ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has called a session of its technical committee on Thursday to discuss the possible inclusion of Electronic Voting Machines and Overseas Voting rights in the next general election, informed sources privy to developments. The ECP has constituted as many as three different committees on EVM and Overseas voting … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday ordered the provincial government to produce Arzoo Fatima from Panah Shelter Home before the court after it received an application from her requesting the court to allow her to leave the shelter house to live with her parents. A two-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Imran Khan. A two-member bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir dismissed the case after the petitioner withdrew the petition against Prime Minister Imran Khan. In his petition, the petitioner requested … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat said on Tuesday that the government is setting up Women Protection Center all over the province to provide them a safe space and give them assistance in getting quick justice. Speaking at a local hotel, he said that the government is taking strong ‘pro-women ‘measures under the leadership of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Monday highly condemned the inhumane actions taken by a mob in the name of Islam against a Sri lankan national in Sialkot and demanded the state to ensure that culprits involved are tried under the law and punished in clear terms. In a press conference convened after … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday sought reply from the Punjab government on a petition filed by Faisalabad mayor seeking annulment of several provisions of the Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2021 that envisage dissolution of existing local bodies till Jan 1, 2022 and the use of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the next … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday issued notice to renowned businessman Mirza Ishtiaq Baig on a lawsuit for damages of two billion rupees filed by famous Zohaib Hassan, a popular singer of 1980s. The plaintiff Zohaib Hassan in the plea submitted that her sister Nazia Hassan had got divorced on April 24, 2000 from … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Azad Kashmir Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi said on Monday that only Pakistani premier Imran Khan can resolve the Kashmir issue. Speaking in a press conference at the Kashmir House, he said that he was also called at the OIC conference held in Islamabad. “It is being said that Kashmir was not discussed … Read more
QUETTA: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Monday that the Khyber-Pakhtunkhuwa’s local bodies poll election results vindicate the fact that the last general elections were rigged. Speaking to the media, the JUI-F chief said that time has proven his party continues to remain the biggest political force of the province. “K-P … Read more
KARACHI: At least six people were shot and injured while resisting a robbery and looting incidents in different parts of the city on Monday. According to the detail, early in the morning at Mehran Town, Lyari, Korangi and Surjani town, dacoits shot injured five young men and looted 45 people in broad daylight. Shiraz, son … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday welcomed the use of modern technology in running court proceedings through E-Court. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad today, he said the E-Court will save precious time of the honourable judges and it will also help timely conclusion of the cases. The prime minister said the judiciary and government … Read more
LAHORE: While hearing petitions against the formation of Ravi Urban Development Authority, Justice Shahid Karim of the Lahore High Court remarked that the government does not show seriousness on important issues. Barrister Ali Zafar, also a senator of the ruling PTI government, appeared on behalf of RUDA and argued that no violation of law was … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The UN General Assembly in New York has unanimously adopted a Pakistan-sponsored resolution titled ‘Universal Realization of the Right of the Peoples to Self-Determination’. Co-sponsored by 72 countries, the resolution unequivocally supported the right of self-determination for all people under subjugation, alien domination and foreign occupation including the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday reinstated BPS 1 to 7 employees in its verdict on the review plea of the federal government and 16,000 employees against the annulment of Sacked Employee Act. The apex court ordered reinstatement of other government servants working in grade 8 and above conditional to departmental tests. The … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said on Thursday that his party would not carry the labour and burden of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in coming times. Speaking to media with Justice (retd) Wajihuddin at the party’s temporary Bahadurabad office, he said that Pakistan Peoples Party is pushing Sindh towards ethnic tensions. “MQM-P will carry … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz candidate Rana Mohammad Saleem won the PP-206 (Khanewal) by-election after securing 46,700 votes in a low turn-out contest held on Thursday, confirmed unofficial reports. The seat fell vacant after the death of PML-N’s Nishat Khan Daha who breathed his last on October 23. In 2018 general elections, Nishat Daha secured this … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said with members of the international community and the Taliban at the same platform, the upcoming Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad would prove a stepping stone in finding solutions to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. The foreign minister, flanked by Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain … Read more
LAHORE: A special court on banking offences on Thursday extended pre-arrest bail of Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif and his son, Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz in Ramzan Sugar Mills’ money laundering and financial scam case. Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz appeared before the court along with their lawyer … Read more
GWADAR: The leader of Gwadar sit-in – Maulana Hidayatur Rehman – announced to end the weeks-long protest on Thursday after Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo signed an agreement with him, accepting all his demands. Provincial Minister Zahoor Buledi handed over three notifications to the protest leader in compliance with the protest leader’s demand under … Read more
KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Vice Chairman Shabbir Ahmad Qaimkhani on Thursday expressed his deep concerns over the sharp rise in prices of urea and ammonia fertilizers across Sindh, and alleged that the Pakistan Peoples Party leaders are giving fertilizers solely to its corrupt leaders at a controlled rate, while ordinary farmers are not being provided … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday directed the counsel for Defence Housing Authority to cite proper case laws to support his arguments that a suit seeking the court to declare DHA could not reclaim land from seashore is not maintainable. The plaintiff Farhan Wazir and others, mostly residents of Defence Housing Authority (DHA), had … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday directed Advocate General Sindh to file original layout plant and maps of the area where Mohatta Palace is located and allowed him to prepare copies of entries of the plots whereon Mohatta Palace had been built from original register of record of rights in the presence of Nazir. … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday summoned the Secretary Local Government on a petition seeking inclusion of suspension period of local bodies due to the enactment of the Punjab Local Government Act, 2019 in tenure to complete five years. At the outset of the hearing, the court expressed frustration over the non-submission of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau Chairperson Justice (retd) Javaid Iqbal said that over 1100 influential people involved in financial malpractices were convicted in last four years because of NAB’s investigation and prosecution. Speaking at a high level departmental meeting to review NAB’s overall progress, Justice (retd) Iqbal said that the NAB brought such people to the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A five-day training programme on interfaith harmony culminated with a visit to the National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) headquarters in Islamabad on Wednesday. The visiting delegation was briefed on how they could effectively take part in the fight against extremism and terrorism. The residential training, hosted by the Shaoor Foundation in the capital and … Read more
KARACHI: In reaction to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan’s press conference on the recently passed Sindh Local Bodies Act, provincial minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said on Wednesday that the MQM-P should be put on trial for war crimes over its violent acts in the past. In a media talk, the PPP leader asked MQM leader … Read more
KARACHI: A former policeman was awarded life imprisonment by a sessions’ court on Tuesday for burning his ex-fiancé with acid over his refusal to a marriage proposal in 2015. District and Sessions’ Judge (east) Javed Hyder Phulpoto found Zeeshan Umar, a former police constable, guilty of burning 19-year-old Raheela Raheem and nephew on July 5, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced on Tuesday that the winter vacations for schools will start from December 25 till January 4. In a tweet, Mahmood said that the decision was made in a meeting held between federal and provincial educational secretaries. He added that the notification in this regard will be issued by … Read more
