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 …