LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, Oct 1(ABC): Religious parties have rejected the transgender rights bill, while giving a deadline of October 7 to the federal government to withdraw it. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq said that if the government does not show seriousness, all religious parties will protest at Shuhada Mosque in Lahore along with a large crowd. Following a consultative meeting of religious …

N WAZIRISTAN, Oct 1(ABC): Pakistan has reported another case of poliovirus from the mountainous North Waziristan, taking this year’s tally of crippling disease to 20. According to Health Ministry officials confirmed Friday that poliovirus was detected in a ten-month-old baby in North Waziristan’s Union Council Ghulam Khan, an area located near the border of Afghanistan.. This is the 17th case …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 1(ABC): Mainly dry weather is likely to prevail in most parts of the country, while hot in central and southern parts of the country during the next twelve hours. However, rain with wind and thunderstorm is expected at isolated places in Potohar region, upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir. Temperatures of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty-one …

LAHORE, Oct 1(ABC): Pakistan has reported two deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,572,673. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,618 on Saturday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 75 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across …

Lahore, Oct 1(ABC): In a major relief for passengers, Pakistan Railway (PR) decided to resume train services from October 2 in phases in the country, which was halted across the country due to devastating floods, reported. Train operations were suspended after floods washed away many tracks in the country due to cataclysmic floods. More than 1500 people lost their lives as devastating rains shattered …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 1(ABC): The port city of Karachi has witnessed an “alarming increase” in street crime after the flash floods in parts of the country, Sindh Police officials said Friday. In a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior, the police officials said that half of the criminals caught by them belong to other parts of the country. The meeting …

Total amount of assistance has exceeded 644 million RMBs ($90 million) ISLAMABAD (ABC): Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan Nong Rong has said China has announced the biggest amount of assistance to Pakistan in the wake of devastating floods in the country. “China is the most reliable iron brother of Pakistan. Since the devastating floods occurred in Pakistan, among all countries China …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 30(ABC): Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was appointed as leader of the house in the Senate on Friday, according to a notification issued by the Senate Secretariat. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is also the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), appointed Dar to the post. Earlier this year, the premier had appointed federal law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar as …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 30 (ABC):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Attaullah Tarar Friday said that Imran’s propaganda against PML-N leadership and national institutions would be failed. “The PTI government has not been able to prove corruption charges against the Sharif family”, he said while talking to a private news channel. “Imran Khan wants to mislead the nation through its lies …

ISLAMABAD (ABC): Flagship Future World School & College H-11/4, Islamabad hosted a Student Council Investiture Ceremony 2022 in an effort to encourage young individuals to regularize Student body and become responsible citizens last day says a press release. The student council comprising of IGCSEs, AS & A Level vowed under oath that they will be active and responsible members of …