Eight of a family killed in Punjab road accident

At least eight members of a family were killed as truck collided with a car on the Indus Highway near Rojahn in south Punjab on Sunday.Police and rescue teams were dispatched to the spot who shifted the injured to a nearby hospital where eight people succumbed to injuries.Victim family belonged to Sindh.According to police, one male, four females and three children were among dead.The truck driver was shifted to the hospital in critical condition.The accident occurred when an over speeding truck rammed into a car.

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Khursheed Shah says Bilawal's arrest can plunge country into chaos

ISLAMABAD: PPP leader Khursheed Shah on Sunday warned the government against arresting Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and said that any such move could plunge the country into chaos.Speaking to the media, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan wants to create crisis and uncertainty, claiming that the premier  was being used to do the work that no other politician has done."They have done nothing except for arresting politicians," he said of PTI government.He said it takes a heart to arrest Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and ruled out any such possibility, but in the same breadth expressed concern that anything could be expected from the incumbent government.Answering a question, he said imposing governor's rule in Sindh is not possible since there is  no room for it in the constitution. "Only martial law can impose governor's rule after suspending constitution," he said, adding that there was no need of an in-house change in Sindh.He said all the cases against PPP leadership were made on the basis of assumptions.The veteran politician said constitution provides guarantees a strong federation and the country's security would be in jeopardy if the constitution was altered.Shah said  efforts were being made to bring one-party system in the country by undermining other political parties.

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Pakistan foreign minister visits Qatar to discuss Afghan peace process

DOHA:  Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday  arrived in Qatar on one day official visit during which he would discuss Afghan peace process and overall situation in the region, according to a statement posted on ruling party's Twitter account. He was received by high officials of the Qatri Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Pakistan Embassy in Doha.Qureshi was due to  meet Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud.According to the statement, the foreign minister is expected to discuss the Afghan peace process, bilateral relations and other important regional and global issues.

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Sindh politics: Imran Khan steps in

ISLAMABAD: Following the damning JIT report which accused the top PPP leadership of being involved in money laundering, PM Imran Khan has stepped in and discussed the current situation with party leaders in Sindh.On Saturday, the PM telephoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPA Ali Gohar Khan Mahar in presence of Governor Imran Ismail. The lawmaker from Ghotki apprised the prime minister on the fast evolving political situation and invited him to visit the province at earliest.PM Imran expressed concerns and accepted the invitation to visit Sindh soon. During the visit, the premier will meet the important political leaders, it was decided.The ruling party has started holding intra-party meetings and contacting allied parties to bring about a change in the Sindh government after appearance of Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah’s name in the JIT report of the money laundering and fake bank accounts case.The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday discussed the latest political situation in the province with Governor Imran Ismail.According to some media reports, Prime Minister Imran Khan had decided to send Fawad to Sindh to take the party leadership and other allies into confidence on the current political situation. However, there is no formal word from the federal government or the minister himself about his proposed visit to Sindh shortly. The minister was not available for comments.

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'Such is the strength behind us': Rickshaw driver offers free rides to Pak army soldiers

A social media user on Saturday posted a picture of a rickshaw driver offering free rides to Pakistan Army solders.A caption that accompanied the pictures of the rickshaw driver and the three-wheeler said people cannot be stopped from loving their armed forces. Rickshaw driver Mahmood Jan (right) posing for picture.The user also tagged military spokesman  Major Genera Asif Ghafoor who in  his reply from his personal Twitter account identified  the rickshaw driver as Mahmood Jan, a resident of Lahore . "Thanks to Mahmood Jan the Rikshaw Driver from Lahore for his love and respect. Such is the strength and motivation behind us. #LongLivePakistan," said Major General Asif Ghafoor.

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President Alvi apologises after neighbors undergo security checks outside Karachi mosque

Multiple facebook and Twitter posts have shared a video which claims to show a large number of people undergoing security check ups before entering a mosque where President of Pakistan was offering prayers."Arif Alvi sahib has come to mosque to offer prayers," claims a man waiting in a long queue outside the mosque."Even in Khana Ka'aba we don't go like that," says another while a man who is not visible in the video is heard saying that President Arif Alvi lives nearby.President respondsReacting to criticism , President Arif Alvi has said he offered Friday prayer at a mosque in Bahadurabad and had no idea what  was happening outside.Preside of Pakistan Arif Alvi has tendered an apology for causing inconvenience to his neighbors-File photo He said from pictures he came to know that people had to form queue as part of security arrangements."I apologise to my neighbors for inconvenience ," Jang  newspaper's website quoted him as saying.  

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The year of Zainab: Pakistan was jolted awake by the abuse of its children, but is that enough?

She stood by the footpath, her shoulders slouched because of the heavy bag she was carrying. I was waiting at the traffic signal in my car and something about her caught my attention. She was a fine kid, probably 10 or 11-years-old, and was coming from the school adjacent to where my car was stopped. She had two pigtails tied with blue ribbons, and yet her face was very tense. It had an unpleasant, don’t-mess-with-me expression, while her body language could best be described as stiff. Every woman reading this knows the expression, because it never goes away. We are taught to ...

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