Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ehsaas education stipends empowering poor to send their girls to schools: Sania Nishtar

Government to

ISLAMABAD: Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA), Centre for Education and Consciousness, launched The Girls Education & Enterprise Alliance (GEEA) to empower girls and young women in Pakistan with the support of national and global champions of Girls’ Education here in Islamabad on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. The purpose of this gathering was to bring together parliamentarians, government, development … Read more

NHA report about roads unsatisfactory: SC

Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Wednesday said that the highways across the country are not safe for the commuters and summoned Chairman NHA in person on the next hearing. A two-member bench of the SC, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard the case about the Quetta-Karachi highway, … Read more

Karak temple attack case: SC orders to collect damages from accused

Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD:  The Supreme Court while hearing suo motu notice on Wednesday against the burning of Karak temple, ordered to collect the damages money within a month from the accused who were involved in the temple attack. A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan conducted the hearing. Chief Justice remarked that the minority community … Read more

Hiring son in place of father against merit: Supreme Court

Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD:  The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday gave an important decision regarding the government employees’ blood relations who pass away during services. During hearing Supreme Court remarked that only those will be eligible for government services whose fathers died after 2005. The Prime Minister’s package does not apply to the children of government employees … Read more

Supreme Court grills ERRA on funds spent after 2005 earthquake

Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, while hearing suo motu notice on non-construction of schools in quake-hit areas of KP, remarked that the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) report on the construction of schools is unsatisfactory. During the hearing, Chief Justice asked Chairman ERRA when was the body formed? Chairman ERRA replied that it was formed … Read more

SC bench hearing suo motu on recruitment in Sindh dissolved

ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court bench on Wednesday was dissolved after a member of bench, Justice Yahya Afridi, excused himself to hear the suo motu case regarding recruitment in Sindh. Justice Yahya also questioned the court’s mandate to hear a suo motu case on recruitment in Sindh. In his observation Justice Yahya remarked that the suo … Read more

SC declares petitions seeking presidential system as ‘inadmissible’

Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday declared all the petitions seeking implementation of the presidential system in the country as inadmissible. The apex court said the point raised in the petitions was political. It said the Constitution of Pakistan does not provide any guidance for the presidential system, as it supports the democratic … Read more

NAB challenges Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s bail in SC

PDM gears up for anti-govt long march, mass resignations

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has approached the Supreme Court to challenge former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s bail in a graft case. NAB has filed plea in the apex court against Islamabad High Court’s February 25 and 27 verdict that granted bail to PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Citing Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as … Read more