ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi would attend the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday (October 22), the Foreign Ministry said. President Alvi will leave for Japan on Sunday (today) on a five-day trip. Heads of state and government, rulers and senior officials from around 170 countries attend the ceremony in Tokyo. Some of […]
ISLAMABAD: The secretary of the Supreme Judicial Council (CSJ), Arbab Muhammad Arif, denied Saturday the accusations made by Judge Qazi Faez Isa in a rejoinder filed before the Supreme Court. In response to a page submitted to the full court with a series of petitions that challenge the submission of a reference against Judge Isa,
ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry suggested the abolition and prohibition of the "militant wing" of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F). In a summary sent to the federal cabinet, the ministry said: “Several reports from sources shared by our intelligence agencies and provincial governments with the Ministry of Interior have revealed that the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazlur Rehman Group (JUI-F)
Karachi police chief, additional inspector general Ghulam Nabi Memon, described on Saturday the security measures taken to chehlum Imam Husain tomorrow (Sunday), which includes a strong police deployment, the suspension of mobile phone services and the ban on riding in the passenger seat. The AIG said that up to 5,313 police officers would perform security
A Mushshak training aircraft belonging to Army Aviation landed on Saturday in a rice field near Wazirabad in the Gujranwala district of Punjab, security and rescue sources said. Both pilots remained safe in the incident. According to sources, the two-seater plane had taken off from Rahwali Cantt for a training mission, with Captain Ahmad and
Defense Minister Pervez Khattak, who has been appointed by the government to lead talks with opposition parties, said Saturday that the opposition's refusal to come to the table points to an anti-Kashmir agenda. Khattak was referring to the decision of the opposition parties to respond to the call of the head of the JUI-F, Maulana
Indian liberals have faced the champions of Hindu Jingoism in documenting their multiple crimes against religious minorities in India and now against the people of Kashmir. As they are real witnesses, their testimonies carry extraordinary weight. And yes, the world is listening. The key US presidential candidates, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris, have
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Friday ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to assist its members in a forensic audit of the mobile phones of the president of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), as well as its officials , for allegedly blocking the media coverage of opposition parties. The Senate Human Rights Committee
LAHORE: A detailed verdict of the Lahore High Court on a request by singer Meesha Shafi against the rejection of her complaint by the ombudsman on allegations of sexual harassment against singer / actor Ali Zafar states that Ms. Shafi could not Establish the employee's relationship with a production company that also signed an agreement
ISLAMABAD: The Permanent Committee on Energy of the National Assembly decided on Friday to call officials from the departments concerned to solve the problem of security clearance and remove restrictions on oil and gas exploration in Khuzdar. Dr. Imran Khattak, chairman of the commission, noted that the parliamentary panel should play an important role in
