PESHAWAR: A pregnant Pakistani woman had a nail hammered into her head by a faith healer who said it would guarantee she gave birth to a boy, a doctor said Wednesday. Exploitative faith healers, whose practices are rooted in mystic Sufi lore, are common across Muslim-majority Pakistan despite the disapproval of some schools of Islam. … Read more
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said the country’s economy was gaining strength due to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s policies. In a tweet on Thursday, he said the government has further increased the salaries of employees by 15 per cent. He was confident that the incomes would further increase in one year time. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The cowardice of Hindutvavadis exposed in Narendra Modi’s India as a lone Hijab-wearing girl student was heckled by RSS goons in saffron shawls at a Karnataka college who daringly shouted Allah-o-Akbar. “Since I started studying (here), I’ve always worn the burqa and hijab. When I entered class, I removed the burqa…The principal has said … Read more
Special Representative to Prime Minister on Religious Harmony, Maulana Tahir Ashrafi said the international community and the Muslim Ummah should raise voices against the maltreatment of minorities in India. Read more: Depriving Indian Muslim girls of education grave violation of human rights: FM Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, he regretted the banning … Read more
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday congratulated his party after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified PTI Senator Faisal Vawda as a lawmaker over alleged concealment of his dual nationality while contesting the National Assembly (NA) election on a Karachi seat during the 2018 general elections. Read more: ECP disqualifies Faisal … Read more
Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Wednesday challenged fresh delimitation of constituencies under Sindh Local Government Act 2021 in the Sindh High Court (SHC). MQM-P convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and other leaders filed a constitutional petition assailing the notification issued by the Sindh government for new delimitation on December 31, 2021. Read more: Shehbaz urges MQM … Read more
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid reiterated on Wednesday that Prime Minister Imran Khan faced no threat from the opposition parties and stressed that they would face defeat if opted for a no-confidence motion against the premier. Talking to the media persons in Islamabad, he said that the network of NADRA offices would be spread to the … Read more
As protests over the ban on Muslim headscarves in the southern Indian state of Karnataka intensified, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan will summon Indian high commissioner and record its protest over the issue. Read more: Indian state closes schools as a ‘hijab ban’ sparks protests A video posted on Twitter showing … Read more
Opposition Leader in National Assembly and President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif said that it would be worse for the people of Pakistan if the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) regime stayed longer. Read more: Shehbaz urges MQM to rethink its alliance with PTI government Shehbaz took to Twitter on Wednesday morning and said “After … Read more
Fifty more deaths and 4253 new positive cases of Coronavirus had been reported in the country during the last 24 hours. According to statistics issued by National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 51,749 3tests were conducted while the positivity ratio remained 8.2 per cent. At least 1731 patients of the coronavirus were in critical care. Statistics 9 … Read more
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Nadeem Raza was installed as the Second Colonel in Chief of the Sind Regiment, and Corps Commander Rawalpindi Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza was installed as the 13th Colonel Commandant of the Sind Regiment in a ceremony held at Sind Regiment Centre, Hyderabad on Tuesday. Read more: PM … Read more
President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday approved the appointment of three additional judges in Peshawar High Court (PHC). Kamran Hayat Mian Khel, Mohammad Ijaz Khan and Mohammad Fahim Wali had been appointed additional judges in Peshawar High Court for one year. The appointment was made under Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan, said Radio Pakistan. … Read more
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government was not afraid of the opposition and would complete its constitutional tenure. Talking to a private TV channel, he said the opposition parties were disintegrated, as their leaders always tried to dodge one another for lacking trust. He said many opposition … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated on Tuesday that Pakistan wants a peaceful solution to the long-standing Kashmir dispute. During an interview with the Chinese CGTN, he said that the Kashmir issue was a bone of contention between Pakistan and India. Read more: PM Imran, COAS to spend day with troops in Balochistan The prime minister … Read more
The Senate was informed on Tuesday that the revenue of the National Highway Authority (NHA) increased by Rs103 billion during the three years of the present government. Minister for Communications Murad Saeed told the House that the revenue increased because of the elimination of corruption and digitalization of different processes. Read more: PM Imran Khan … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that all Umrah pilgrims coming to the Kingdom must submit a negative PCR test report taken no more than 48 hours before arrival. Read more: Pakistan reaffirms full support for Saudi’s security, sovereignty & territorial integrity The ministry in a statement said this applies to all, “regardless … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Monday rejected a petition seeking an increase in the number of seats reserved for minorities in the National Assembly (NA) and provincial assemblies. The apex court two-member bench, headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsan, heard the petition today and maintained the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) verdict. The apex … Read more
Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday sought a reply from the Sindh government on a petition challenging the closure of Burns Road in the night to maintain the place as the food street. Read more: SHC orders authorities to raze three more illegal projects At the very outset, Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi, head of a two-member … Read more
LAHORE: Due to the non-appearance of the petitioner’ lawyer, the Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the online game PUBG in Pakistan in wake of incidents of violence and killings committed by young players of the game. As Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza took the case, no one turned up … Read more
At least 38 more deaths and 3338 positive cases of coronavirus had been reported in the country during the last 24 hours. According to statistics issued by National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 44, 779 tests were conducted while positivity ratio remained 7.45% and 1684 patients of Coronavirus were still in critical condition. Last week, the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said that conspiracies, hatched by opposition parties, could not succeed against Prime Minister Imran Khan, no matter, how many huddles and meetings they had. Addressing a press conference along with Minister for Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at Noor Khan Air Base, he said that yesterday, … Read more
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Senator Shibli Faraz said on Saturday that the plastic industry in Pakistan was expanding at an annual growth of 15 per cent during the last few years. Read more: People turning to cryptocurrency without proper planning, says Shibli Faraz Addressing the ceremony after inaugurating the Project of Upgradation … Read more
In the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred two Kashmiri youth in Srinagar district on Saturday. Read more: Kashmir Solidarity Day being observed today The troops martyred the youth during a violent cordon and search operation in Zakura area of the district, Radio Pakistan … Read more
President Arif Alvi has urged the international community to take notice of blatant human rights violations in the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K). Read more: Kashmir Solidarity Day being observed today Addressing a rally taken out in Islamabad on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, he said international media and delegations should be … Read more
Former Labour peer Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotheram was sentenced by a UK court on Friday to five-and-a-half years in prison for abusing two children in the 1970s. Read more: UK court convicts Lord Nazir Ahmed of sexual offences Last month, Sheffield Crown Court of the United Kingdom had declared Lord Nazir Ahmed, also a … Read more
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said the rupee has started appreciating following the approval of the sixth tranche by the IMF. Talking to PTV in Beijing on Saturday, the Finance Minister said he was warning the elements, who were speculating and hoarding the dollar, that the rupee would move the other side. He asked these … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan will hold meetings with the Chinese premier, the president of Uzbekistan and the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Beijing on Saturday evening. Read more: Pakistan, China ink framework agreement on industrial cooperation under CPEC In his tweets on Saturday, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said meetings will again be … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Local communities as stakeholders are an essential element for the success of a policy as they contribute to national cohesion and economic growth if given ownership and provided the right opportunities. This holds true for the coastal communities, and while acknowledging this aspect, Pakistan Navy follows a humanistic approach in its security strategy as … Read more
