After the Supreme Court’s ruling on reserved seats, Nawaz would confer with allies
MURREE: In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling on reserved seats, PML-N President and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has chosen to confer with friends on the political climate. The PML-N supremo reportedly desired to confer with the allies before to calling the senior leadership meeting of the party. ToContinue Reading
MPs on suspension will appeal the Supreme Court over the reserved seat decision
ISLAMABAD: The legislators who took an oath on reserved seats earlier have chosen to address the court in their individual capacity. These MPs’ memberships were later suspended in the wake of the Supreme Court’s reserved seat decision. The Peshawar High Court’s decision to deny the PTI special seats for femaleContinue Reading
PTI to petition the SJC to stop the “arbitrary” appointment of special judges
ISLAMABAD: Barrister Gohar, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), declared on Thursday that the government would fall if the PTI was outlawed. After attending the PTI and Sunni-Ittehad Council (SIC) joint parliamentary party meeting, the PTI chief, along with PTI leaders Omar Ayub Khan, Shibli Faraz, and Asad Qaiser,Continue Reading
Pakistan Railways announces a July 19 fare rise
LAHORE (APP) – Pakistan Railways has declared that, starting on Friday, July 19, all trains will have higher fares. A press release distributed on Thursday announced a one percent fare hike for all postal, express, intercity, and passenger trains, including those that use contracted services. The justification for this modificationContinue Reading
As the heatwave continues, Karachi sizzles at 40 degrees Celsius
The city’s temperature has reached 40°C, which feels like 50°C, leaving residents in the stifling heat. The Meteorological Department reports that Karachi has a 53% humidity level and a felt temperature of more than 50 degrees Celsius. The heat feels more intense because of the excessive humidity. A warning hasContinue Reading
Due to the terror assault in Bannu cantonment, Pakistan has demarched Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: In response to the terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment earlier this week that claimed the lives of eight security personnel and injured numerous others, Pakistan summoned the Deputy Head of Mission of the Afghan Embassy in Islamabad to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. The Hafiz Gul BahadurContinue Reading
Jeep crashes into nullah in AJK, killing two people
AZAD KASHMIR: Four persons were reported missing and two dead after a passenger jeep plunged into the Nulla Dowarian. The horrific accident happened on Ratti Gali Road, a popular tourist destination in Neelum Valley. The swift water flow in the nullah is causing challenges for the rescue efforts, according toContinue Reading
JI waves the protest banner against the increase in petrol prices.
The people has been deemed unjustly affected by the recent increase in petroleum product prices, according to Jamaat-e-Islami. JI spokesman Qaiser Sharif stated in a statement that his party will hold a sit-in in Islamabad on July 26 because they could not bear the load placed on the population. InContinue Reading
Eight troops were martyred and ten terrorists were slain in the Bannu Cantt attack: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported about the latest act of terrorism targeting the military in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which has been experiencing an increase in violence since the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members were permitted to resettle in the former tribal region. On Monday, ten terrorists were killed in anContinue Reading
The Supreme Court has reserved its decision on SIC-reserved seats
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court delayed its decision on a case brought by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) challenging the denial of reserved seat allocation. Following lawyers’ arguments, Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa addressed the audience and stated that he could not predict with certainty when the ruling will beContinue Reading