ISLAMABAD: Two days after two Supreme Court judges refrained from hearing the pleas challenging a presidential reference against Judge Qazi Faez Isa, two more judges withdrew on Thursday from a three-judge SC bank that received a petition filed by Two acting members. of the Electoral Commission of Pakistan (ECP). When the court belonging to the […]
ISLAMABAD: Up to 8,933 cases of dengue have been reported throughout the country, while 16 people lost their lives during the current year. In informing the media here on Thursday, the Chief of the Disease Surveillance Division of the National Institute of Health (NIH), Dr. Rana Safdar, said 2,132 cases of Sindh, 2,076 of Punjab,
ISLAMABAD: The opposition's protest over the arrest of the unconditional of the Popular Party of Pakistan (PPP) Syed Khursheed Shah spoiled the procedures of the National Assembly on Thursday and the session was extended sine die without any business being conducted. The protest began shortly after Vice President Qasim Suri told the house that the
ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has indicated irregularities of more than Rs15.67 billion of public money by federal ministries and divisions during fiscal year 2018-19. In its report submitted to Parliament as required by article 171 of the Constitution, the AGP highlighted a series of violations of the rules and regulations, weaknesses of
Human rights activist Gulalai Ismail escaped from the Pakistani authorities last month and arrived in the United States, where she applied for political asylum. New York Times reported Thursday. The US publication said the 32-year-old woman currently resides with her sister in Brooklyn, New York. She has not revealed how she managed to leave the
PESHAWAR – China decided to open a visa office in Peshawar to further strengthen its economic ties with Pakistan. The Chinese ambassador spoke with the media while the Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing visited the Chinese window. PESHAWAR – China decided to open a visa office in Peshawar to further strengthen its economic ties
The High Court of Islamabad (IHC) on Thursday restored Mushtaq Ahmed Sukhera as Federal Ombudsman (FTO) with immediate effect, declaring null and void notification of the ministry of law for removal. The law ministry had eliminated Sukhera in June. He had been appointed in August 2018 for a period of four years. The president of
Singer Ali Zafar on Thursday, during the hearing of a defamation case he has filed against fellow artist Meesha Shafi, said that women who have been harassed "should report the matter in the appropriate forum that […] they are not social networks. " Shafi had accused Zafar last year of harassing her "more than twice."
On Thursday, the special assistant to the Prime Minister of Information, Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, said the government has not yet reached a final draft of legislation on the creation of controversial media courts. Addressing the Association of Parliamentary Reporters (PRA), Dr. Awan said that cabinet members had previously expressed reservations and told Prime Minister
A group of more than 50 opposition leaders organized a protest outside the House of Parliament in Islamabad on Thursday to protest the non-issuance of production orders for several incarcerated politicians. Prior to a session of the National Assembly, opposition leaders in the field included PML-N leader Khawaja Asif, Ayaz Sadiq, Murtaza Javed Abbasi, Rana
