The Supreme Court was notified on Thursday by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that elections would take place on February 11, 2024. This development occurs during the hearing of petitions to have timely national elections. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), and other parties have petitioned the highest court to stop […]
As Israeli forces continued their assault against the besieged Palestinian enclave on Wednesday, a handful of foreigners and critically injured individuals were scheduled to depart the Gaza Strip under a deal mediated by Qatar. Hamas, Israel, and Egypt came to an agreement. Numerous Palestinians were killed as Israeli aircraft struck a crowded refugee camp in […]
On Tuesday, the trial of Imran Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the vice-chairman, began in a special court established under the Official Secrets Act. Despite filing a petition under CrPC 265-D to stop the indictment, the pair was indicted in the cipher case on October 23. The Federal Investigation […]
The police in Tulamba, Punjab, have reported that Asim Jamil, the son of prominent religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil, committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest at his home. According to Captain (retd) Sohail Chaudhry, the Regional Police Officer (RPO) of Multan, “the district police officer [DPO] has seen a CCTV footage that shows […]
As Israeli troops backed by tanks moved into the enclave with a military assault, Palestinians in northern Gaza reported heavy artillery and airstrikes early on Monday, prompting renewed international demands for civilians to be protected. There have been 8,005 deaths in the 2.3 million-person Gaza Strip, according to medical authorities, 3,324 of whom were youngsters. […]
In a suspicious transaction investigation, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has cleared Sabir Hameed, also known as Mithu, a close relative of former army chief Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa, according to a story published in The News on Saturday. The FIA ended its investigation against the well-known businessman because they were unable to find […]
The former prime minister Imran Khan was charged with leaking state secrets, and the Islamabad High Court (IHC) denied him bail on Friday. The IHC noted that Khan appeared to have committed the crime, which carries a potential 14-year jail sentence or death penalty. The PTI chairman also attempted to have the FIR in the […]
During an appearance on Ahmed Ali Butt’s podcast Excuse Me, popular singer and composer Azaan Sami Khan, son of well-known Indian musician Adnan Sami Khan and Pakistani film and TV actor Zeba Bakhtiar, discussed his parentage and the unbreakable link he shares with them. Despite having a successful career in Pakistan’s music industry, Azaan has […]
Indian star Kangana Ranaut has shown her support for Israel in an unexpected way. Amidst Israel’s continuous barrage of attacks on Palestine, this action has sparked a fresh round of criticism. The State of Israel’s official X (formerly Twitter) account thanked Ranaut for her support by sharing a photo of her with Israel’s ambassador to […]
Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has denounced the “total breakdown of our legal system” and referred to Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), as carrying out a “deal” from London. The former prime minister, who lost his position in parliament in April of last year, claimed in […]
