KARACHI: The police and the Rangers failed to bring back to Pakistan the owners fleeing from the Baldia factory and the alleged intellectual author of the deadly fire that killed about 260 workers, although the trial entered its seventh year, the Wednesday. More than 260 workers were burned alive in the multi-storey building of the […]
ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi will face a hostile opposition during his constitutionally ordered speech to the joint session of parliament on Thursday at the beginning of the second parliamentary year of the National Assembly under Pakistan's Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) . Speaking to Sunrise Here on Wednesday, the leaders of two main opposition parties, the Pakistan-Nawaz
PESHAWAR / MINGORA: Former Pakistani lawmaker Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Baldev Kumar seeks political asylum in India and accused the government led by Imran Khan of mistreating minorities in Pakistan. Kumar, who belongs to the Sikh community of Barikot in Swat Valley, has the distinction of remaining a provincial legislator for only one day. He was arrested
ISLAMABAD: Four major generals of the Pakistan army have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. According to Public Relations between Services (ISPR), those promoted are Division General Muhammad Aamer, Division General Muhammad Chiragh Haider, Division General Nadeem Ahmed Anjum and Division General Khalid Zia. Division General Muhammad Aamer is currently serving as general
KARACHI: The federal law minister, Dr. Farogh Naseem, revealed Wednesday that the federal government is considering taking over the administrative affairs of Karachi by applying a constitutional clause that, according to him, allows it. He said Sunrise that the Karachi strategic committee would recommend Prime Minister Imran Khan to invoke article 149 for the Karachi
ISLAMABAD: The president of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Asif Saeed Khosa, expressed on Wednesday the fear that the growing perception of what he called an "unequal process of responsibility" needed urgent corrective measures to prevent him from losing credibility. “We, as a relevant state body, also feel that the growing perception that the accountability
ISLAMABAD: Based on Pakistan's "effective" progress report, the Joint Asia-Pacific Group (APG) will present its assessment of Islamabad's progress in strengthening its systems against money laundering and terrorist financing next month. "The delegation of Pakistan effectively presented Pakistan's progress in each of the elements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plan of Action and
Land hoarders continue their loot and plunder the outskirts of Karachi. Only this time, the process is much stealthier. The villagers were terrified, afraid that their identity could be revealed by this story. It took them weeks to convince them to share SunriseIn confidence, their experiences of being pressured to hand over their land in
Retired Interior Minister Brigade Ijaz Ahmad Shah said Wednesday that the government will never reach an agreement with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and hoped that his Call for a march in Islamabad will not be met with the kind of response Rehman is looking for. "People will not join Fazlur Rehman in
The National Office of Responsibility (NAB) Karachi recommended opening another reference against former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for allegedly violating the rules and procedures established by the federal government in the appointment of the managing director of Pakistan State Oil (PSO). According to a statement issued by NAB, Abbasi had appointed Sheikh Imranul Haq
