Khyber: Pakistan-Afghan Torkham border has been closed for three days from today (Friday).

Torkham border will be closed from May 17 to 19. The border will remain closed for foot traffic for three days while the border will remain open for export, and import cargo vehicles.

Officials have said that since the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) immigration authorities are moving their system to new offices, the border has been closed. The Pak-Afghan border will be fully operational from Monday.

Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Friday said that Elite Force is also the initiative of Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif.

The passing out parade ceremony of Elite Force Punjab was held at Bedian Training Center in Lahore, which was attended by Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz as a special guest.

Members of the provincial cabinet and Inspector General (IG) Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar also participated in the ceremony, while the Chief Minister Punjab also inspected the parade.

Later Maryam Nawaz while addressing the passing out parade ceremony of Elite Force Punjab stated: “I am happy as much as your family is happy by participating in the passing out parade. 800 successful candidates are standing in front of me including women, I congratulate all the achievers”.

She added that she was encouraged to see passing out as Chief Minister. ‘I am one of you, I have come wearing your uniform, this is not a uniform, it is a national service that not many people get the privilege to perform.  The excellent performers also include 70 women. I will also send cash prizes to the best performers’.

Maryam Nawaz further said that the parents trusted their girls, and devoted them to the service of the country, the girls of the elite force will stand by the side of the boys and perform their duties.

The Chief Minister of Punjab also stated that parents send their children to the field to be martyred. What kind of emotion would it be that a young man puts himself to the field for martyrdom? 85 officers of the elite force have been martyred. I pay my respects to the martyrs of all forces. The Quran says that martyrs are alive.

She further added that the IG Punjab is bringing positive changes in the police department. ‘I assure the IG Punjab that there will be no reduction in resources. The budget required by the IG Punjab will be provided by the Punjab government. Eight state-of-the-art thermal imaging cameras have been given to Punjab. The time is not far when we will wash the stains on the police. The time is not far when people will sleep peacefully at home.

Islamabad: After the photo of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan was leaked in yesterday’s hearing, a ban on carrying mobile phones has been imposed in the premises of Supreme Court.

According to the details, the court staff also stopped the clerks and lawyers from carrying mobile phones.

Journalists are already banned from taking mobile phones into the courtroom.

It is pertinent to note that yesterday, during the hearing of the case related to amendments in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) law, the founding chairman of PTI and former Prime Minister Imran Khan was presented in the Supreme Court as a petitioner through a video link.

The Supreme Court administration had started an investigation on the issue of the picture going viral. According to police, the administration directed the staff to identify the person who made the picture viral by checking the CCTV footage. Police will take action against the person who made the picture viral. The photo was taken in violation of the courtroom rules.

The trial was not televised live, and the reason for this was not explained, while the previous hearing of the same case was televised.