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LONDON: The London police on Tuesday arrested two drunk passengers from Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) Islamabad-bound flight from London at the Heathrow airport, ARY News reported. As per details, the ruckus was reported inside the PIA’s Islamabad bound flight no PK-786 at the Heathrow airport, when two drunk passengers exchanged punches. Taking notice of the complaints lodged by other on-board passengers, the crew informed the flight’s captain about the situation. The captain of the flight called police by contacting the Control Tower at the Heathrow airport. The passengers were taken into custody by the London police. According to the PIA’s spokesperson, both the passengers have been blacklisted, while the flight departed for Islamabad from the Heathrow airport after delay of an hour. Read more: 162 passengers stranded as Afghan officials stop PIA plane at Kabul airport Earlier on December 9, a passenger of a Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Islamabad-bound flight...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued directives to initiate scrutiny of educational degrees of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees and ordered the authorities to submit a report after completing the verification process, ARY News reported on Tuesday. The top court’s two-member bench headed by the Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed also issued notices to summon Attorney General, PIA managing director and chairman of Higher Education Commission (HEC) in the next hearing. During the hearing related to the case filed against possession of fake degrees by the PIA workers, the lawyer told the apex court that the employees have received educational degrees from a private university of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) without attending a single class. The lawyer added the employees had also received departmental promotions on the basis of such degrees. Read: SC dismisses review petitions of PIA employees in fake degrees case The top court’s judge remarked that [AJK’s] Al-Khair Uni...

LAHORE: Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan on Tuesday said that judiciary as an institution, is guarantor of the rights of citizens, ARY News reported. He was addressing full court reference at the high court premises in his honour on retirement, attended by judges and representatives of the lawyers bodies. “I am honoured to head the Lahore High Court, which is providing best justice to the people,” Justice Shamim Khan said. “After taking oath I had taken steps for prompt decisions on the cases pending in the high court,” Justice Shamim said. “Providing best infrastructure to the judiciary was my next priority,” the chief justice said . Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan retiring today after reaching the age of superannuation. Justice Mamnoon Sheikh, will take oath as the next chief justice of the high court on January 1st. He will work for just two months and 18 days in the office of the chief justice. Justice Qasim Khan will be the top ju...

KARACHI: Sindh education secretary Ahsan Ali Mangi rejected rumours of extending winter vacations for schools, saying that Tuesday is the last day of holidays as per schedule, ARY News reported. The Sindh’s Secretary School Education and Literacy Department, Ahsan Ali Mangi, clarified that no extension will be made in winter vacations for the educational institutions and schools will be reopened from January 1 (tomorrow). On December 19, the Sindh Education and Literacy Department had announced that all public and private education institutions in the province will remain closed for winter vacations from December 20 to December 31, 2019. Read: Today is the coldest day of Karachi this winter According to the notification issued by the Sindh government, all the educational institutes will reopen on January 1, 2020 (Friday). All schools, colleges, public or private, under the Education Department will reopen on January 1, read the notification. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), The Depart...

KARACHI: The Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations will remain closed in Sindh for consecutive 48 hours, as the gas crisis further deepen in Sindh, ARY News reported. The CNG stations were supposed to reopen today, but again the closure schedule has been changed by the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC). A SSGC spokesperson said that the decision has been taken owing to the shortage of gas in the system, adding that they were facing difficulties to meet the gas demand of domestic consumers. The CNG filling stations remained open for only four days in last 15 days of December. On the other hand, due to gas load shedding export orders in Karachi are being badly affected. Exporters Association said that all five Industrial Zones of the city have been closed due to gas load shedding. Read More:  Thousands rendered jobless amid ongoing CNG crisis, claims APCNGA Due to failure in completion of orders and no gas, a number of labourers have lost their jobs, said Exporters Association....

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Athar Minallah has given time to the federal government to build consensus with the opposition over the appointments of the two members in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), ARY News reported on Tuesday. The high court resumed the hearing of the case related to the appointments of ECP members on two seats as the secretary of the National Assembly (NA) sought 10 days for submitting its reply in the previous hearing. During the hearing, CJ IHC Justice Athar Minallah remarked every committee has powers to legislate own rulers. The lawyer representing the Speaker NA argued that the government has made mistake in the parliament, To this, Justice Minallah remarked parliament cannot make any mistake as it the institution representing 220 million nationals. Read: Judiciary being included in parliamentary affairs: CJ IHC on ECP appointments The lawyer sought more time for the parliamentary committee to legislate rul...

KARACHI: Police authorities have ordered the department to prepare a list of dangerous and dilapidated structures in city after a six-storey building collapsed in Karachi on Monday, ARY News reported. Additional IG Karachi Ghulam Nabi Memon in an official order to the DIGs and SSPs has directed them to prepare a list of dilapidated buildings in their concerned areas, sources said. The DSPs and SHOs have also been issued orders over the matter. The AIG has issued orders to police officers that the prepared list of dangerous buildings should also be dispatched to the deputy commissioners of concerned districts. Moreover, the list should also be provided to concerned departments and the security branch of the office, the order said. It is to be mentioned here that a building was tilted down on Monday at Ranchore Lane locality of the city area. The six-storey building was built after getting construction permit for ground plus one floor. According to the map, obtained by the ARY N...