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LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched a manhunt to apprehend the suspects in the Lahore motorway gang rape case after having identified both of them “using scientific evidence”. Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar announced a reward of Rs2.5 million for each of the suspects if information leading to their arrest …

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz has tested positive for novel coronavirus and he has been suffering from fever for the last three days. “In view of his deteriorating health, he should be shifted from the Kot Lakhpat …

A soldier was martyred on Saturday in a improvised explosive device attack in North Waziristan, the military’s media wing said. According to Inter-Services Public Relations, the device exploded near a security forces check post on Boya Road in Miranshah. “Sepoy Sajid, [aged] 33 years embraced shahadat,” said ISPR. It added …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday voiced support for China on resumption of ‘Code of Conduct’ (CoC) negotiations in South China Sea. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, while virtually participating in the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Regional Forum (ARF), reaffirmed “Pakistan’s support for the ongoing negotiations of Code of …

TAXILA: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Saturday said the government would take all opposition parties on board for legislation related to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) before convening a joint session of parliament to pass the bills. Talking to mediapersons in Wah, Mr Qaiser said political parties would …

GWADAR: A Baloch nationalist leader, who remained affiliated with a resistance movement for over 20 years, has announced abandoning the armed struggle against the state and joining mainstream politics. Master Salem Baloch along with some other people of his group vowed to work for the betterment of the country and …

ISLAMABAD: As outrage against the motorway gang-rape is intensifying by the day, Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed has been requested to initiate suo motu proceedings to fix responsibility for failing to protect the victim and her two children. The request has been made by a lawyer, Mariam Farid Khawaja, …

KARACHI: At least four people were killed and seven injured after a fire broke out in a three-storey building in the city’s Hijrat Colony area on Saturday. According to rescue sources, five people, including two women and a child, were evacuated from the building. One person — who jumped from …

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday “requested” the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led federal government and Pakistan Peoples Party’s government in Sindh to “maintain the cooperative atmosphere” for at least next three years, which would see the spending of a massive Rs1.1 trillion package for development in Karachi. The president sounded confident …

LAHORE: Inspector General of Punjab Police Inam Ghani on Saturday dismissed reports that a suspect in the Lahore motorway rape case had been arrested, terming them as incorrect. “News on the arrest of a suspect on TV channels and social media are incorrect,” said IGP Ghani, adding that he would …