KARACHI: Mohammad Hussain Khan, a senior member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), joined the then Mohajir Qaumi Movement’s student wing, the All Pakistan Mohajir Students Organization (APMSO) in 1983 in Mirpurkhas. Later on, he joined the MQM in 1984 and worked as the joint unit in charge and the joint organizer at the Sindh University … Read more
After being elected as chancellor of Germany, Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Wednesday, congratulated German politician Olaf Scholz on Wednesday for securing his country’s top job. “Warm felicitations to Olaf Scholz on assuming the Office of the Chancellor,” tweeted PM Imran. The premier said that he looks “forward to working with Chancellor Scholz” to further … Read more
LAHORE: An inter-city train driver in Pakistan has been suspended after he made an unscheduled stop to pick up some yoghurt. A video of the driver’s assistant collecting the snack from a street stall before climbing back into the carriage has been circulating on social media. The incident on Monday raised questions about the safety and regulation … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) said on Tuesday that it giving former chief justice Gilgit-Baltistan Rana Shamim the last chance to submit his original affidavit on the next date otherwise he would be indicted in contempt of court case. Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Justice Athar Minallah conducted the hearing of the case related … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Religious scholars from all sects on Tuesday called the levelling of blasphemy charges against anyone without evidence is an un-Islamic act. During a joint press conference in Islamabad scholars of different sects condemned the lynching of a Sri Lankan citizen by a mob in Sialkot. The scholars who addressed the press conference included Pir … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry claimed on Tuesday that the opposition was committing “political suicide” by supporting the elements that are against voting rights provided to overseas Pakistanis. “It appears that only the PTI is responsible for welfare of overseas Pakistanis, but the fact is that the entire diaspora is not associated with the party,” … Read more
Chief of the Army Staff General (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday appreciated Bahrain for its support in building the King Hamad University of Nursing and Associated Medical Sciences in Islamabad. According to the military’s media wing, the army chief met Commander of Bahrain’s King Hamad University Hospital Major General Dr Sheikh Salman Bin Ateyatallah … Read more
LAHORE: A two-member bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) headed by Justice Chaudhry Abdul Aziz on Tuesday issued notices to the state on appeals filed by the prime culprit in motorway gang rape case Abid Ali and his co-accused. An anti-terrorism court on March 20 had handed down a death sentence to Abid Ali, alias … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks closed on a positive note on Tuesday, as investors cheered the news flow regarding opposition delaying their protest campaign against inflation, dealers said. An analyst at Pearl Securities said the bulls remained heavy throughout the day. “The market was catapulted above the physiological barrier of 43,000 points in a lacklustre session. … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the reduction in air pollution in Lahore and directed the National Highway Authority (NHA) to ensure that vehicles’ without the m-tag do not ply on the Lahore-Islamabad motorway. As the hearing commenced, the court was informed that Air Quality Index (AQI) had gone down … Read more
LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday opposed Jang/Geo owner Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman petition seeking acquittal from a reference regarding illegal allotment of land, stating that the accused acted in conspiracy with public office holders, including Nawaz Sharif, to obtain undue favour to get plots allotted illegally in Johar Town. In its written reply, NAB stated … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday condemned the failed ballistic missile attack by the Yemeni Houthi rebels towards Riyadh. “Pakistan strongly condemns the launch of ballistic missile by Houthis towards Riyadh that had been aimed against civilians and civilian infrastructure. The successful interception of the ballistic missile by the Royal Saudi Air Defence prevented loss of innocent … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday dismissed the petition of Mirza Ishtiaq Baig, who claimed himself to be the widower of 1980s pop music sensation Nazia Hassan, for the cancellation of a divorce certificate purportedly issued in March 2008 by secretary Union Council No 1 Bhutta Village. The petitioner claimed that the divorce … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia signed deals with Oman valued at $30 billion, state media said on Tuesday, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman began a tour of Gulf Arab countries, including former rival Qatar. Saudi and Omani companies “signed 13 memoranda of understanding worth $30 billion”, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. The MoUs between the … Read more
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates is slashing its working week to four-and-a-half days and moving its weekend from Fridays and Saturdays to Saturdays and Sundays, officials said on Tuesday. “The UAE is the first nation in the world to introduce a national working week shorter than the global five-day week,” official news agency WAM reported. The … Read more
ISLAMABAD: In a letter to the United Nations, the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday highlighted the arrest of Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez by India on “trumped-up charges”. The Foreign Office (FO) said that Qureshi has written a letter to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) president and UN Secretary General to … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the recent amendments made in the National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 after the petitioner withdrew the plea. The petitioner had challenged the amendments made in the ordinance that paved the way for incumbent NAB chairman Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal to get an extension … Read more
LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Monday appeared before an accountability court for the corruption reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on the Punjab Ahshiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme. The court adjourned the hearing till Dec 13 as a NAB prosecutor sought time to file replies to the applications of … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday acquitted a convict who was given a one-year sentence for raising funds for the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A two-member bench comprising Justice Abdul Aziz and Justice Amjad Rafique issued an acquittal order on the appeal of the convict Dawar Khan. The appellant through his counsel contended that … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday dismissed an appeal challenging a lower court’s order on an appellant’s claim that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had purportedly sold his 88 kanals land but was not transferring the file in his name. The appellant, Muhammad Ashraf Malik, told the court that in 2019 Nawaz had … Read more
Article 19 of India’s constitution states that all citizens have the right to freedom of speech and expression, but unfortunately, for the Muslims in India, there is no such tolerance in this country. A Muslim comedian Munawar Faruqui recently announced on social media that he might quit the industry after several of his shows got … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh High Court on Monday asked counsel for Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) leader Arshad Vohra to satisfy the bench on the maintainability of his petition against the latest amendments in Sindh Local Government Ordinance 2013. A two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Sheikh at the very outset inquired from Advocate Hassaan … Read more
PESHAWAR: In recent days, a campaign against beggars was launched in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) provincial capital Peshawar where the district administration has arrested 1,356 beggars, including women and children, and some 21 operatives who run the activity in the buzzing city. The drive was initiated on the directive of KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Nov 8. Besides the … Read more
LAHORE: The viral audio clip of former chief justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has no evidentiary value and hence could not affect the appeals pending against conviction of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz unless the strict criteria laid down by the Supreme Court is followed to prove its authenticity, legal … Read more
KARACHI: There is a general impression in the city that efforts to unite different factions of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) are being made at a time when the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has passed the Sindh Local Bodies (LB) Government (Amendment) Bill 2021 in the provincial assembly recently. The opposition parties including the Pakistan … Read more
KARACHI: An accountability court on Monday approved the judicial remand of Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani in a reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Durrani had been absconding in the reference since his bail was rejected by the Sindh High Court on October 23. On Oct 13, Speaker Durrani had purportedly disappeared … Read more
Two majors of the Pakistan Army were martyred after an aviation helicopter crashed at Siachen, said the military’s media wing on Monday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) identified that martyred pilots as Major Irfan Bercha and Major Raja Zeeshan Jahanzeb. The ISPR said that as soon as the incident was reported search and rescue helicopters, … Read more
