Sindh High Court in Karachi on Friday undid a ban imposed on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) on receiving financial assistance from international donors. A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Sheikh set aside the policy for regulation of organizations receiving foreign contributions issued vide notification of November 28, 2013. M/s Marie Stopes Society … Read more
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar held a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore on Friday. During the meeting, the overall political and administrative situation in the province and ongoing development and public welfare projects were discussed. Meanwhile Punjab Law Minister, Raja Basharat also met with Prime Minister Imran Khan. Read more: Bilawal challenges … Read more
An Accountability Court in Lahore on Friday sentenced former vice president of National Bank of Pakistan Usman Saeed to four-year imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10 million in a corruption case. Judge of the accountability court No. 4, Azizullah ruled that Usman Saeed had been convicted u/s 9(a) (iii) (vi) & (xi) of … Read more
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday visited Multan Garrison and witnessed the Southern Command War Games. Read more: COAS Gen Bajwa witnesses exercise ‘Victory Shield’ at Chanoki The COAS appreciated the professional acumen and efforts of the war games participants, and emphasized the importance of mental and physical preparedness to win … Read more
10 soldiers have been martyred in a terrorist attack on a check post in Kech District, Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday night. According to a statement issued by the military’s media affairs wing further said that the “fire raid” by terrorists occurred on the night of Jan 25-26. Read more: 4 … Read more
Federal Investigation Agency on Thursday apprised the Sindh High Court that it was conducting an inquiry into accounts of social media activist Waqar Zaka on Suspicious Transaction Report (SRT) sent by Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) of the State Bank of Pakistan. Read more: Over 700 amendments in civil, criminal laws to bring revolution in justice system: … Read more
Sindh High Court on Thursday rejected a notification of the provincial government for constituting a task force for tracing missing persons of the province. A two-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro ordered for the constitution of a body of provincial police to exclusively trace the whereabouts of missing persons with its officials assigned … Read more
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that the government of PTI has no personal and political agenda, adding that it is striving hard for development and prosperity of people for which the Federal and Punjab government are working together. He said this while inaugurating filtration plants donated by social worker Jalaluddin Rumi at the … Read more
An accountability court on Thursday dismissed an application moved by the former bureaucrat and ex-principal secretary to Prime Minister Fawad Hassan Fawad seeking permission to sell his Shopping Plaza worth billions of rupees located at Rawalpindi. Fawad’s counsel argued before the court that since he was granted bail in assets beyond means reference he should … Read more
A Special court central-1 (commonly known FIA court) on Thursday granted interim pre-arrest bail to Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shahbaz in a Rs 16 billion mega money laundering case filed against them by the Federal Investigation Agency. Both leaders of the PML-N have approached the special court … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the government was making reforms in the civil and criminal laws system so as to ensure effective and speedy justice to the citizens. Chairing a high-level meeting on civil law reforms in Islamabad, the prime minister said for the first time since 1908, the government was making changes … Read more
The security forces conducted an IBO on reported presence of terrorists and during intense exchange of fire, Terrorist Saddam was killed, according to ISPR, Weapon and ammunition recovered from the terrorist. He was expert in Improvised Explosive Devices planting and was involved in terrorist activities, target killings and kidnapping for ransom. Read more: Terrorist attacks in … Read more
As India observed Republic Day on Wednesday, Pakistan reaffirmed its “unshakable resolve” to continue to raise its voice and extend all possible support for the right of self-determination of the people of Kashmir, who marked it as black day. “Today, when the Kashmiris in IIOJK and around the world mark 26 January as a black … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Rubaba Khan Buledi has said that it is imperative to formulate necessary laws to harmonize the constitutional and administrative matters assigned to the provinces after the 18th Amendment with the institutional and public needs at the provincial level. Read more: Opposition not cooperating with govt on South Punjab … Read more
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the Punjab Government will spend Rs400 billion on Universal Health Insurance Programme and by the end of March, every family in the province will have access to free treatment through New Pakistan National Health Card. He said this while addressing a launching ceremony of New Pakistan … Read more
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Karachi Zone has reportedly summoned 19 top officials of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) including its president Arif Usmani for their alleged role in “country’s biggest financial fraud”. According to documents, seen by Bol News, those summoned for questioning by FIA include NBP President Arif Usmani, Chairman & Member … Read more
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday welcomed the elevation of Justice Ayesha Malik to the Supreme Court of Pakistan as the first female judge on the country’s highest court. “I think this selection is a very welcome development,” the UN chief’s spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said in response to a question from APP correspondent at the … Read more
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said that next general elections will be held on the basis of new census for which the cabinet on Tuesday approved five billion rupees. He was briefing media regarding decisions taken in the federal cabinet that met in Islamabad on Tuesday with Prime Minister Imran … Read more
Judicial Magistrate Karachi south on Tuesday remanded the founder of Hascol Petroleum Limited (HPL), Mumtaz Hasan, to judicial custody in a case pertaining to an alleged scam of 54 billion rupees. The FIA has arrested Hasan and booked him along with some 30 suspects, including present and former top officials of the National Bank of … Read more
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday sought reply from the Punjab Chief Secretary (CS) and Social Welfare Department (SWD) on a petition filed against non-provision of jobs to transgenders in the police department under quota system. Read more: LHC scraps billion dollars Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project Justice Shujaat Ali Khan was hearing the petition … Read more
PML-N Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb has challenged Imran Khan to address the nation and answer its questions about the latest report of Transparency International testifying the PTI government’s massive corruption. Read more: Opposition slams govt as Pakistan slips 16 places in TI corruption index In a statement, Marriyum said that Imran Khan should tell the nation … Read more
Funeral prayer of slain senior crime reporter of a private TV channel Hasnain Shah was offered in front of Lahore Press Club on Tuesday. A large number of journalists and members of civil society attended the funeral prayer. President Lahore Press Club Azam Ch, Secretary Lahore Press Club Abdul Majeed Sajid and members of governing … Read more
Rescue 1122 service has crossed another milestone as Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar formally launched this service in 79 tehsils of the province. A ceremony was held at CM’s Office to hand over the new 22 ambulances’ keys to emergency officers of 11 tehsils by the CM in the first phase. Read more: Rescue 1122 … Read more
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday made a passionate appeal to the judiciary to allow live telecast of court proceeding in PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and other opposition leaders’ cases. “In our opinion, the courts’ proceedings over of Shehbaz Sharif’s case should be telecast live by allowing cameras so that people … Read more
At an online conference organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), speakers have agreed that it is critical to help vulnerable groups such as undocumented seasonal workers and nomadic communities gain access to citizenship documents. The HRCP has found that such individuals are largely unable to access healthcare, schooling for their children, social … Read more
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday submitted challan(the report u/s 173 CrPC)) of Rs 16 billion mega money laundering case against Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and his sons Hamza Shehbaz and Suleman Shehbaz in the Special Court Central-1. The FIA Lahore had earlier submitted the Challan on 13 December, 2021 … Read more
Federal Ombudsman Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi has vowed to take up the biometric verification issue of ailing EOBI’s pensioners as they have to undergo verification process after every three months and to bring ease for them by developing a mechanism in which aged and sick pensioners would not suffer. Qureshi, who was having his first interaction … Read more
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Sunday said the private sector got record loans under both the Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF) and Long Term Financing Facility (LTFF) schemes of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) during 2021. Read more: Like the pandemic, PM Imran Khan vows to overcome inflation “This is … Read more
