As the protests against high energy bills and taxes reached their second day in Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), on Saturday, a police officer was shot dead following altercations with demonstrators from the Awami Action Committee (AAC). In opposition to the state’s increased taxes and power prices, the AAC called for a shutter down […]
He was talking to British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott, who called on him at the PM House. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief Economist and Director of the Economic and Evaluation Directorate, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, London, Professor Adnan Khan. The prime minister said: “Pakistan […]
Inspector General of Police (IG) Islamabad, Ali Nasir Rizvi gave a briefing about the Margalla Patrol Unit and introduced the patrolling unit to the minister. The minister inspected the motorcycle and cavalry unit and also met the police officers of the Margalla Trails Patrol Unit and advised them to perform their duties diligently. A force […]
Following a successful open-water operation, the Pakistan Navy (PN) successfully rescued eight Iranian fishermen who were trapped, according to a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday. The fishermen’s vessel caught fire, and PNS Yarmook reacted to a distress call, according to a statement released by the ISPR. Iranian diplomats later received […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described the May 9 riots, which occurred one year ago today, as a “mutiny” against the Pakistan Army and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir. In response to last year’s May 9 riots, PM Shehbaz chaired a special cabinet meeting in Islamabad and declared that the event was a […]
Following the appointment of Fareeda Tareen as deputy commissioner (DC) in Balochistan, four additional female high-ranking government personnel also entered the administrative field. Fareeda, a Grade 18 officer, was promoted to the rank of deputy commissioner in the Sohbatpur district after serving as assistant commissioner (AC) Dasht tehsil in the Kharan district of Balochistan. As […]
Bakhtiyor Saidov, the foreign minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, landed in Islamabad on Wednesday for a two-day formal visit. Aizaz Khan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Director General (Central Asia & ECO), welcomed and cordially received the Uzbek foreign minister upon his arrival. According to a Foreign Office spokesperson, FM Saidov will meet with […]
Detained Imran Khan, the founding chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has rejected the military’s demand that he issue an apology for the events of May 9 and has distanced his party from the violent protests that erupted across the nation last year shortly after his incarceration. During an informal conversation with journalists on Wednesday […]
As the attorneys’ demonstration before the Lahore High Court at GPO Chowk grew more intense on Wednesday, police detained a few of them. The attorneys are staging a protest against the separation of civil courts and the filing of terrorist cases against one another. The Lahore High Court Bar Association has refuted reports that it […]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Medical Teaching Institutions Appellate Tribunal has announced vacancies for various positions, inviting applications from suitable candidates across Pakistan. Positions Available: Chairman: Two positions available for retired judges of the High Court. Candidates must hold Khyber Pakhtunkhwa domicile and be within the age limit of 68 years. Member (District & Session Judge or Advocate): […]
