Justice Muhammad Raza Qureshi presided over the hearing, where the petitioners challenged the imposition of fixed charges by Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO). Representing the petitioners, Advocate Khawaja Waseem Abbas argued that LESCO imposed fixed charges without obtaining necessary approvals from the cabinet or the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA). He pointed out that […]
In a post on the social media website X, formerly Twitter, the State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs wrote: “The United States strongly condemns the multiple attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province which took many lives. “Any violence disrupting peace and stability is indefensible. We stand with Pakistan in its fight against terrorism […]
Shanshan is expected to strike Japan’s southwestern Kyushu island over the next few days, and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said it may issue a special warning to Kagoshima prefecture. “Maximum caution is required given that forecasts are for strong winds, high waves, and high tides that have not been seen thus far,” the JMA […]
Two Palestinians were killed in the city of Jenin, four others in a nearby village, and four more in a refugee camp near the town of Tubas, said the Red Crescent’s Ahmed Jibril. He added that 15 others had been wounded. The operation comes two days after Israel said it carried out an air strike […]
Ukraine attacked Russia’s western Kursk region on Aug. 6 and has carved out a slice of territory in the biggest foreign attack on Russia since World War Two. President Vladimir Putin said there would be a worthy response from Russia to the attack. Sergei Lavrov, who has served as Putin’s foreign minister for more than […]
In a nine-page judgment authored by Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, the court highlighted the prolonged and often inhumane conditions faced by death row inmates, noting that many prisoners remain in death cells for years, sometimes even decades, due to delays in the judicial process and subsequent execution of sentences. The ruling came during the hearing […]
The decision follows a raft of actions since last year to end COVID-era concessions for foreign students and workers in Australia that helped businesses recruit staff locally while strict border controls kept overseas workers out. “There are about 10% more international students in our universities today than before the pandemic, and about 50% more in […]
Speaking to reporters in a virtual briefing, Kirby pushed back on suggestions that the talks have broken down, and said, on the contrary, that they were “constructive”. “The talks progressed to a point where they felt like the next logical step was to have working groups at lower levels to sit down to hammer out […]
Around 300mm of rainfall and several deaths have been reported in the state. According to reports around 100 people have died in weather-related incidents. Gujarat, in the last 24 hours, witnessed several low-lying areas inundated, three people dead and seven missing in an incident and thousands evacuated. Moreover, flood-like situations have been reported in several […]
The attacks, which took place on Sunday night, resulted in the deaths of 14 security personnel, including ten soldiers and four law enforcement officers. “Fourteen brave sons of the soil, including ten soldiers of the security forces and four law enforcement personnel, embraced shahadat after fighting gallantly,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a […]
