The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is preparing to launch a pilot project for a digital currency and is finalizing laws to control virtual assets, Governor Jameel Ahmad revealed on Wednesday, according to Reuters. At the Reuters NEXT Asia event in Singapore, the governor stated that Pakistan was “building upContinue Reading
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta has granted police a 10-day physical remand for Dr Mahrang Baloch, the leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), and five other members of the organization. The ATC’s judgment extends their continuous imprisonment, which has already lasted more than three months.Six BYC members, includingContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued notifications for the permanent appointment of chief justices to all four high courts in the country, with President Asif Ali Zardari’s approval.According to the notification, Justice Sarfraz Dogar has been named Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court. Justice Junaid GhaffarContinue Reading
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, have filed an appeal with the IHC for an expedited hearing on their pleas to postpone their convictions in the £190 million case. Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi were found guilty earlier this year in the £190 million case. ImranContinue Reading
A court in Islamabad has ordered the blocking of 27 stations suspected of “disseminating fake and misleading information against state institutions,” according to an order issued on Tuesday. Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah issued a two-page written ruling responding to a petition submitted by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA).Continue Reading
(Web Desk) – Zara Noor Abbas, an actress, has encouraged women not to use drugs to improve their attractiveness or preserve a young appearance, underlining that aging is a natural process that should be accepted graciously. In an Instagram post, she urged women to accept aging as a normal processContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has raised strong misgivings about the federal committee constituted to oversee the combined tribal areas. Addressing a news conference alongside former KP governor Shah Farman and Sheikh Waqas Akram, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar stated that the federal government lacks the jurisdiction to constitute a committeeContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) restored governing coalition members elected on reserved seats on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on restricted seats. The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench upheld the review petitions, holding that the PTI is ineligible for women’s and minority reserved seats in nationalContinue Reading
(Web Desk) – The police in Haveli, Kahuta (Azad Jammu and Kashmir) detained Sessions Judge Raja Imtiaz Ahmad on Wednesday for illegally ordering the release of a drugs dealer in violation of a Supreme Court decision. The Supreme Court of AJK, presided over by Chief Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan,Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD (A News) Following the recent military escalation with India, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday tasked PPP Chairman and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari with advocating Pakistan’s demand for peace on the world stage. Bilawal wrote on X that the prime minister had contacted him earlier today andContinue Reading
