After a delay of six days, the government finally notified the revised prices of petroleum products in the early hours of Wednesday, raising the petrol price by Rs1.45. As per the standard procedure, the notification for revised prices is issued around midnight. However, this time, the notification by the Finance Division came two hours late, […]
Nine die of gastroenteritis, diarrhoea and malaria in Sindh in the last 24 hours as the crisis overwhelms the country’s health system. Islamabad, Pakistan – Water-borne diseases are a new concern in flood-ravaged Pakistan, with the authorities reporting at least nine such deaths in the last 24 hours, according to government data. All the deaths caused by diarrhoea, […]
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday demanded that PTI Chairman Imran Khan provide proof to back his claim of his party members receiving threatening phone calls from unknown quarters, and urged him to reveal the identities of “Mr X and Mr Y” he often mentions during his speeches. On September 9, the former prime […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is currently in New York to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), starting today (Tuesday), the first in-person session since 2019 after which all meetings were made virtual due to the pandemic. Taking to Twitter, PM Shehbaz Sharif informed about his arrival in New York a […]
Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan called upon the PTI not to turn the army chief’s appointment into an issue. “The appointment of the [next] Army Chief is neither an issue nor should it be treated as such,” said the minister, speaking on the Geo News program “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath” on Monday. “It […]
In a terrorist case brought against PTI Chairman Imran Khan for threatening remarks made toward Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry and the Islamabad police commanders, the IHC on Monday ordered the quashing of portions related to terrorism. The case was heard today by a two-judge panel comprising of IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah […]
The verdict in the Toshakhana case filed against former prime minister Imran Khan has been reserved by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). At the outset of today’s hearing, Barrister Ali Zafar, Imran Khan’s counsel, admitted that his client had sold at least four presents he had received during 2018-19. During the hearing, an ECP […]
PTI chief’s lawyer says ‘basic criteria’ for the charges not met The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday discarded the terrorism charges against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Imran Khan after he was booked under ATA for threatening a sessions court judge and top cops during a public gathering in the federal capital. However, other charges in […]
The UN mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban to open schools for girls, saying a year-long ban on keeping girls out of high schools was shameful and “entirely avoidable.” The United Nations urged the Taliban on Sunday to reopen high schools for girls across Afghanistan, condemning the ban that began exactly a year ago as “tragic and […]
PM Shehbaz arrived in London on the invitation of British government, to represent Pakistan at the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, which would be held on September 19, announced the Foreign Office. David Gordon-MacLeod, Special Representative of the British Foreign Secretary, received the prime minister at the airport. Accompanying the prime minister as […]
