Category: Pakistan

The Lahore High Court’s Registrar Office declared the petition challenging the Punjab Defamation Law 2024 admissible and accepted the petition for hearing.  Earlier, LHC’S Registrar Office raised objections to the petition against the Punjab Defamation Law 2024. It accepted the plea after the petitioners removed the concerns.   The petition was filed in the LHC by journalist […]

Former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday demanded that army chief Gen Asim Munir announce amnesty for all those languishing in jails in connection with the May 9 riots.  “People have suffered tremendously in May 9-related cases. All innocents must be granted amnesty,” the chief of the Awami Muslim League said while speaking to […]

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the federal government to pay 3 million to father of missing person, Haroon. IHC’s Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the case of recovery of missing person Haroon Muhammad disappeared from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since last 15 years. Additional Attorney General Munawar Iqbal Duggal and petitioner’s counsel Iman Mazari […]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has written a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the exclusion of 91 development projects of the province from the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP). In the letter, Gandapur stated that the Planning Committee’s decision was deeply disappointing, observing that the exclusion of 91 development projects from […]

Punjab government has issued the gazette notification of Punjab Defamation Law 2024. The bill has been become law and applicable on every citizen in Punjab. Under the Punjab Defamation Law, the offender will pay fine of 3 million before trial. On evidence of accusation, social media account of offender will be blocked. Tribunals will be […]

Barrister Dr Saif, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister’s adviser on information, stated on Monday that Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz was violating basic human rights to satisfy her ego. In a statement, Saif said that the crackdown on the houses of elected members in Punjab was condemnable. He further said that Maryam Nawaz was using […]

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued written verdict on missing person observing that “every missing person will definitely come back to his family.” Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani issued the four-page written verdict making the undertaking of the attorney general part of the veridct. The attorney general gave an undertaking to the court on […]

 Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (PEMRA) notification on court proceedings reporting ban has also been challenged in Sindh High Court (SHC). The court has approved the petition for immediate hearing. A two-member bench headed by SHC chief justice will hear the case today. The petition was filed by Ameen Anwar, Shoukat Korai and others making […]

Khawaja Saad Rafique, former federal minister, on Monday called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. During the meeting the overall political and economic situation of the country was discussed, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release. Separately, Chairman Prime Minister Youth Programme Rana Mashhood Ahmed also called on the prime minister. 

United States Ambassador Donald Blome said on Monday that the Washington “is a strong partner for Pakistan’s economic future.” According to a US Mission in Islamabad press release, Ambassador Blome met Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb here “to discuss key aspects of the US-Pakistan trade, investment, and economic relationship. The Ambassador highlighted ongoing US support […]