ISLAMABAD, Oct 14(ABC): President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday approved Presidential Iqbal Awards of years 2015-20 in recognition of the literary and research work of three authors on the country’s national poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Muhammad Ikram Chughtai has been given presidential award on his book ‘Iqbal Aur Germany’ (Iqbal and Germany) authored in Urdu language. Dr Abdul Khaliq has …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 14(ABC): The Supreme Court on Friday said that the counting of votes against the party policy is a threat to the democratic system. The Supreme Court issued a detailed written decision on the interpretation of Article 63-A, the said decision was written by Justice Munib Akhtar, while the decision consists of 95 pages. In the written judgment issued …

MULTAN, Oct 14(ABC): Nishtar Medical University (NMU) Head of Anatomy Department, Dr Mariam Ashraf on Friday said that the impression about 500-5.000 dead bodies are being kept on the hospital’s rooftop is wrong. Professor Dr Mariam Ashraf said that such bodies which are being kept by the police in Nishtar Hospital, are abandoned and unidentifiable are kept on the rooftop …

LAHORE, Oct 14(ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Friday lashed out at his political opponents, saying that their [opponents] dream to topple the Punjab government would not come true. On the occasion of inaugurating the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at  the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institue (PKLI), CM Elahi slammed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and said that he …

ISLAMABAD Oct 14 (ABC): The newly appointed Chairman of Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Sardar Shahid Ahmad Laghari has ordered an inquiry into alleged nepotism and embezzlement in award of a tender worth Rs 50 million for procurement of certain non-food items for emergency response. According to the documents available with this scribe, a three-member committee has been constituted by …

BEIJING, Oct 13 (ABC): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is all set to start its direct weekly passenger flights on Beijing-Islamabad-Beijing route by end of October after an approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). At present, the national flag carrier is operating a weekly flight on Islamabad-Xian-Beijing-Islamabad sector. The PIA plane leaves Islamabad on Saturday and arrives in …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 13(ABC): Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday said incentivisation of consumers was guarantee to end single-time use plastics pollution as South Asian states owing to their large population sizes could not ensure large scale policing and penalisation. Addressing the inaugural session of the high-level national consultative event: “Plastic Free Rivers and Seas for South …

LAHORE, Oct 13(ABC): The newly elected Punjab Home Advisor, Omar Sarfraz Cheema on Thursday warned the political opponents of strict action, saying that the interference in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) long march is not acceptable. Talking exclusively to Dunya News, Punjab home advisor Omar Sarfraz said, “Taking the responsibility of the portfolio entrusted to me is a difficult task.” The …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 13(ABC): Federal interior ministry on Thursday filed a contempt of court application before the Supreme Court of Pakistan against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, requesting the apex court to implement its guidelines in the May 25 Dharna case. During the protest rally, the court had issued a verdict directing Imran to keep his party’s protest peaceful, and …

CHARSADDA, Oct 13(ABC): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of ruling parties, will defeat PTI chief Imran Khan in the upcoming by-elections. By-polls are set to take place on October 16 in various national and provincial assemblies’ constituencies. “October 16 will be the day of accountability for Imran Khan …