The mayor of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI), Sheikh Anser, filed an appeal on Monday at the Supreme Court against the Capital Development Authority (CDA), saying the latter had not handed over powers to which the MCI was entitled under the Islamabad Local Government Law, 2015. The petition, filed by lawyer Ahmed Nawaz on behalf of […]
The secretary of the Superior Court of Lahore (LHC) said Monday that a decision will be made on the letter from the Punjab government requesting that a judge from the higher court be appointed to conduct a judicial investigation into the death in custody of a alleged ATM thief Salahuddin Ayubi. The chief of justice
Ghotki police recorded three cases against rioters who had taken to the streets to protest an alleged blasphemy incident the previous day, Sukkur (AIG) additional inspector general Jamil Ahmed said Monday. All of the first information reports (FIRs) have been filed at the Ghotki section A police station with the state as the plaintiff. A
LAHORE: Two employees of the Dolphin Squadron were suspended from service for allegedly torturing a young man on the Cavalry Ground bridge in another incident at the hands of the Punjab police in the provincial capital. The torture was captured by a camera installed on a passing motorcycle. It showed two Dolphin Squad staff members
KARACHI: Police used a water cannon, tear gas and a baton charge on Sunday to prevent school principals from moving to the Home of the Chief Minister, officials and witnesses said. Around 450 directors, including 100 women, arrived at the Karachi Press Club on Sunday morning, where they held a demonstration demanding the regularization of
ISLAMABAD: Former President of the National Registration and Database Authority (Nadra) Tariq Malik was acquitted in a case filed on behalf of former Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan against him on charges of hiding his dual nationality. Judge Shaista Khan Kundi of the Islamabad first instance court, while resolving the case, ordered the cancellation
KARACHI: To establish Pakistan as a work destination for students of the Pakistani diaspora, Mustafaen Kamal has presented a unique project: the Dil Internship Project. "Last year, we saw a huge appetite for" helping "Pakistan, but often the Pakistani diaspora has no natural route to help the country beyond charity. The Dil Internship Project seeks
ISLAMABAD: The People's Party of Pakistan (PPP) has called for the removal of law minister Barrister Farogh Naseem from the federal cabinet for his recent "controversial acts" and statements, including one in which he said the federal government could take over the administrative affairs of Karachi enforcing article 149 of the Constitution. In a statement
ISLAMABAD: The National Logistics Cell (NLC), in coordination with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has completed 24-hour cross-border trade arrangements with Afghanistan through the Torkham border terminal that is expected to open next week. The terminal has been operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on a trial basis and will be formally opened at a
LAHORE: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and the Muslim League of Pakistan-Nawaz decided on Sunday to jointly organize "Azadi March" in October to besiege Islamabad and expel the government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, but a decision on the final date of the march would be taken later. The head of JUI-F, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, along with his
