Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday said that the PDM parties don’t trust on each other and their move of a no-confidence motion is a failed attempt against the government. He made these remarks at Sadiqgarh Palace, Dera Nawab Sahab near Bahawalpur. Read more: Govt will respond to opposition’s … Read more
Pakistan Democratic Movement has decided to bring a no-confidence motion against the PTI government. PMD chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman along with PML-N leadership made this announcement while briefing the media about the PDM leaders’ meeting held at the residence of Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore on Friday. Read more: Fawad says Shehbaz, Hamza to be indicted on Feb … Read more
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said minorities were equal citizens of Pakistan and it was the job of the state to protect them. Read more: Military control in occupied Kashmir is similar to occupied Palestine: Noam Chomsky The COAS met with the local Hindu community during his visit to Nagarparkar, … Read more
In India, the Supreme Court on Friday declined an urgent hearing of a Special Leave Petition against Karnataka High Court’s direction regarding the hijab petitions. Chief Justice Justice NV Ramana in his ruling said that don’t spread those things to a national level. We will interfere only at an appropriate time. Read more: Qadri proposes to … Read more
Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed has said that the development of legal trade in Balochistan is one of the board’s top priorities. “All resources are being utilised to provide facilities to those involved in industry and commerce,” he said. Read more: Minister assures reforms for economic stability “Quetta Chamber of Commerce … Read more
An official of the Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Friday testified before an accountability court as a prosecution witness and maintained that Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif had never been a director of Ramzan Sugar Mills. Read more: Shehbaz’s case: Farrukh says resolution to be tabled in NA for open court … Read more
The Islamabad High Court on Friday set aside disqualification of PTI’s Umar Amin Gandapur, who is candidate for mayor seat of Dera Ismail Khan and brother of Federal Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, by the Election Commission of Pakistan. Read more: Fawad says Shehbaz, Hamza to be indicted on Feb 18 in money laundering case The IHC … Read more
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Friday said that a resolution would be tabled in the National Assembly for open court hearing in the case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif of his alleged involvement in laundering an amount of Rs16 billion. Read more: Fawad says Shehbaz, Hamza to be indicted … Read more
Sindh High Court on Friday dismissed petitions of Yaseer-ul-Haq Effendi,a district manager retail of Shell Pakistan, and others facing NAB reference of causing 2.37 billion rupees loss to the national exchequer by selling jet fuel to unauthorized buyers. The petitioners being tried by an accountability court of Karachi had moved the SHC for transfer of … Read more
The Lahore High Court on Friday sought a report from the Punjab government on a petition filed by a condemned prisoner for his kidney transplant. Read more: LHC scraps billion dollars Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project As Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh took up the petition of prisoner Mubarak Ali, IG Prisons Shahid Saleem Baig appeared in … Read more
Sindh High Court on Friday allowed appeals of three suspects who were convicted and awarded imprisonment sentence by an anti-terrorism court for throwing cracker on a Rangers’ picket in Korangi in March 2016. Read more: FIA arrests man for faking to be TV reporter to twice get US visa A two-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad … Read more
General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said, “We must be ready to respond to any misadventure with full force.” The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) said this while attending the Colonel Commandant Ceremony at Ordnance Centre in Malir Karachi. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Thursday said that General Bajwa installed Major General Syed … Read more
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Thursday rejected the claims made by opposition leaders regarding some PTI parliamentarians being in contact with them. Had the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) members of parliament (MPs) been in contact with the opposition parties then how the bill regarding the State Bank of Pakistan got passed, … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that it was among the government’s priorities to incentivize the rapid industrialization in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) through massive investment. The prime minister, chairing a meeting on SEZs Facilitation Model and Regulatory Guillotine for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) under PM’s Priority Sector Progress Review, said the … Read more
PML-N Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb has termed Imran Khan’s performance certificates to his cabinet ministers, incriminating charge sheets of failures to do their job. Read more: Always wear helmet before going to people, Maryam tells PM Imran Commenting to the ceremony, Marriyum said these charge sheets were not just the failures of these ministers but they … Read more
A special court (Central-I) on Thursday handed over copies of challan (investigation report) and other relevant documents to Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza fixing Feb 18 for their indictment in a sugar scam and money-laundering inquiry. Both Shehbaz and Hamza appeared before the court along with their legal … Read more
The Lahore High Court on Thursday issued notices to the attorney general of Pakistan and advocate general of Punjab on a petition challenging the Punjab Charity Act 2018 being unconstitutional. On behalf of the petitioners/organisations, Advocate Hina Jillani argued that the impugned law violated Article 17 of the Constitution and imposed unreasonable restrictions on the … Read more
Punjab Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee and reviewed the TORs on Punjab Police Reforms. Read more: Punjab to implement new guidelines to improve policing services The meeting was attended by Provincial Minister for Irrigation Mohsin Leghari and civil and police officers concerned. The meeting constituted a sub-committee … Read more
“Transparency, accountability, and communication are hallmarks of good central banking, more so than independence.” This was the key message of leading economists at the Webinar on ‘Central Bank Independence: Reformation or Deformation?’ organised by the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS) in Islamabad. The discussion focused on the global evolution of the Central Bank … Read more
The Indian Charge d’ Affaires in Islamabad was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday to convey the Government of Pakistan’s grave concern and condemnation on the deeply reprehensible act of banning Muslim girl students from wearing hijab (headscarf) in the Indian state of Karnataka. Read more: Hindutva cowardice exposed as RSS goons heckle … Read more
The security forces have killed a terrorist in Shewa, North Waziristan District on Wednesday. The terrorist, who was identified as Irfan alias Abu Darda, was killed in a fire exchange with terrorists in Shewa, N Waziristan. Read more: General Bajwa reiterates to eliminate all remnants of terrorists, their abettors On the night of February 8 and … Read more
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has reiterated that we will eliminate all remnants of terrorists, their abettors and accomplices whatever is the cost. Read more: Terrorist attacks in Pakistan saw 42% increase in 2021: Report Chairing the 247th Corps Commanders’ conference in Rawalpindi on Wednesday, he said we have come a long … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the government was focused on bringing on ease of doing business and attracting investment to promote industrialization in the Special Economic Zones. Read more: PM Imran says Rs400 billion invested in national health insurance The prime minister, chairing a meeting with the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industries … Read more
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb has termed the speech of Imran Khan an advance admission of defeat in any no-confidence motion to be brought in the parliament against him. Read more: Shehbaz Sharif claims it will be worse for people if PTI regime stays longer Responding to Imran’s speech, Marriyum said that the … Read more
The Lahore High Court on Wednesday barred electronic and print media from carrying advertisements of unregistered housing schemes. Read more: Presidential system is against basic structure of Constitution, rules LHC Hearing a case about unregistered housing schemes, Justice Shahid Jamil directed electronic and print media not to carry advertisements without a no-objection certificate (NOC). The court … Read more
District and Sessions Judge Karachi South on Wednesday issued notice to the SSP Complaint Cell of Sindh Police on an application of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leaders seeking registration of a murder case against the Sindh chief minister and Sindh police chief for injuring its leaders and causing the death of an activist during a protest … Read more
The Lahore High Court has ruled that the presidential system of government is against the basic structure of the constitution regarding democracy which can’t be altered. Dismissing the constitutional petition seeking direction to the federal government to hold a public referendum to determine the will of the people of Pakistan for a presidential system, Justice … Read more
Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that they would not sit peacefully unless and until they oust this selected government of the PTI. He said this while addressing a public gathering in Multan on Wednesday. Bilawal further said, “If Imran Khan has courage so he should himself dissolve the assembly before the … Read more
