US president secretly switched planes in Turkey amid security concerns, official says WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump secretly slipped out of Turkey last month on an alternate military plane, which he boarded while hidden inside a catering truck, as part of an elaborate ruse prompted by an Iranian threat, according to a US official. The clandestine…

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti announced on Tuesday criticised a small extremist element attempting to push the Baloch people into a futile conflict through violence. He stressed that destroying infrastructure, bridges, and commercial transport directly harms the livelihood and progress of the local Baloch community. He said that the Balochistan government will…

LAHORE: Punjab has recorded a decline in the prevalence of stunting among children from 36 per cent in 2018 to 27%, while wasting has dropped from 15% to 10%. However, the fact that more than one in four children still remain stunted keeps infant feeding and maternal nutrition high on the provincial health agenda. The…

The months-long dispute between the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) and the contractor of the city’s only parking plaza reached the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday, which suspended an Additional Sessions Judge’s decision ordering the return of possession of the parking plaza to the contractor. Following criticism over the handling of the parking plaza issue,…

. Saudi authorities are using drones to track and apprehend violators of Hajj regulations. PHOTO: PIXABAY ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf has announced that the government has fixed the Hajj package at Rs1.2 million for the 40-day scheme and Rs1.3 million for the short Hajj scheme lasting 20 to 25 days. The…

SLOW PACE: The government’s external debt rose from Rs23.4 trillion to Rs24.2 trillion – a jump of Rs783 billion – which was lower than previous trends due to the appreciation of the rupee against the US dollar in the last fiscal year. PHOTO:FILE ISLAMABAD: The federal government’s debt, excluding loans from the International Monetary Fund…

A picture of Advocate Jibran Nasir. — PHOTO VIA X KARACHI: Lawyer Jibran Nasir has alleged serious negligence in the investigation into the murder of Mir Raza, questioning the handling of key evidence including the victim’s smart watch, the guesthouse DVR and his mobile phone, and demanding a criminal inquiry against three police officers. Speaking…