<p>Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police on Wednesday said that 26 personnel were martyred this year during incidents of unrest as they accused the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2005462"><u>proscribed</u></a> Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) of deliberately targeting law enforcement agencies (LEAs).</p> <p>Addressing a press conference, AJK police spokesperson and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Riaz Mughal said that members of the proscribed JAAC were “martyring and injuring range

<p>The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Wednesday issued a summons notice to journalist Asad Ali Toor for an inquiry into alleged dissemination of false information by him.</p> <p>The notice, available with <em>Dawn</em>, named the state as the complainant against Toor for “alleged dissemination, transmission and/or public exhibition of false/fake information”. It was issued on a complaint filed under Section 26A (punishment for false and fake information) of the Preventi

<p>Security forces have killed 32 terrorists during operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan over the last 24 hours, the military’s media affairs wing said in a statement released on Wednesday.</p> <p>The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said “comprehensive joint operations” were carried out in various parts of the two provinces, in continuation of action against the “terrorists nexus of India-sponsored <em>Fitna-al-Khawarij</em> and <em>Fitna-al-Hindustan</em>”.</p> <p>T

<p>SWAT: A policeman has been martyred and four terrorists have been killed during an ongoing operation in Swat’s Matta tehsil, police and security said on Wednesday.</p> <p>An initial statement issued by Swat police spokesperson Nasir Iqbal Karimi said Elite Force Constable Gulfam had embraced martyrdom while “bravely fighting the terrorists” on Tuesday night during the operation.</p> <p>Later, security sources said four terrorists had also been killed in the operation, while the operatio

<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the government’s vision for national digitalisation aims to provide citizens access to all public facilities under a single digital identity.</p> <p>Chairing a review meeting in Islamabad on the implementation of a national-level integrated digital policy framework, PM Shehbaz said that implementing this vision in line with modern-day demands held “key importance” in forming an integrated society, according to a statement issued by th

<p>Parts of Punjab and Islamabad received rain on Wednesday morning, marking the onset of a fresh monsoon spell in the country just as a previous one that caused <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2019165">flooding</a> in several areas of Punjab and over 100 deaths ended.</p> <p>As of 11am, one injury in a rain-related incident in Punjab’s provincial capital, Lahore, was reported during the new rain spell.</p> <p>According to Rescue 1122, a 25-year-old man was injured in a roof collapse incide

<p>The government on Wednesday increased the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs2.24 per litre, while reducing that of petrol by a meagre 75 paisas.</p> <p>Following the revision, HSD will retail at Rs390.62 per litre, while petrol will cost Rs335.06 per litre. The Petroleum Division’s notification said the new prices would be applicable for July 30 (Thursday).</p> <iframe id="raw-html-6a6a596deb859" class="raw-html-embed" style="width: 100%; min-height: 50px; max-height: 100vh; border: non

<p>LAHORE: At least 22 <em>mouzas</em> (villages) in Multan district have been submerged under three to four feet of floodwater from the River Chenab, forcing thousands of residents to move to safer places, while standing crops over large tracts have also been damaged, according to the district administration’s latest flood situation report.</p> <p>The report compiled by the assistant commissioners, available with <em>Dawn</em>, said the district has 545 mouzas, of which 138 are flood-prone.</

<p>ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Wednesday restricted Islamic banks from imposing abayas on their female staff, and called for following a modest national dress code for all irrespective of gender.</p> <p>A meeting of the panel, presided over by Senator Saleem H. Mandviwalla, took up complaints regarding dress code instructions at certain banks, particularly those running Islamic operations.</p> <p>Senator Dr Zarqa Suharwardy Taimur informed the committee tha

PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari continued his tirade against the PML-N an ally of his party in the Centre on Wednesday, reiterating his allegations in the first phase of Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections and demanding re-polling. Addressing a...