A bomb in New Anarkali, Lahore, kills three persons and injures 29 others.
LAHORE, — Lahore has been In the Pan Mandi neighbourhood of Lahore’s New Anarkali market, three people were killed and 29 others were injured in a time-device explosion. According to reports, emergency responders responded at the scene of the collision and transferred the injured to Mayo Hospital. The blast shatteredContinue Reading
In a slander lawsuit, IHC authorises Kh Asif to cross-examine PM.
ISLAMABAD – On Thursday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted permission for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif to cross-examine Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan in a defamation case. During the hearing, the high court granted Khawaja Asif’s request to cross-examine the prime minister. The IHC has mandated thatContinue Reading
Hamza Shahbaz withdraws his motion for acquittal based on the NAB Amendment Ordinance.
LAHORE, Pakistan — Hamza Shahbaz, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), withdrew his acquittal appeal based on the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Amendment Ordinance on Thursday. The Ashiana Housing, Ramzan Sugar Mills, and money laundering charges have all been heard by the accountability court in Lahore, according toContinue Reading
Rana Shamim is charged with contempt of court by the IHC.
Earlier in the day, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah summoned Rana Shamim to the rostrum, prompting the ex-judge to announce that he had filed two additional applications. In response, the IHC CJ stated, “We will indict you first, then hear your pleas.” The court has already issued an indictment warrantContinue Reading
The government intends to change the laws that regulate criminal prosecutions.
Islamabad : The federal government has decided to drastically overhaul the country’s criminal laws. Prime Minister Imran Khan approved the measure while chairing a meeting on system changes. Following the ratification of the proposed changes, mobile phone footage, photographs, voice recordings, and current technologies would be recognised as evidence inContinue Reading
Retired Angela Merkel denies UN post
BERLIN – German ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel has declined a job offer from the United Nations, according to her office, as she prepares to step down after 16 years in power. According to UN sources, Secretary General Antonio Guterres has requested Merkel to chair an advisory council on a “shared agenda”Continue Reading
Tennis player Sania Mirza has announced her retirement from the sport.
Sania Mirza, an Indian tennis player, announced her retirement from the sport on Wednesday, according to NDTV. According to the report, Sania and her Ukrainian partner, Nadiia Kichenok, were eliminated in the first round of the Australian Open’s women’s doubles tournament. “There are several [sic] reasons for this. It’s notContinue Reading
Aima Baig tax issues: FBR freezes all of the singer’s financial accounts.
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue blocked all of singer Aima Baig’s bank accounts on Wednesday due to unpaid taxes, according to A News. The FBR sought to reclaim money from the singer’s account, but Baig had already withdrew Rs25 million from her bank accounts and emptied them before theContinue Reading
If Russia invades Ukraine, Biden predicts ‘destruction for Russia.
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Joe Biden cautioned Russia on Wednesday that a full-fledged invasion of Ukraine would be costly, but he created uncertainty by implying that a “minor” intrusion would elicit far less retaliation from the West. Biden stated that he does not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin wants aContinue Reading
PM Imran Khan said the government would modernise the criminal justice system.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Prime Minister Imran Khan stated on Wednesday that the current administration was reforming the criminal justice system for the first time in the country’s history in order to implement its agenda for rule of law. The prime minister, who was chairing a meeting on criminal justice reforms,Continue Reading