An election tribunal on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by PTI senior leader Dr Yasmin Rashid challenging PML-N President Nawaz Sharif’s victory from Lahore’s NA-130 in the 2024 general elections. In April last year, she filed a petition in the election tribunal against the three-time former premier through her lawyers, Ahmed Awais and Rana Mudassar. […]
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Court rejects Dr. Yasmin Rashid’s bail pleas in May 9 cases
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr. Yasmin Rashid’s bail applications in two May 9 cases. Judge Manzar Ali Gul heard the bail pleas, stating they were ineffective after the court’s verdicts. Dr. Yasmin had filed bail requests in cases related to the Shadman police station and Rahat Bakery protests. […]
Breathing trouble lands PTI’s Yasmin Rashid in hospital
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Yasmin Rashid was shifted to Services Hospital in Lahore after her health worsened in jail, her lawyer confirmed on Tuesday. According to Advocate Rana Mudassir, Dr Rashid experienced severe breathing difficulties and abdominal pain, prompting her immediate transfer to the emergency department of the hospital. He added that she was […]
Dr Yasmin asks people not to worry about expiry of Sehat Cards
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that now people should not worry about the expiry of the Sehat Sahulat Cards and treatment facility through the cards. She was jointly presiding over a meeting with Chairperson Ehsaas Programme Dr. Sania Nishtar at the Chief Minister’s House here on Friday, to review the measures […]
COVID-19: Logistics, coordination challenges disrupt vaccine supply in Pakistan
KARACHI/LAHORE: Pakistan on Tuesday faced a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines due to lack of coordination among government bodies, coupled with a disruption in supply from China, The News reported. Officials in the federal government said that the task of procuring the vaccines had been assigned to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) while the National […]
Punjab to block SIM cards of those who refuse vaccination
LAHORE : The Punjab government has put forward a proposal to block entry of non-vaccinated persons in shopping malls, restaurants, parks, government offices including blocking the mobile SIM cards. “Final decision has been taken to block the mobile SIM cards of people not getting vaccinated,” Punjab Specialised Healthcare Department spokesman Syed Hammad Raza said. The […]
Punjab to strictly enforce lockdown, to restrict movement on Eid
The Punjab government has decided to strictly enforce the lockdown to restrict movement of people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and take action against violators as per law as part of its efforts to contain spread of coronavirus. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting at the Civil Secretariat in Lahore to review […]