The administration of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has taken a noteworthy step by amending the law with the intention of preventing the spread of hostile and sectarian information. Such acts are now considered criminal violations under the amended law, which carries harsh penalties like up to 14 years in prison and a Rs50 million […]
Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), expressed complete mistrust in Chief Justice Aamir Farooq of the Islamabad High Court and is considering asking Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa to recuse himself from any bench hearings involving him or his party. Imran Khan’s spokesperson, Shoaib Shaheen, that he met with Imran […]
Nawaz Sharif, the supreme leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), visited Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), at his home in a momentous move before of Sunday’s National Assembly premiership elections. The discussion highlighted the two former coalition partners’ ongoing conversation as they negotiate the political terrain. Maulana Fazlur Rehman gave […]
The Foreign Office (FO) insisted on Friday that Pakistan believed in its “sovereign right” to make judgments regarding its domestic affairs and that no nation could order Pakistan to look into claims of election tampering on February 8. FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said at the weekly briefing in Islamabad, “Pakistan is a vibrant democracy […]
Two weeks after his unexpected death at the age of 47 in an Arctic prison colony, opposition figure Alexei Navalny of Russia is scheduled to be buried in Moscow on Friday, amidst heavy security and concerns about a police crackdown. President Vladimir Putin is claimed to have ordered Navalny’s assassination because the Russian president could […]
Congressmen in the US are pressuring President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to hold off on recognizing a new Pakistani administration until claims of election manipulation have been fully looked into. In their combined letter, the lawmakers—all Democrats, like President Biden—expressed worries about pre- and post-election manipulation in Pakistan’s most recent legislative […]
With immediate effect, the federal government has removed the prohibition on all federal government employees, as well as officers of affiliated departments and autonomous bodies, traveling abroad. A notification that was previously issued on January 29, 2024, has been retracted, according a notification released by the Cabinet Division. Prior to the general elections on February […]
Due to difficulties meeting monthly tax collection targets, the number of income tax return filers decreased by 35% to little under 3.9 million from the previous year, indicating that the interim administration has failed to expand the tax base. The caretaker government, whose tenure has now officially come to an end with the new National […]
Ali Amin Gandapur, supported by the Sunni Ittehad Council, has achieved a significant victory by becoming the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. His success came with an overwhelming majority, as he secured a total of 90 votes in the new provincial assembly. This landslide victory indicates widespread support for Gandapur’s leadership within the assembly. In […]
According to a report published by a non-profit organization (NGO) dedicated to child safety, at least 4,213 children experienced abuse in 2023, with an average of 11 children being assaulted every day throughout the year in Pakistan. The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) supported the introduction of Sahil’s hallmark publication, “Cruel Numbers 2023,” on […]
