PESHAWAR, June 05(ABC): A writ was filed in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Saturday against Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan, seeking court’s assistance to restrain the KP CM from using irresponsible statements and force of the chief minister for political purposes. The writ stated that the KP CM had claimed to use KP force in the next long …

SWAT, June 05(ABC): Earthquake tremors were felt in Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and its environs on Saturday. According to details, tremors were felt in Swat district and surrounding areas of Malakand division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The earthquake had a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter scale and it’s depth was 191 km. The epicenter was reported below the Hindu …

ISLAMABAD, June 05(ABC): PPP Senator Raza Rabbani Saturday expressed reservations over the federal government’s decision to ask the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to act as the Special Vetting Agency (SVA) for verifying and screening all public officials before they are inducted, posted, appointed, or promoted. In a statement, the former Senate chairman said a comprehensive law for the vetting of civil servants …

SHANGLA, June 04(ABC): Four people died after a fire broke out in Chakesar Mountains in Shangla two days ago. As per details, along with 3 women, 4 people died while nearby houses also caught the fire. Last month, pine (Chilgozha) and olive forests in Sherani district of Balochistan caught fire and was put out after the efforts of two weeks. …

LAHORE, June 04(ABC): Punjab Government spokesperson Ata Tarar on Saturday announced that provincial government has cancelled fuel quota for its ministers. Talking to media persons in Lahore, Attaullah Tarar said that all minsters will buy petrol themselves for their cars even for official use. He further said that Punjab government has also decided to strictly monitor border of the province …

ISLAMABAD, June 04(ABC): Former prime minister and senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday said they are not interested in filing a treason case against PTI Chairman Imran Khan. His statement came a day after a special committee meeting of the cabinet had deliberated over filing treason cases against Imran Khan and other PTI leaders in connection with the …

ISLAMABAD, June 04(ABC): With power shortfall surging to 6,775 megawatts, all nine power distribution companies (Discos) on Saturday started observing hours-long forced loadshedding urban and rural areas across the country. According to sources, the total demand for electricity in the country is 26,775MW while 5,219MW electricity is being generated from water and government thermal plants are generating 1,284 megawatts of …

QUETTA, June 04(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday was dismayed at the development lag in Gawadar and vowed to work on “war footings” for the port city. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Gwadar Eastbay Expressway, the prime minister said the Gwadar Airport has not been completed since its foundation back in 2017-18. The premier lamented that Chinese President Xi Jinping …

ISLAMABAD, June 04(ABC: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari wrote a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to apprise him of the circumstances of Yasin Malik’s conviction in a manifestly-dubious and politically-motivated case filed by the Indian National Investigation Agency, his chronic ailment and the ruthless treatment meted out to him in Indian jails. It is worth …

LAHORE, June 04(ABC): A week after the failure of a PTI sit-in plan on the call of Chairman Imran Khan, the party’s Punjab President Shafqat Mehmood resigned from the post over “health-related” issues. The PTI Punjab leadership remained under criticism for its inability to put up a solid power show in Islamabad, which was also considered a moral defeat of …