, Gilgit …

LAHORE, July 4(ABC): A court in Lahore on Monday granted interim bail to Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) leader Moonis Elahi till July 14 in the Money Laundering Case lodged by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The Banking Court heard the case of pre-arrest bails of Moonis Elahi along with three others in the money laundering case. Moonis, Mohammad Khan …

WEB DESK July 4(ABC): The medical board’s report of ossification and dentition tests performed on Dua Zahra has stated her age as “nearest to 15-years”, said the lawyer representing the father of the teenager — who had gone missing from her Karachi residence in April but was later found to have married Zaheer Ahmed in Lahore. A 10-member medical board …

ISLAMABAD, July 3(ABC): After predicting heavy rains across the country, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Sunday revised its forecast, saying the “intensity of current monsoon system has weakened”. The Met office said the epicentre of the monsoon system has moved to southwest of Karachi in the Arabian Sea. The PMD said in a weather update that rainfall with strong …

ISLAMABAD, July 3(ABC): Basic health facilities are as inevitable for the human beings as bread and butter and every government across the world ensures healthcare system compatible to its population growth and needs of the people. Provision of better health facilities is also imperative to create a strong and productive nation as it paves way for a strong economy and …

KARACHI, July 3(ABC): Following the lifting of restrictions in Punjab, the Government of Sindh Sunday decided to revert the notification issued regarding time limitations for businesses on account of Eid ul Adha. According to a notification issued by the province’s home department, the restriction will come into effect once again from July 11. Earlier in June, the Government of Sindh …

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Sunday announced a holiday of five days for Eidul Adha in the country. According to a notification from PM Office, Eidul Azha holidays will be observed from July 8 to 12.

WEB DESK, July 3(ABC): Customers at a market in Pakistan said on Friday, July 1, that they were struggling to buy sacrificial cattle for the upcoming Eidul Adha festival amid skyrocketing prices after the country’s inflation rate hit a 13-year high. “Last year, I made a deal in just one hour. Today, I have been wandering here since the morning …

ISLAMABAD, July 3(ABC): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader and Provincial Minister Malik Ahmed Khan on Sunday said that Pakistan has no threat of any foreign conspiracy but Imran Khan’s internal conspiracy. Addressing a press conference alongside PML-N leader Attaullah Tarar, Malik Ahmed Khan while lashing out at the PTI Chairman said that Imran Khan started hurling insults against the institutions after …

ISLAMABAD, July 3(ABC): Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has asserted that the federal government has provided security to former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan amid threats. Talking to media he said that Imran Khan and other PTI members have been provided security amid threats during the ongoing PTI’s power show at Parade Ground, Islamabad. Rana Sanaullah further …

QUETTA, July 3(ABC): At least 19 passengers died and 15 others were injured after a bus fell into a gorge in Dana Sar near Sherani district on Sunday. According to details, a bus was on its way from Rawalpindi to Quetta when it met an accident in an area near Sherani district. The driver lost control over the steering due …

ISLAMABAD, July 2(ABC): Petroleum dealers association threatens to strike from July 18 if government does not increase profit, said association chairman Abdul Sami Khan on Saturday. Petrol pumps remains closed until government accepts demands. Government representatives neither know about anything nor they want to hear, said chairman, after increase in petrol we are going in lose instead of profit and …

ISLAMABAD, July 2(ABC):  A Chinese company will launch a new bus service in the southern city of Karachi on the lines of People’s Bus Service. The new bus service will consist of a fleet of 500 buses, which will reach the city in a four-month period, Gwadar Pro reported on Saturday. In this regard, Provincial Minister for Transport Sharjeel Inam …

ISLAMABAD, July 02 (ABC): The federal government has decided to shift public buildings to solar energy amid the energy crisis. The decision was taken during a meeting of the Task Force on Solar Energy. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired the meeting, which was also attended by Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb. In a statement, the Information …

LAHORE, July 2(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday inquired after the health of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chairman and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. The JUI-F chief is undergoing treatment at Lahore’s Ittefaq Hospital. PM Shehbaz visited the PDM chairman in hospital and presented him a bouquet of flowers. During the meeting, Shehbaz Sharif expressed his best …

LAHORE, July 2(ABC): Former president and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday met Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain in Lahore. During the meeting, the PML-Q chief expressed condolences over sad demise of Asif Zardari’s mother. Federal ministers Chaudhry Salik Hussain and Chaudhry Shaffay Hussain and Tariq Bashir Cheema also offered condolences to the …

PESHAWAR, July 2(ABC): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s close associate and former DFO Musa Khan on Saturday was acquitted by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court from the charges of possessing assets in excess of his income. The NAB had arrested Musa Khan in 2020 in an assets beyond income case. The court while passing judgment on the …

ISLAMABAD, July 2(ABC): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday made it clear to the Punjab government that the violation of the code of conduct during the by-elections 2 constituencies of the province will not be tolerated. It may be recalled that by-elections in 20 constituencies will be held in the province on July 17 for which PML-N and …

WEB DESK, July 2(ABC): Security forces gunned down three terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan’s general area Ghulam Khan Kalay, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. The military’s media wing, in a statement, said the operation was conducted on reported presence of terrorists and these terrorists were involved in terror activities against security forces. according to …

ISLAMABAD, July 2(ABC): The federal government has notified an increase of 15 per cent and 5 per cent in salaries and pensions, respectively, of all government employees with effect from July 1, after merging five ad hoc allowances since 2016 into the basic pay scales. A notification issued by the finance ministry on Friday said that the raise took its …

ISLAMABAD, July 2(ABC): Former Senate chairman and senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Raza Rabbani took strong exception on Friday to “the superior judiciary, as interference in the internal proceedings” of parliament and provincial assemblies. In a statement, Rabbani said that the country’s ruling elite had rendered parliament redundant and reduced the provincial assemblies to mere rubber stamps. He warned …

LAHORE, July 2(ABC): Pakistan Railways announced three special Eid trains to facilitate the extra passengers travelling home to celebrate Eidul Azha. According to the PR schedule issued on Friday, the first Eid special train will operate on July 8 from Quetta to Peshawar via Lahore. The second Eid special train will operate between Karachi and Lahore on the same day. …

KARACHI, July 2(ABC): A court in Karachi has rejected plea of Dua Zehra’s father, Mehdi Ali Kazmi to change the investigation officer of the case. According to details, the Judicial Magistrate court Karachi east dismissed Mehdi Ali Kazmi’s plea to change the investigation officer saying the C class report of the IO has not been accepted yet. The court said …

LAHORE, July 2(ABC): The fresh increase in the petroleum products prices by the government has been challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday. The petition, filed by Advocate Azhar Siddique said that federal government increased prices of petroleum products without approval of federal cabinet. The petitioner pleaded with the court to reject the order on the hike.

WEB DESK, July 2(ABC): With the continuous rise in the prices of petroleum products, the country has witnessed a decline in the consumption of fuel during the last month, reported. In a bid to strike a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the incumbent government has removed fuel subsidies and jacked up the fuel prices for a third time in 36 days. …