KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday reserved its ruling in a case filed against a provincial legislator of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement related to the alleged distribution of compact discs (CDs) containing anti-state speeches. MPA Shiraz Waheed; Naeem Shamshad; Mohammad Shoaib Saeed Danish; Mubeen, Pakistani alias; M. Nabeel; Waqas; Ali Hasan, aka Guddu and Syed […]
ISLAMABAD: The cabinet has been informed that the federal government is leading provincial governments in repairing complaints from citizens received in the Prime Minister's Citizen Portal of Pakistan. The cabinet was recently informed that so far 1,173 million users had registered on the portal with 100,300 internal users, 103,000 Pakistanis abroad and 4,000 foreigners. Data
MIRPUR: The president of the Popular Party of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, asks about the health of an earthquake victim at the District Headquarters Hospital on Wednesday. MUZAFFARABAD: The president of the Party of Peoples of Pakistan (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, urged on Wednesday the government of Pakistan to put more emphasis on the right to self-determination
ISLAMABAD: The president of the court, Asif Saeed Khosa, questioned on Wednesday how "prison rules" could determine the imprisonment of those convicted for life, that is, 25 years. "On what basis has it been written under Rule 140 and 198 (b) of the Pakistan Prison Rules that the life of the convicted person will be
ISLAMABAD: The session of the National Assembly, which was scheduled to continue until Friday, was extended on Wednesday a few minutes after the start of the session, as the opposition claimed that the measure aimed to avoid the election for the vacant position of the vice president . Syed Fakhar Imam, ruling member of Tehreek-i-Insaf
MUZAFFARABAD: A woman was killed and three other civilians were injured in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in ceasefire violations not caused by the Indian army from the other side of the control line (LoC) during the last 24 hours, they said Wednesday authorities. Bombings of Indian troops began in the Samahni sector of the
PESHAWAR – Dengue fever cases increased to 3967 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after 108 more cases were reported on Wednesday, reported by the local Dengue Response Department (DRP). Peshawar, the provincial capital of Pakistan, governed by Tehreek-e-Insaf, was most affected. PESHAWAR – Dengue fever cases increased to 3967 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after 108 more cases were
Lahore High Court on Wednesday reserved its ruling on an appeal filed by singer Meesha Shafi in a case of harassment filed by her against fellow artist Ali Zafar. In the appeal, filed in August 2018, Shafi challenged the decision of the governor of Punjab to dismiss his complaint against Zafar, whom he accused of
On Wednesday, a Lahore anti-terrorism court returned the suspect behind the murder of four minor children in Chunian, Suhail Shehzad, in police custody for 15 days. The court also ordered a medical examination of the suspect. The hearing was chaired by Judge Abdul Qayum Khan. Deputy Attorney General Abdul Rauf Watoo was also present. The
Television analyst Hafeezullah Khan Niazi challenged on Wednesday in Lahore High Court a 30-day ban on his appearance on television channels imposed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). The appeal was filed by Niazi against Pemra, the agency's regional general manager, the information ministry and Senator Azam Khan Swati. On Tuesday, Pemra had
