The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, citing worries about cleanliness, has issued an order prohibiting iftar meals within mosque premises ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs published a notification last week that included stringent instructions for observing iftar, the meal that breaks the fast during Ramadan. The notice states that […]
Omar Ayub Khan, the secretary general of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), demanded on Monday that the military secretary of former prime minister Imran Khan be put on trial in connection with the diplomatic cable case. Speaking with reporters outside the Parliament House, Ayub and Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, the recently elected chairman of the PTI, said […]
The Lahore High Court (LHC) dismissed a petition to halt this year’s Aurat March after classifying it as “inadmissible” on Monday. The 2024 Aurat March event is scheduled for this Friday, March 8, and the court has deferred its decision on the case. Justice Shahid Karim of the LHC made public the ruling on the […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suggested that the Pakistani government include a number of items, such as unprocessed food, stationery, medications, POL products, and others, under the normal General Sales Tax rate of 18%. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has calculated that the reduction of GST rates might result in 1.3% GDP, or Rs1,300 billion, […]
In the nation’s capital, Washington, DC, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley overcame former president and rival Donald Trump to win her first primary. She has emerged as the first female Republican primary winner in history. Super Tuesday, when 15 states and one territory cast their votes, is a pivotal day in the protracted US presidential […]
President Arif Alvi administered the oath to newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadar. The ceremony was attended by caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chief Ministers, governors and other dignitaries. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif was […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday announced results of intra-party elections. According to the results, Barrister Gohar was elected PTI chairman unopposed, Omar Ayub Khan, secretary-general, unopposed, incarcerated, Yasmin Rashid, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Punjab president, unopposed and Ali Amin Gandapur as PTI KP chapter president unopposed. Reacting to the outcome of the PTI intra-party election, Akbar S […]
Secretary General of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Ahsan Iqbal, responded to a letter sent by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to the International Monetary Fund requesting a “election audit” by accusing the Imran-founded party of inviting foreign intervention in domestic affairs. He said as much on Saturday during his “Naya Pakistan with Shahzad Iqbal” presentation. […]
Asif Ali Zardari, the president of the Pakistan Muslim Party (PkMAP), will compete against Mahmood Khan Achakzai, the nominee of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) for president of the new coalition administration. Both candidates’ nomination documents were submitted to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday. Before Chief Justice IHC Aamer Farooq, who is overseeing […]
Mahmood Khan Achakzai, the head of the Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), addressed the newly elected National Assembly on Friday with a purpose. He not only insisted that the Constitution be upheld, but that everyone view the supremacy of the parliament as the red line. The PkMAP leader shown guts in pointing out the establishment’s […]
