LAHORE: Former premier and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Central Punjab President Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Tuesday said that the options of in-house change and the long march are available against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. He was addressing a press conference along with General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza while Samina Khalid Ghurki, Asrar Butt, Neelam Jabbar, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The members of the joint opposition reprimanded the absence of ministers during the Question Hour in the ongoing Senate session. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman along with other members of the joint opposition addressed the media on Tuesday. She said, “Question Hour has been made into a … Read more
LAHORE: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Tuesday called on Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar at his office and discussed the political situation and promotion of interprovincial harmony. Both leaders also condemned the negative politics of the opposition. CM Buzdar said that the no-confidence motion of the opposition, which had fled the resignations, would also … Read more
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has introduced newly redesigned NADRA Centralised Complaint Management System (NCCMS) to smoothen and centralise its grievance redressal process. The authority faced an indiscriminate inflow of complaints from various platforms like phone helpline, Twitter, Facebook, Pakistan Citizen’s Portal, written applications/complaints, old complaint management system (CMS) as well as physical visitors. … Read more
President Arif Alvi on Tuesday said steps are being taken to promote professional and skill-based education in the country to help provide employment to the youth. He was talking to a delegation of Professional Education Foundation (PEF) led by its chairman Hafeez-ul-Haq in Islamabad. The president underscored the need for promoting virtual education which is … Read more
LAHORE: The toxic practice of burning garbage and medical waste in the open air on the outskirts of Lahore has been challenged in the high court. Advocate Rana Muhammad Sikandar filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) in which he claimed the practice of garbage burning is carried out under the supervision of … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ruled that right to identity is a fundamental, non- derogable, independent and autonomous right and a citizen could not be denied issuance of computerised national identity card (CNIC) merely on the ground that he/she is clueless about his/her biological parentage. In its nine-page judgment, Justice Muhammad Shan … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Monday rejected the petition for readmission filed by a ninth-class student of a private school who was expelled for misconduct. Rayan Ahmed was ousted by a private school over the use of foul language with fellow pupils and teachers. A three-member bench of the top court headed … Read more
Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Affairs Khalid Mansoor on Monday said China has given the assurance of high quality and expeditious development of the second phase of the project during the visit of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan to Beijing. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, he said … Read more
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday reported that five soldiers of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom due to firing by terrorists from inside Afghanistan across the international border. The military’s media wing said terrorists opened fire on Pakistani troops from inside the Afghanistan boundary and received a befitting response. It added that as per intelligence reports, … Read more
Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Sunday said that health card is a revolutionary step of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government aimed at ensuring equal opportunities for every citizen. Addressing the media, he said that PM will visit Faisalabad on Wednesday for the distribution of health card to … Read more
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Sunday said the security forces are ready to give a befitting response to any terrorist activity in the country. Addressing media in Islamabad, he paid tribute to security forces for killing 20 terrorists in 72 hours. Regretting the opposition’s attitude, the minister said it is fortunate that they were talking … Read more
Pakistan’s United Nations (UN) Ambassador Munir Akram told a virtual event marking Sri Lanka’s 74th independence anniversary that the Colombo-Islamabad relationship is contributing to peace and stability in the South Asian region. “Pakistan and Sri Lanka enjoy relations of warmth and affection from the highest political level to the relationships between our people,” he said … Read more
Pakistan and Uzbekistan have underlined the need for global efforts to provide economic and humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan to avoid the economic crisis in the war-torn country, Radio Pakistan reported. The resolve came during a meeting between Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics … Read more
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto said on Tuesday that they and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) have agreed on developing consensus on another no-confidence motion against [Prime Minister] Imran Khan. PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari along with Bilawal arrived at the residence of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore. PML-N Vice President … Read more
KARACHI: The 15-storey Nasla Tower in the megacity was completely razed down on Saturday after over two months following the orders of the Supreme Court (SC). In June last year, the SC had ordered the demolition of the Nasla Tower as a part of it was encroaching on the land meant for a service road. … Read more
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar on Saturday announced to establish a modern forensic laboratory for South Punjab, Bol News reported. According to the details, the forensic laboratory will be built in Dera Ghazi Khan. CM said the establishment of a laboratory will assist the police, prosecution, and judiciary. Citing the successful example of … Read more
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent watchdog body, has sharply criticised the arrest of journalist Fahad Shah in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK) on Friday. The body called for Shah’s immediate and unconditional release and to cease detaining members of the press. “The arrest of Fahad Shah shows Jammu and Kashmir … Read more
Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Saturday that water projects in Karachi and Faisalabad were discussed during Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s meetings with Chinese investors. “The water supply project for Karachi (K-4), Hub Canal, and water treatment plant in Faisalabad came under discussion in the meetings,” he said in a … Read more
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has arrived in Beijing on a four-day official visit to attend the ceremony of the Winter Olympics and meet the Chinese leadership. He is accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar, Information and Broadcasting Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, National Security … Read more
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly (NA) and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday paid tribute to the valour of the armed forces against the terrorists in their attacks on forces’ camps in Panjgur and Naushki in Balochistan. In a tweet, Shehbaz said, “We pay tribute to the armed forces … Read more
First Lady Mrs Samina Arif Alvi has said that there is a great need to make breast cancer topics part of the syllabus of higher education to contain the deadly disease among women. Addressing an awareness seminar at Shakir Ali Auditorium of the National College of Arts (NCA) on Thursday, she said young women need … Read more
The security forces have killed 13 terrorists during operations in Naushki and Panjgur in Balochistan, the media wing of the Pakistani military reported on Thursday. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, “After successfully repulsing terrorist attacks in Panjgur and Naushki last night, the security forces carried out clearance operations to hunt down terrorists’ hiding in the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday declared the plot allotment scheme for judges, bureaucrats, and government employees in special sectors of the federal capital as illegal and unconstitutional. A bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani pronounced the reserved verdict in the case pertaining to the allotment of plots … Read more
The United States (US) values its relationship with Pakistan, the US State Department reaffirmed on Wednesday, while emphasising that there is no requirement, as far as Washington is concerned, for other countries to choose between the US and China. “We’ve made the point all along that it is not a requirement for any country around … Read more
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underscores the need for respecting human rights in his interactions with world leaders, including the rights of the Kashmiri people, a UN spokesperson said Wednesday. “The Secretary-General has always expressed, both publicly and privately, the need for all human rights to be fully respected and for the authorities to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday said the government is making efforts to improve the power transmission system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) besides reducing line losses and curbing power theft. The prime minister, in a meeting to discuss the matters pertaining to the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO), said the government institutions were … Read more
Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday said Sindh is the only province where the local government (LG) Act was passed from the assembly. He was talking to the media along with Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) after visiting Idara Noor E Haq, JI’s head office in Karachi, with members of the provincial … Read more
