ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman urged parliament on Wednesday to hold a dialogue with the “people of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” to address their security concerns. Fazl’s suggestion comes amid a precarious security situation in Balochistan after the deadly terrorist attacks on August 26 and discontent over the enforced disappearances issue. Terrorist attacks across the country surged …

ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad district and sessions court on Wednesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur in connection with a 2016 case, in which he was accused of carrying alcohol and unlicensed weapons. On July 29, Civil Judge Shaista Khan Kundi summoned Gandapur for recording his testimony in the case. Judge Shaista had directed …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday ordered Inspector General of Police (IG) Dr Akbar Nasir Khan to submit a final report in the case of Faizan Usman’s alleged abduction in court by September 10. According to the petition, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, filed in the IHC by Usman’s father for his recovery, the victim …

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declined to share the requisite information on election expenses and other financial matters to a Senate panel, pointing out that being an independent body, it was out of the standing committee’s purview under the constitution. The agenda set for Senate’s standing committee on parliamentary affairs for its Tuesday meeting included a comprehensive …

Netanyahu instructs army to prepare to distribute humanitarian aid in Gaza, instead of international organizations, Israeli media says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked concerns about a possible reoccupation of the Gaza Strip and a return to military rule, a significant shift since the 2005 withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave. These concerns were intensified by Netanyahu’s insistence on maintaining …

The government and the PTI on Wednesday urged Balochistan National Party-Mengal chief Akhtar Mengal on Wednesday to take back his resignation as an MNA and continue to be a voice for Balochistan in the National Assembly. Mengal resigned from the National Assembly a day ago citing frustration and lack of freedom in parliament as well as the apathy of lawmakers towards …

The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee on Wednesday announced that the Rabiul Awwal moon was not sighted, therefore, the Islamic month will commence on September 6 (Friday), and Eid-i-Miladun Nabi is set to fall on September 17. The announcement was made after a meeting of the committee presided over by Chairman Abdul Khabeer Azad in Islamabad. Religious scholars from all schools of …

In the southwest of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, stands the headquarters building of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). This is the first well-equipped disease control center with modernized office and laboratory conditions on the African continent, serving as a symbol of friendship and collaboration between China and Africa. Headquarters Building Phase I Project of …

The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will be held in Beijing from Sept. 4 to 6. The China-Africa friendship and partnership has been built up through various channels, with infrastructure and job creation standing at the forefront. Earlier this month, Tang Wenhong, China’s assistant minister of commerce, explained that Chinese companies have created 1.1 million jobs …

In the early morning at a flower farm in Kenya, freshly harvested roses, with dewdrops clinging to their petals, were ready to be shipped. In 48 hours, they would be put onto the shelves of the Hunan Gaoqiao Grand Market, Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province half a world away. At the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on …