SLAMABAD — The Supreme Court (SC) held a hearing on a suo moto case involving the use of military land for commercial purposes on Tuesday. During the proceedings, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed urged Defence Secretary retired Lt Gen Mian Mohammad Hilal Hussain to surrender the land toContinue Reading

LAHORE, Pakistan — Shehbaz Sharif, president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and opposition leader in the National Assembly (NA), described Pakistan’s economic situation as “alarming” on Tuesday. The PML-N leader stated that additional loans will be taken out next year to pay wages, pensions, and even to administer the country.Continue Reading

LAHORE – The Punjab government’s political team has agreed to meet with acting Governor Punjab Chaudhary Pervez Elahi to discuss the issue of an ordinance on the province’s new municipal structure. The meeting will be held in accordance with the directives provided by Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar. During theContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Planning and Development, stated on Monday that the new coronavirus type is exceedingly harmful, and that the next two to three weeks are critical in this respect. During a news conference with SAPM Faisal Sultan, National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) chiefContinue Reading

– JHELUM – On Monday, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan stated that granting power to a corrupt leader is a worse curse for a country. Addressing the event after the inauguration of academic blocks at Al-Qadir University in Jhelum, the premier stated that a condemned person had been invited asContinue Reading

LAHORE – A report on suspected footage of vote buying and selling in the NA-133 elections will be filed tomorrow. Strict action would be taken if the reports of the relevant departments are proven to be genuine, according to an Election Commission spokeswoman. If rigging is proven, the subject willContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – On Monday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued a notice to the Attorney General on the admissibility of a petition requesting the formation of a commission to probe the purported audio leak of former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar. During the hearing, IHC Chief Justice AtharContinue Reading