RAIWAIND, July 10(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered the Eid ul Azha prayers at his family residence in Jati Umra on Sunday. The prime minister along with Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shehbaz, Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar and other people prayed for the prosperity of the country and the unity of Muslim community across the globe. Earlier in his Eid message, …

ISLAMABAD, Jul 18(ABC): Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood on Monday urged the Afghan government to address the international community’s expectations regarding inclusivity, respect for the rights, including girls’ education; and effective counter-terrorism measures. The foreign secretary, in a meeting with China’s Special Envoy on Afghanistan Ambassador Yue Xiaoyong, also stressed the importance of de-freezing of Afghanistan’s foreign reserves. He also called …

KARACHI, July 18(ABC): Former convener of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Farooq Sattar on Monday decided to contest as an independent candidate in the by-elections from Karachi’s NA-245 constituency. Addressing a media in Karachi, Sattar claimed that he was defeated in the 2018 general elections by planning. “MQM-P brothers did not remember me for four years and puppets cannot do politics,” …

ISLAMABAD, July 9(ABC): The electricity shortfall in the country has reached up to 6,300 MW with total power generation hovers around 21,700 MW, and total demand stands at 28,000 MW — necessitating prolonged power outages across the country. According to the power division, at least 5,900 MW of electricity is being generated from water, whereas, the government’s thermal plants are …

LAHORE, July 9(ABC): The Lahore High Court (LHC) Saturday approved the bail of anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan in a case registered against him in Punjab’s Chakwal city. A local court in Attock granted relief to the journalist in the early hours of Thursday, where it dismissed a treason case against him and ordered Khan’s immediate release. But the relief was …

ISLAMABAD, July 18 (ABC): Monsoon-rain Rresponse Teams have been set on high alert in Gwadar, says a report  on Monday. To review the situation resulting from the recent monsoon rain-related incidents and safety measures regarding the expected widespread windstorms with heavy falls, Chairman Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Qambarani along with Commissioner Gwadar Captain Jami Ahmad (retired) on Saturday visited …

KARACHI, July 18(ABC): Sindh Home Department has allowed the police to recover Dua Zehra and arrest her ‘husband’ Zaheer Ahmed in the alleged kidnapping case. Teenage girl Dua Zehra went missing from her house in Karachi on April 16 and later surfaced and announced to marry Zaheer in Lahore. The home department in its letter, has issued orders to the …

RAWALPINDI, Jul 18 (ABC) :The District Health Authority(DHA) had issued 2,299 notices and imposed a fine of Rs 419,500 to various violators for not following anti-dengue SOPs from January 1 to date. District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC) Dr Sajjad Mehmood, while giving details of the punitive actions, informed that the DHA had registered 114 FIRs, sealed 130 premises, …

ISLAMABAD, July 9(ABC): Four hours of continuous rain overnight in Islamabad left the city largely submerged, reported early Saturday morning. Sector H13 of Islamabad was particularly flooded due to the heavy rain, with water entering the basements of buildings in the neighbourhood. People incurred millions of rupees worth of damages and rescue teams could not enter the area to aid …

ISLAMABAD, July 9(ABC): Following the return of the first batch of Pakistani students to China, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has started registering “remaining students” who wish to resume their on-campus in China, says a report on Saturday. The first batch of 90 Pakistani students studying in Chinese universities returned to China via a special chartered flight on June 19-20. They …