Pakistan

A major breakthrough has emerged in the Kohistan financial scandal in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as 10 accused individuals appeared before an accountability court and submitted applications to surrender assets valued at hundreds of millions of rupees.

Anti-mortem data and proof of presence aid identification of fire victims

MQM-P chief criticises PPP regime at PM laptop distribution event

Brother of PPP MPA accuses lawmaker, uncle of corruption in Rs5.5bn NAB probe

Family, community demand police action as killers remain at large

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Direct air travel between Pakistan and Bangladesh is set to resume today after a 14-year hiatus, marking a major step forward in bilateral relations between the two countries.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said Pakistan was committed to working closely with the European Union (EU) on mutually beneficial trade enhancement initiatives, especially through the GSP+ status. According to a handout by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), PM Shehbaz made these remarks while meeting the EU’s Ambassador to Pakistan Raimundas Karoblis, who called on him in Islamabad. According to the EU, GSP+ status is a special incentive awarded to developing countries to “pursue sustainable development and good governance” in exchange for cutting import duties to zero on two-thirds of the tariff lines of its exports. Governments with this status need to implement 27 international conventions on human rights, labour rights, good governance and the environment. According to the handout issued on Thursday, the premier welcomed the ambassador and reaffirmed “Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthen cooperation with the EU in all areas of mutual interest, particularly trade, investment, development,...

LAHORE: Police on Thursday arrested all three people nominated in the first information report (FIR) report registered after a woman and her minor daughter died after falling into an under-construction sewer line a day earlier. The FIR was filed by the woman’s father and named the construction project’s manager and safety management. The FIR — available with Dawn — was filed at the Bhatti Gate police station under Section 322 (manslaughter) of the Pakistan Penal Code. In the complaint, the deceased woman’s father stated that his son received a call from his son-in-law informing him about the incident. “Upon receiving this information, I, my son … my son-in-law … and my friend … reached Data Darbar at about 2:30am,” the complainant stated in the FIR. “There, my son-in-law … informed us that his wife … and his daughter … had fallen into the said manhole.” The FIR noted the woman’s husband added that her body had been recovered, but at the time, the daughter’s body was still missing. The complainant named three ...

Accused convicted in banned medicines case after forged death certificate exposed

Five students killed in road crash

CJ says trial court approval needed after bureau drops case

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Seeks asset details of 48 individuals, including current and former RDA DGs

Internet outages, power failures disrupt judicial processes across district courts

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