Pakistan’s population is expanding more quickly than any other Asian nation.
LAHORE – Pakistan, the fifth-most populous nation in the world, has a 2.4% yearly population growth, and 11,000 moms die giving birth each year. On World Population Day, the Population Council releases the figures. It claimed that Pakistan’s population was expanding more quickly than that of any other Asian nation.Continue Reading
The trial court’s decision on the maintainability of the Toshakhana case is being challenged in the IHC
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed an appeal on Tuesday against a trial court verdict that found the Toshakhana case against the party chairman maintainable. PTI lawyer Gohar Khan has petitioned the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to overturn the trial court’s decision. A district and sessions court affirmed its previous verdictContinue Reading
ANF recovers nearly 36kg of narcotics in nine operations across the county
During nine operations around the country, the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Pakistan claimed to have arrested seven drug peddlers and confiscated 36kg of narcotics from them. According to an ANF spokeswoman, an accused was apprehended with 1,000 grammes of hashish during an operation near Khana Road in Rawalpindi. In the secondContinue Reading
Police arrest 24 people as protests erupt around Israel following the first Knesset’s approval of a contentious Supreme Court bill
Protesters stopped major motorways in Israel on Tuesday after parliament gave preliminary approval to a bill that would limit some of the Supreme Court’s power, with the complete support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-right ruling coalition. Footage showed throngs of Israelis waving flags at major crossroads and on motorwaysContinue Reading
The Supreme Court has denied a petition seeking a ban on the PTI
The Supreme Court registrar’s office denied a petition to prohibit the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) operations on Monday. Awn Chaudhry, Additional Secretary General of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), submitted the petition. The registrar’s office pointed out several flaws in the plea. The registrar’s office filed an objection, claiming that the petitionContinue Reading
India releases water into the Sutlej River
India discharged water into the Sutlej River on Monday, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), which issued an alarm. According to the PDMA, India first discharged 70,614 cusecs of water from Harike Point into the Sutlej River. The spilled water will enter Pakistani territory through Ganda Singh inContinue Reading
India releases water into the Sutlej River.
India poured water into the Sutlej River on Monday, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), which issued an alarm. According to the PDMA, India first discharged 70,614 cusecs of water from Harike Point into the Sutlej River. The spilled water will enter Pakistani territory through Ganda Singh inContinue Reading
86 people were killed and 151 were injured in recent monsoon rains across the country, according to the NDMA
In the previous 24 hours, at least six more people have died and nine have been injured in rain-related accidents across Punjab and Sindh province. Since June 25, the cumulative mortality toll in Pakistan from this season’s monsoon rains has grown to roughly 86, with 151 injured, according to theContinue Reading
Pakistan expects the GCC to invest $40 billion in agriculture over the next five years
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that the government hoped to attract billions of dollars in investment from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in the country’s food and agriculture sectors. In a tweet, he stated that the GCC countries import $40 billion in food and agricultural products each year.Continue Reading
Uzma Khan, the PTI chairman’s sister, has been arrested for yet another land fraud
The Anti-Corruption Establishment has filed a case against Uzma Khan, one of the PTI chairman’s sisters, for allegedly transferring 300 kanals of land to her name using forged documents. Uzma committed this fraudulent transaction at Chak No 7/2 Thal Janobi and Chak 11/2 Thal Janobi in Athara Hazari, a tehsilContinue Reading