LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday barred the Punjab government from acquiring agriculture and cultivable farmland without making amendments in the Land Acquisition Act 1894 keeping in view the aspect of food security and environmental impact. On Wednesday a single bench comprising Justice Shahid Karim had scrapped the Punjab government’s billion-dollar Riverfront Urban Development … Read more
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that new cities on the lines of Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) have become a need of the hour for better urban planning in the country. The premier in a video message said that as the population is increasing, the creation of new cities has become a … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday that the opposition parties all over the country lack serious leadership hence they face defeats on every front against the federal government. “I congratulate the entire nation for the bill passed today. The bill has given the State Bank of Pakistan required independence. Its board will take … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday has ordered Director General Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) to lodge a criminal case against the builder who had raised ground plus six floor building on a residential plot in Karachi’s district central without an approved building plan. The court directed the DG SBCA to also nominate in … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday passed the State Bank of Pakistan Amendment Bill with a majority of only one vote, Bol News reported. The bill presented by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin faced stiff resistance from the members belonging to the opposition benches. But amid the ruckus, the amendment bill was passed with 44 members in … Read more
KARACHI: The SSP Investigation East Zone and Investigation Officer (IO) of the case of a missing person on Friday gave undertaking to Sindh High Court that case would be lodged against the then officials of Central Prison Karachi who had allegedly handed over the custody of a man to the personnel of some law enforcement … Read more
KARACHI: The Karachi court police aided the escape of a high-profile suspect involved in kidnapping of Dua Mangi, sources informed Bol News on Friday. The suspect – Zohaib Qureshi – a relative of Bashir Qureshi, leader of a Sindhi Nationalist group, Jiye Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, escaped from the Tariq Road area of the metropolis. According … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday gave notice of two weeks to the Sindh Building Control Authority (SCBA) to present details including the project map of the Danish Gravity Tower situated at the metropolis’ Khalid Bin Walid road. The petitioner maintained that the constructor encroached upon a road and a park for his 10-story … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday slammed down Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry for discrediting Transparency International Report. Responding to Fawad’s tweet in which he termed the TI Report part of a “massive level organized grand conspiracy” against the PTI government, Marriyum said Fawad better stayed silent and observed a somber moment … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ruled that inciting the public to raise funds for ‘Jihad’ is not allowed to individuals in an Islamic state as this may be considered as “Baghawat” (treason). “At the most it may be a job of the State to collect national funds for a declared war, if essential, which … Read more
KARACHI: In reaction to the heavy baton charge against its party workers at a protest sit-in held outside the Chief Minister House, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan has announced to observe black day tomorrow. Speaking to the media, the MQM-P leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui demanded that the Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah should immediately resign … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The federal government appointed former National Accountability Bureau (NAB) director-general Brigadier (Retd) Musaddiq Abbasi as the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior, said a notification issued on Wednesday. The Cabinet Division has issued notification of the appointment of Abbasi as advisor on accountability and interior with immediate effect. In exercise of … Read more
LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Wednesday that he would like to see the constitution of South Punjab province tomorrow. “Everyone knows that legislation is needed in the parliament to make South Punjab a separate province and the opposition is not ready to go along with the government on this issue,” he said … Read more
LAHORE: The Punjab cabinet committee on Law and Order has formed a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on Anarkali blast which took at least three lives while injuring dozens almost a week back. Punjab Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Muhammad Basharat Raja chaired the Committee meeting which reviewed overall law and order situation in the … Read more
LAHORE: The appointment of Kamran Lashari as Director-General Lahore Walled City Authority for a consecutive fourth time has been challenged in the Lahore High Court. A citizen, Zeeshan Farooq Butt, has filed the petition through Khalid Jameel Advocate, pleading that Kamran Lashari is not eligible for the post as under Walled City Authority Act 2012, … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday expressed serious displeasure over the police department for not submitting a record showing number of jobs given to the members of the transgender community. At the outset of the hearing, Justice Shujaat Ali Khan took notice of the non-compliance of the court’s previous direction and summoned the inspector … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister and PMLN Senior Vice President Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that the latest report of Transparency International has shown that Imran Khan, who was declared Sadiq & Ameen after a Supreme Court suo motu, is actually the most corrupt Prime Minister in the history of Pakistan. Addressing a press conference flanked … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday directed the secretary cabinet division to decide within 60 days a matter regarding the alleged illegal appointment of chairman of the National Transmission & Dispatch Company (NTDC). Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh issued the order disposing of a writ petition challenging the appointment of Naveed Ismail as the NTDC … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Tuesday said that making statements like opposition leaders while being in government not only weakens the government’s own political position but also lowers the morale of the administrative machinery. In a statement issued after his meeting with Qambar Hameed and Rana Khalid Mahmood called at his assembly … Read more
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday unfreeze the accounts of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) following a meeting between its chairman Dr Muhammad Ashfaq and PIA CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik. According to a spokesperson, PIA’s accounts were frozen due to non-payment of dues but after reaching an understanding between the top officials … Read more
LAHORE: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party Central Punjab President Raja Pervez Ashraf on Friday said that the government has lost control of everything in the country and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has taken control of the SBP. He expressed these views while addressing the Tractor Trolley March from Jahaz Chowk Benazir Avenue … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has ruled out the possibilities of manipulation of clinical test reports of PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif during his treatment at Services Hospital. Dr Yasmin Rashid said there was no possibility of manipulation of reports as the entire system was transparent and closely monitored by thorough professionals. At … Read more
KARACHI: Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab on Friday said that the fire brigade department is serving the citizens in every available conditions. “Firefighting is a service to the people as it saves lives and property,” he said while addressing a function held at Frere Hall to pay homage to the firefighters of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. “They … Read more
LAHORE: Justice Ayesha A Malik has become the first become the first female judge of the Supreme Court in the country’s 75 years history as a notification was issued by the law ministry after approval from President Arif Alvi on Friday. Justice Ayesha Malik will assume her office soon after taking oath. The judge received … Read more
LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz on Thursday withdrew his acquittal application earlier filed in Ramzan Sugar Mills reference saying he did not want to take advantage of the recent amendments made by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government in the National Accountability Ordinance 1999. Earlier, Hamza appeared before an accountability court along with … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday sought a report from Punjab Board of Revenue on the Pakistan Cricket Board’s proposal to keep the teams close to the stadium to maintain the flow of traffic during cricket matches. Justice Shahid Karim of the Lahore High Court was hearing various petitions against the government’s inaction … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb says the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has failed to answer any point or defy any facts brought up by Maryam Nawaz’s application. She said that NAB would need to present evidence and respond to Maryam Nawaz’s petition and answer the questions by the honorable court. “NAB had … Read more
ISLAMABAD: As many as 15 officers including Rawalpindi Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner were removed from their positions in light of the inquiry committee presented to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on the tragic Murree incident. On January 8, tourists mainly from Punjab and other high land areas present at the hill station to witness snowfall, … Read more
