KARACHI: With the latest edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), being the subject of global chatter, and discussions around Greenhouse Gas Emissions, a warming planet and countries’ policies to tackle the adverse impacts of climate change taking place at every forum, it is important to consider what all of this means for … Read more
LAHORE: In a first, former chairmen and other officials of the powerful National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will be investigated by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for their alleged criminal negligence in the Broadsheet case. The law ministry has given the go-ahead to FIA to proceed against NAB officials after the anti-corruption watchdog ‘snubbed’ the agency … Read more
LAHORE: A banking court in Lahore on Saturday asked the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to submit the complete challan in the money laundering case against PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza in the next hearing. The banking court judge remarked that if the FIA failed to submit the challan then show-cause notices could … Read more
LAHORE: An accountability court on Friday adjourned hearing of the money laundering reference fled against Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz. The court allowed a one-time exemption from personal appearance to Shehbaz on account of the National Assembly’s session. Advocate Amjad Pervez, the defence counsel, told the court … Read more
Islamabad: The ratio of food inflation has increased multiple folds in Pakistan since the current government came in power in 2018. The ratio of food inflation which was 3.1 per cent in 2018 for urban areas has risen to 9.4 per cent till October 2021 which is three times higher than the ratio which was … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday ruled that a criminal liability does not pass to the legal heirs of a deceased person. In a 10-page order issued by Justice Muhammad Shan Gul, the court ruled that a criminal case under section 489-F (dishonor of a cheque) cannot be lodged against the sons after the … Read more
LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Friday issued a written verdict into the acquittal of Tereza Hluskova and ruled that lacunas left by the prosecution led to the exoneration of the Czech model. In its written order, a bench comprising Justice Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Ali Baqir Najafi ruled that the … Read more
LAHORE: Cyber Crimes Wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Faisalabad busted a gang allegedly involved in the business of illegal manufacturing, trading of thousands of forged silicon thumbs and activating thousands of SIMs through these forged thumbs at Bhakkar. According to an FIA official, a raid was conducted on a tip off that … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday directed Lahore chief traffic police officer to prepare a road management plan to control smog and present before the court a short-term measures plan to maintain the flow of traffic in the city. Justice Shahid Karim was hearing dozens of identical petitions for the control of rising smog. … Read more
LAHORE: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) fact-finding mission on Friday express ‘grave concern’ over finding that coalminers remain vulnerable to severe human rights violations. According to the Pakistan Central Mines Labour Federation, at least 176 miners were killed and 180 injured in mining accidents in 2021. Miners in Balochistan face the additional risk of … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday declined to issue notice of preliminary hearing to respondents on a petition questioning administrative and financial authority given to administrators of local bodies throughout the province of Sindh. A two-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Sheikh, while hearing a petition of MQM lawmaker Faisal … Read more
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told his jiyalas that the “era” of his party is on the horizon and warned Prime Minister Imran Khan that it is his time to worry. “I want to send a message to [PM] Imran Khan that PPP jiyalas will defeat you politically,” said Bilawal while addressing … Read more
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday decided to increase the frequency of monetary policy reviews from the existing six to eight times a year. The SBP said that in continuation of the efforts to make the process of the monetary policy formulation more predictable and transparent in line with the international best … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account deficit sharply widened to $5.08 billion during the first four months (July-October) of the current fiscal year, according to the statistics released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday. The current account was in surplus of $1.31 billion in the same period of the last year. The widening in … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday ordered Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) to maintain the status quo within the organisation including the matter related to the election. The order was passed by Justice Arshad Hussain Khan while hearing a suit filed by Ansar Union Football Club, Karachi. The plaintiff submitted that PFF on August … Read more
KARACHI: In a surprise move, the Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday decided to raise the policy rate by 150 basis points, or 1.50 per cent, to 8.75 per cent for the next two months. The decision is above the market expectation. The market was expecting an increase in … Read more
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday congratulated “working journalists” on the Senate’s approval of the Journalist Protection Act. “Congratulations to working journalists. Today, the Journalist Protection Act was also passed by the Senate,” said Fawad. Journalists in Pakistan for the “first time” will enjoy rights that they only got in developed societies, he claimed. یہاں … Read more
KARACHI: International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) of the University of Karachi (UoK) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Sumatera Utara (USU) in Indonesia. A press release said that the MoU aims to promote education and academic exchanges between the two institutions. The ICCBS spokesman said that … Read more
KARACHI: Muhammad Afzal Salar Jokhio complainant in the case of his brother Nazimuddin Salar Jokhio murder on Thursday, in his statement, said that PPP MNA Jam Abdul Karim was not involved in the murder of his brother and therefore his name be excluded from suspects involved in the murder case. “Jam Abdul Karim has sworn … Read more
KARACHI: Managing Director Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) Zubair Ahmad Channa admitted on Thursday that Chinese company Changi Kanji in Karachi’s District South was paying sanitary workers less than the government-approved wages. Channa admitted the company’s wrongdoing while presiding over a meeting with officials and concerned officers of the Chinese company of Districts South, … Read more
KARACHI: In the vicinity of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s headquarters Nine-Zero, people these days can be seen busy in their routine matters. There is no sign of any political activity. The shops located near Nine-Zero remain functional while minors could be seen playing in the street once known to be the citadel of the united … Read more
KARACHI: The Sino Sindh Resources Private Limited (SSRL), a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric, claimed on Thursday that it has fully funded the relocation of hundreds of families that were affected by the Thar Block-1 project. An SSRL spokesman claimed that his employers would compensate close to 450 families from two local villages in Thar Block-1. … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday ordered the Punjab government to ensure 50 percent attendance of employees in private offices, at least for the next seven days, due to the worsening smog situation in the province. Justice Shahid Karim rejected a suggestion about closure of schools in case the Air Quality Index (AQI) exceeded … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday granted post arrest bail to former Rawalpindi commissioner Mahmood Ahmed and land acquisition collector Wasim Tabish in the Rawalpindi Ring Road corruption case. Justice Shehram Sarwar ordered the release of the accused against furnishing bail bonds worth Rs10m each. The former commissioner was arrested by Punjab’s Anti-Corruption … Read more
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaisar on Thursday banned the entry of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MNA Qadir Mandokhail for Friday’s session of the National Assembly for his misconduct with him during the joint sitting of Parliament. In a letter addressed to Mandokhail, the additional secretary legislation informed the PPP lawmaker that the speaker has … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday set aside life terms of two accused, convicted on charges of kidnaping for ransom by two different anti-terrorism courts (ATCs), and ordered their release if their custody is not required in any other case. Appellants Imran Ahsan and Muhammad Zubair were convicted and awarded life imprisonment on June … Read more
Islamabad: Amid other controversial bills, the government in Wednesday’s joint sitting of the parliament passed a bill which has amended the Muslim Family Law Ordinance 1961 making physical presence of at least two witnesses mandatory for divorce for the people belonging to the Shia sect in Pakistan. The joint sitting of the Parliament passed a … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued notice to the Punjab Government on a petition challenging the ban on release of funds for development works of local bodies. Chairperson District Council Sialkot Hina Arshad had filed a petition, arguing that even after the approval of budget no funds were being released for the … Read more
