The Pakistan Navy’s cutting-edge 4th Offshore Patrol Vessel, PNS Yamama, had its launch ceremony at M/s DAMEN Shipyard Galati in Romania on Wednesday, the military stated in a statement. It was a historic day for Pakistan’s marine capabilities, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), where Vice primary of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Ovais Ahmed […]
The US reaffirmed on Tuesday that there should be an investigation into allegations of meddling in the most recent general elections in Pakistan. The US Department of State spokesperson, Matthew Miller, stated that “any claims of interference or fraud should be fully and transparently investigated,” stressing that the investigation should be carried out in compliance […]
Following several days of negotiations, the two main political parties eventually reached a consensus on a power-sharing arrangement that would see Asif Ali Zardari run for president and Shehbaz Sharif nominate for the PM position. In the midst of rumors of blackmail among the former coalition partners, the agreement was finalized on Tuesday between the […]
The petitioner was fined Rs. 500,000 by the Supreme Court (SC) for failing to appear in court, and the case for re-election and the annulment of the votes on February 8 was dismissed. A three-member Supreme Court bench, comprising Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi […]
Irfan Nawaz Memon, the deputy commissioner of Islamabad, was the subject of non-bailable arrest warrants issued by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday due to his repeated failure to appear in court in a contempt matter. A show-cause notice was also sent to the DC by Justice Babar Sattar of the IHC. In a […]
On Tuesday, landslides caused by heavy rains closed the major route of the Karakoram Highway (KKH), stranding thousands of travelers to and from Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. For the previous three days, the area has experienced sporadic snowfall and rain, which has affected daily life. Many places continued to have suspended electricity when the temperature […]
During the first Senate meeting after the general elections on February 8, there were repeated requests on Tuesday to take legal action against the top election commissioner and look into how the polls were conducted. The meeting was presided over by Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, and a proposal to halt the proceedings was made and […]
A passenger’s health deteriorated throughout the flight, prompting the Saudia Airlines flight from Bangladesh to make an emergency landing in the port city on Tuesday. According to airline sources, the 44-year-old Bangladeshi passenger became ill during the trip on SV 805, which was headed to Riyadh, when the aircraft was in Indian airspace, having taken […]
The Pakistani parliament’s upper house, the Senate, took a critical step on Monday when it voted against the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2023, which sought to change the country’s penal code (1860) and code of criminal procedure (1898). The bill, which called for rape suspects to be hanged in public, was defeated by a majority […]
Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, declared on Monday that Pakistan will protect public employees in carrying out their constitutional responsibilities, take action against “violent trolls,” and guarantee “exemplary punishment” for them. The declaration was made a few days after the Rawalpindi Commissioner resigned from his position, claiming he was being “hanged for doing […]
