KARACHI: Two persons, including an 11-year-old boy, died of rabies in the metropolis within two days, as more than 30,000 dog-bite cases have been reported in the city this year. The 24-year-old Shahryar, a resident of Qayyumabad, died of rabies encephalitis at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) on Thursday, while an 11-year-old boy from Sanghar … Read more

Security forces pictured during a patrol. — FILE PHOTO RAWALPINDI: Security forces, in coordination with police, killed 49 terrorists in a series of “high-tempo” intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan over the past few days, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. According to the military’s media wing, the operations were conducted … Read more

ISLAMABAD: The government and opposition traded barbs in the National Assembly on Friday over the hospital transfer and health of former prime minister Imran Khan. The opposition accused the government of undermining a Supreme Court order as the government insisted there was no serious cause for concern about Imran’s health. The National Assembly session, presided … Read more

STARK CONTRAST: Compared to Qesco’s losses of Rs82 billion, Fesco suffered just Rs1 billion distribution loss and despite that it is the top priority for privatisation. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Two new buyers have shown interest in the privatisation of Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco), an efficient electricity distributor, in addition to nine bidders, who are … Read more