ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Wednesday that the government issued a commemorative coin to commemorate the 550th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh religion, and invited the Indian cricket star and former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu at the inauguration of the Kartarpur Corridor Project on […]
LAHORE: Moderate smoke has begun to develop in Lahore due to the decrease in the minimum temperature, humidity and calm wind at night that allows contributing pollutants, mainly generated by Indian farmers in Punjab by burning massive crop residues , penetrate the border areas. "We have already taken adequate measures to avoid local contributions to
The students of Baluchistan University continued their protest on Wednesday for the 17th consecutive day against the alleged harassment and blackmail of several students. The protesting students have demanded that the authorities arrest the former vice chancellor, who resigned after the scandal, and other suspects allegedly involved in the issue. They have also called for
The human rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday that the "failure of the government to protect people from exposure to dangerous air in Punjab runs the risk of violating their human rights to life and health. " In a statement, Amnesty International said the Lahore Air Quality Index had reached 484 at 10 am today,
The Lahore High Court on Wednesday prevented the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) from taking any "adverse action" against the presenters who challenged a recent directive issued by the regulatory body, which prohibited television presenters from giving their " opinions "during talk shows, until further orders from the court. Some 11 television presenters filed
A court of sessions in Karachi sentenced film director Mansoor Mujahid and his friend Anab Hameed to life in prison for the murder of his friend Faisal Nabi. The court also ordered both convicted to pay Rs200,000 each to the heirs of Nabi as compensation. The court kept the case inactive against a third defendant,
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) said Wednesday that internet services have been fully restored, one day after Pakistan faced a nationwide disruption following a failure in its submarine cables. In a statement from the PTCL spokesperson, the company regretted any inconvenience caused by the interruption of services. A spokesman for the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA)
LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had refused to be examined by any doctor who was employed by the government when he was in the custody of the National Office of Responsibility (NAB), an official reveals. "In the 10-day custody of NAB in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case, Nawaz Sharif refused to be examined by
ISLAMABAD: The president of the Senate, Sadiq Sanjrani, and the president of the National Assembly, Asad Qaiser, have decided to hold consultations with opposition parties to resolve the controversy over the appointment of members of the Electoral Commission of Pakistan (ECP) . The decision to involve the opposition was taken by the custodians of the
ISLAMABAD: The High Court of Islamabad (IHC) issued a notice of contempt of court on Tuesday before the president of Pakistan's Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Saleem Baig, for using the court's name to issue strict guidelines to media and presenters. Pemra recently issued a notice to private television channels, restricting the appearance of presenters
