ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – On Thursday, Prime Minister Imran Khan wrapped up interviews for the position of Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Separate meetings with the prime minister were held by lawyers Sultan, Khawaja Farooq, Tanveer Ilyas, and Azhar Sadiq. PM Imran Khan reportedly questioned the contenders about theirRead More →
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) set a deadline of August 31 for public-facing sectors to have their employees vaccinated. Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar told a news conference during a meeting at the NCOC that the government is aiming to increase immunizations to one million everyRead More →
SIALKOT – Chaudhry Ahsan Saleem Baryar of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won the by-election for PP-38 Sialkot by a margin of 7,117 votes. According to an unofficial and unverified total of all 165 polling stations, the PTI’s Chaudhry Ahsan Saleem Baryar received 60,588 votes, while the Pakistan Muslim League-candidate Nawaz’sRead More →
Prime Minister Imran Khan stated on Wednesday that he would “never utter such a foolish thing” where a rape victim is “somehow accountable” for the crime perpetrated against them, after being harshly chastised for his remarks on rape. PM Imran Khan was challenged about his statements suggesting that a personRead More →
The Pakistani judiciary is independent, according to the Foreign Office, and the courts operate in accordance with the country’s Constitution and laws. The US State Department has painted a poor picture of Pakistan’s judiciary, claiming that while the country’s judicial system technically functions independently of the executive branch, the realityRead More →
On Tuesday, a sessions court in Islamabad sentenced Zahir Jaffer’s parents and two other suspects to 14 days in prison for their suspected role in the murder of Noor Mukadam, the daughter of a former Pakistani ambassador. Today, the accused were brought before Judicial Magistrate Shoaib Akhtar. The police askedRead More →
QUETTA: Starting in August, Balochistan will make it illegal to enter important government offices without being vaccinated, according to a government spokeswoman. In a press conference today, provincial government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani warned that access into workplaces without vaccination will be prohibited from August 1st. The increase in COVID-19 casesRead More →
KARACHI, Pakistan — The bail application of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Khurshid Shah in the assets case was denied by the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday. The SHC instructed the trial court to complete the matter as soon as possible during the hearing on the PPP leader’s appeal.Read More →
LAHORE, Pakistan — On Tuesday, a court in Lahore granted bail to Nazir Chohan, a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the Punjab Provincial Assembly. The court ordered that he be released after submitting Rs100,000 in bail bonds. Earlier in the day, police detained Nazir Chohan in connection withRead More →
KARACHI- Farkhand Iqbal, the former chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), was detained by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday in connection with the Park Lane case. The ex-chief was apprehended in Rawalpindi on suspicion of handing over 118 kanals of government land to the Park Lane business. OnRead More →
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