The August 29 notification was revoked on Tuesday when the Islamabad High Court (IHC) rendered its decision on an intra-court appeal brought by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan over his jail trial in the Cipher case. The ruling, which was reserved earlier in the day, was pronounced by a division bench of the IHC made […]
Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the vice chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former foreign minister, petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to grant bail in the Cypher case. The prominent member of the PTI filed an appeal challenging a previous ruling by the Islamabad High Court that denied him bail, and he asked for […]
The leader of the PML-N, Nawaz Sharif, met with US Ambassador Donald Blome on Saturday in Lahore. During their conversation, they talked about the political and economic climate of the nation, with a focus on his party’s election preparations. Blome met with Sharif as part of a series of meetings with politicians as election season […]
In order to bring 1.5 to 2 million new taxpayers, the caretaker federal government has established 145 District Tax Officers (DTOs) across the country The caretaker federal government has established 145 District Tax Officers (DTOs) across the nation in an effort to attract 1.5 to 2 million new taxpayers. The Income Tax Law has given […]
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), blamed former prime minister Imran Khan, former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa, and former DG ISI Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hameed for Pakistan’s current economic predicament, alleging that they were involved in this “project.” Speaking at a rally in Peshawar, he attacked the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted Pakistan a $250 million loan to improve the power transmission infrastructure in the nation, which is still experiencing an electrical crisis. According to an official release from the ADB, the assistance will “help deliver reliable electricity in Pakistan by expanding and improving the power transmission network in the […]
The military released a statement on Friday stating that General Syed Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), found it unacceptable for any institution, group, or militia to employ force or engage in armed activity outside of the state. During a meeting at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi with esteemed Islamic scholars from various […]
Wahab Riaz, a former fast bowler for Pakistan, has been named the head selector of the men’s national team. His first task will be to choose the men’s national team for the three-match Test series against Australia, which takes place in Australia from December 14 to January 7, and the five-match Twenty20 International series against […]
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, stated on Wednesday that in order to have normal relations with the Indian government, it was difficult to have normal relations with the dispute in Kashmir, and that discussion of the conflict was thus necessary before forging trade linkages with India. The Kakar discussed the potential for connectivity with […]
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated lawyer Adeel Mangi, who was born in Pakistan, to be a judge on a federal appeals court, marking a first for Muslim Americans, according to The Washington Post. The Harvard and Oxford-trained attorney would become the first Muslim American to hold the position of judge on a US […]