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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to two senior leaders of his party to hold negotiations with powers-that-be ahead of their November 24 protest in Islamabad. The PTI chief also made it clear that neither he would postpone nor withdraw the protest call […]
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and Intelligence Bureau to take joint action against tax evasion on sugar sale, undocumented sales, and price hike. According to an official statement issued by the PM Office, the prime minister said the sugar crushing season […]
ISLAMABAD – The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) has reported another polio case in Pakistan, bringing the total number of cases in 2024 to 50. It reported in media that National Reference Lab identified the latest case involving a 20-month-old girl from Tank district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Tests confirmed the presence of Wild Poliovirus Type-1 […]
Punjab Police Personnel try to repel protesters during a clash between Police and violent protesters against the arrest of PTI Chief Imran Khan from the premises of Islamabad High Court, at Mall road in Lahore on May 10, 2023. — APP/File The Punjab and Islamabad police have intensified their preparations to uphold law and order […]
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court constitutional bench Monday dismissed a petition seeking an order that only candidates who secure more than 50 per cent of the votes in elections can be declared winners. A seven-member bench, headed by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, and comprising Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha Malik, Justice […]
LAHORE – The Punjab government on Monday ordered to reopen schools except in Lahore and Multan cities as many parts of the province witnessed clear skies after weeks of smoggy conditions. Officials said that following the changes in the direction and intensity of easterly winds, the province has witnessed an improvement in the smog situation […]
QUETTA/ISLAMABAD – Terrorists belonging to Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) stormed a paramilitary checkpoint in Balochistan’s Kalat on Saturday and martyred at least seven soldiers, the latest in a string of attacks by the terror group, police said. Reportedly, the early-morning attack in the mountainous Kalat district, some 150 km south of Quetta, capital of the […]
ISLAMABAD – Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar Friday said that the Supreme Court Constitutional Bench holds authority to take suo motu notice, if necessary. The apex court judge, a member of the six-member constitutional bench, made these remarks during the proceeding of the anti-terrorism case. The bench conducted hearing of 16 cases pending for a long […]
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday restrained the government from collecting the tax on the income of banks. Besides restraining the government, the bench also issued notices to the Secretary Finance and other respondents directing them to file a report and comments within two weeks in this matter. A single bench of IHC […]
Six-judge bench rejects plea against legislation during previous regime. Dismisses review petition against Justice Isa’s appointment as CJ BHC. Disposes of several cases due to being ineffective. ISLAMABAD – The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking ban on government servants for marrying with foreign nationals. The court […]