<p>QUETTA: District and Sessions Judge Abdul Hakeem Kakar and his guard were gunned down on Thursday, while another judge was among two injured when they came under attack while heading to Mastung, officials said.</p> <p>Judge Kakar and Additional Sessions Judge Tariq Lashari were on their way to Mastung from Quetta when unknown armed men attacked the vehicles they were in, Balochistan Home Department’s aide Babar Yousafzai told <em>Dawn</em>.</p> <p>The armed men targeted Kakar and others at

<p>RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir on Thursday said the consistent efforts of the security forces and law enforcement agencies, backed by the steadfast support of the people, would bring lasting peace to Balochistan.</p> <p>Addressing participants of the 20th National Workshop Balochistan at the General Headquarters, he underscored that foreign-sponsored proxies had persistently sought to fuel violence, undermine stability and dis

<p><strong>• Justice Minhas rules against enforcement of Dubai decree<br>• Judgement notes criminal findings do not bind civil courts, calls for balance between global and local principles</strong></p> <p>ISLAMABAD: Dismissing a petition filed by the Gulf-based arm of a major technology company, the Islamabad High Court stresses the need to strike a balance between the principle of international comity and the protections afforded by domestic law when enforcing foreign courts’ decrees.</p>

<p><strong>• Flood Forecasting Division warns flows may rise further by July 25 amid new monsoon spell<br>• Urban flooding likely in parts of Punjab, KP and Balochistan</strong></p> <p>LAHORE: The Chenab River continued to remain in a<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2017067"> high-flood state </a>on Thursday as torrential rains lashed held Kashmir and several parts of Punjab.</p> <p>“The water level in the Chenab River at Marala and Khanki has subsided to medium flood. However, the river

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea in a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Such actions are unacceptable, violate international law, threaten...

Flash floods, landslides damage roads, vehicles, crops and houses Villages inundated as Punjab records heavy rainfall Chenab flows surge at Marala, Khanki, Qadirabad as India released excess water PESHAWAR/LAHORE: At least 37 people have died in...

The government on Wednesday increased the price of petrol by Rs6.39 and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs7.83 per litre to pass on the impact of fluctuating global prices following renewed regional hostilities in the Persian Gulf. Following the...