Pakistan and Iraq have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of tourism, announced the Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson on Friday. The FO said that the MoU which was signed on January 19 signed by Iraq’s minister for culture, tourism and antiquities and the Pakistani ambassador in Iraq. “The MoU will promote and facilitate … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The opposition on Friday raised serious concerns over talks about a presidential form of government in the country. PML-N lawmaker Ahsan Iqbal, when given the floor by the speaker, criticised the concept of the presidential form of system about which talks are being circulated at the moment. “We do not need any enemy if … Read more
LAHORE: As a debate around a presidential system for Pakistan takes hold, Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar made it clear that there is no space for such a system in the country. He was talking to the beat reporters here in Lahore on Thursday at Governor House. Governor Sarwar, who spoke to reporters on various … Read more
KARACHI: Inspector General of Sindh Mushtaq Maher was castigated on Thursday by the Sindh High Court (SHC) for increasing street crimes, kidnaping and armed robberies in the province. The IG who had appeared before a two-member bench headed by Justice Aftab Ahmed Gorar in connection with a matter pertaining to payment of compensation to a … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday was informed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that nine Pakistani citizens are serving various sentences in Indian prisons while seven have been released from 2011 to 2015. The information was provided to a two-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro while hearing a petition seeking information … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the Czech Republic Tomas Smetanka called on Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu in his office, said a statement issued by the Pakistan Air Force. The visiting dignitary lauded the professionalism of PAF personnel and exceptional progress made by PAF over the years, especially through indigenization. … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Local Government Minister Mian Mahmood-ur-Rasheed announced on Wednesday that the local body elections will be held in the province on May 15. Addressing a function held at Punjab University in Lahore, the minister said that through direct local body elections every citizen would elect his or her own representative. “In the past, no … Read more
LAHORE: A sessions court on Tuesday directed customs officials to return Czech model Tereza Hluskova’s passport and other belongings. The court ruled that the mobile phones, wallets and identity cards were not the case property and should be given back to Teresa. Customs officials seized Teresa’s belongings at the time of her arrest. The Model … Read more
LAHORE: Lahore Development Authority (LDA) director general on Tuesday undertook before the Lahore High Court that the issue of giving alternate plot to former judge of the Supreme Court late Justice Syed Jamshed Ali Shah would be resolved soon. Justice Jamshed has been unable to get justice even two years after his death. As the … Read more
LAHORE: Hearing a petition against borrowing loans exceeding 60 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), the Lahore High Court on Tuesday directed the federal government to provide details of the country’s internal and external debts. Justice Shahid Karim issued this order on a petition filed by advocate Munir Ahmed challenging the decision not to … Read more
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa reiterated on Friday that said that it’s imperative to assist Afghanistan in averting a humanitarian crisis for regional peace and stability. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the COAS laid emphasis on Afghanistan when he met British High Commissioner Christian Turner at the GHQ … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad on Friday rejected his Indian counterpart’s “false claims and tendentious remarks” on SAARC and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). “India’s obstruction of the SAARC process was an established fact. Motivated by its partisan reasons, and acting in violation of charter provisions requiring exclusion of bilateral issues, … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh Government’s directorate of inspection and registration of private institutions on Friday strongly urged all schools in the province to make it mandatory for students and staff to be vaccinated. Director Private Institutions Sindh Dr Mansoob Hussain Siddiqui, in a notification, said that the government has taken this step to improve the health of … Read more
KARACHI: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Saman e Shifa Foundation (SSF) and Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) to integrate and make a collaboration links between the industry and academia for international standard medical devices and products. Registrar SSUET, Engr Cdre (retd) Syed Sarfraz Ali and Saman e Shifa … Read more
LAHORE: For the first time in the country’s history a female judge may get elevated to the Supreme Court, but the nomination of the jurist in question has been fiercely opposed by the legal fraternity. The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) in its meeting chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed on Thursday with … Read more
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Thursday approved the nomination of Justice Ayesha Malik as a Supreme Court judge. If approved, Justice Ayesha would become the first female judge of the apex court. State news broadcaster PTV tweeted that the JCP met under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed. The meeting was called … Read more
A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) C-130 carrying relief goods for the flood-affected areas of Gwadar landed at the Pasni airport, announced a PAF spokesperson on Thursday. “PAF C-130 aircraft carrying relief goods for the flood affected areas of Gwadar, Balochistan, landed at Pasni airport today,” said DG PR of PAF. than 39,860 pounds of relief … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail petition of a female accused arrested for Johar Town bomb blast. A two-member bench of the Lahore High Court headed by Justice Asjad Javed ruled on the bail application of accused Ayesha Bibi. The accused had approached the Lahore High Court for release from jail. … Read more
LAHORE: The chief officer of Punjab’s local government department has challenged his fourth transfer in eight months in the Lahore High Court. Justice Jawad Hassan of Lahore High Court heard the petition of Sardar Naseer Ahmed, chief officer, Grade 20. The petitioner argued that his transfer orders were issued four times in eight months without … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will hold a two-day “international seminar” on corruption from tomorrow onwards, announced the Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson on Wednesday. “An international seminar on the theme of “Combating Corruption – A Prerequisite for the full enjoyment of all Human Rights and Sustainable Development”, is being organised by the Government of Pakistan and the Independent … Read more
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Health Minister Taimur Jhagra confirmed on Wednesday that the province has “detected” its “first” case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. “Our public health reference lab has detected the first cases of Omicron in [Khyber] Pakhtunkhwa. As expected, this was only a matter of time,” tweeted Jhagra. Our public health reference lab … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday dismissed the pre arrest bail petition of a person accused of stealing pigeons worth Rs. 0.6 million. A case has been registered against Hashim in Lahore area of Kahna police station for stealing 95 pigeons worth Rs 600,000. The lawyer for the accused claimed that the allegation of … Read more
LAHORE: A judge of a special banking court on Tuesday lashed out at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for not completing the investigation into the money laundering and sugar scam against Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz. As Presiding Judge Tahir Sabir resumed the hearing, he was informed … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday restrained the provincial government from collecting infrastructure levy from state-owned LNG Pakistan Limited ordering the company to furnish a bank guarantee equivalent to the differential amount (of the payable levy) to the satisfaction of the Nazir of the court. The LNG Pakistan Limited had challenged the levy under … Read more
Punjab Health Minister Yasmin Rashid tested positive for the coronavirus, her spokesperson told Bol News on Tuesday. The spokesperson said that the Punjab minister has quarantined in her home after testing positive for Covid-19. Pakistan has seen a slight uptick in coronavirus cases with the emergence of the omicron variant. In the last 24 hours … Read more
Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) Secretary General Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf will arrive in Pakistan on Wednesday for a day-long visit, announced the Foreign Office spokesperson on Tuesday. “The secretary general is visiting Pakistan on the invitation of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, extended during the secretary general’s visit to Pakistan, to attend the 17th Extraordinary … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed on Tuesday slammed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for their failure to do anything in the health sector. He gave these remarks while heading a three-member bench, hearing the suo moto regarding the increase in breast cancer cases. During the hearing, CJP Gulzar asked about the billions of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday ‘strongly’ condemned the “despicable and totally unacceptable harassment and insult of Muslim women on the internet and purpose-built online application in India”. “In a completely obnoxious and repugnant act, aimed at humiliating, harassing and insulting Muslim women, their doctored images have been placed on the internet application with outrageous captions for … Read more
