Category: Pakistan

The Sindh High Court on Monday ordered for Inspector General of Police Kaleem Imam to not be removed from his post until the federal government replies to the provincial government on the matter. The court gave these orders while hearing a petition — by social activist and budding politician Jibran Nasir — against the Sindh […]

Members of the Senate on Monday lambasted the government for the wheat shortage and rising prices of essential commodities in the country, while also condemning a federal minister’s remarks on the issue, which they said made “a mockery of the people of Pakistan”. “This issue concerns the people of Pakistan,” said Senator Sirajul Haq, the […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday lauded the “courage and selflessness” Suleman Khan, a 30-year-old who reportedly rescued about a 100 people who were stranded on snow-covered roads during the recent snowfall in Balochistan. “The whole nation is proud of Suleman Khan who showed great courage and selflessness to help people stranded in the snow.” […]

KARACHI: The Sindh government has approached the centre with names of three senior police officers, asking it to appoint one of them as the new inspector general of police, it emerged on Friday. An official familiar with this development told Dawn that Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah had sent a letter to the Prime Minister […]

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday deplored what it called inaction on the part of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the Punjab government in a case related to setting up of several public companies under different provincial departments. Punjab Advocate General Sardar Jamal Sukhera and Chief Secretary Azam Suleman as well as the prosecutor […]

The federal government, in response to a letter by the Sindh government seeking removal of the provincial police chief, has said Dr Kaleem Imam will continue as the Sindh Inspector General of Police till the “competent authority” reaches a decision on the matter, it emerged on Saturday. On Wednesday, after a meeting of the Sindh […]

Sindh Inspector General of Police Dr Syed Kaleem Imam on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting about the law and order situation in Karachi. The meeting came as the federal government informed the Sindh government that it cannot unilaterally repatriate or transfer the IGP and the caretaker charge could not be given to any additional IG […]

ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of rising prices of perishable products, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday asked relevant ministries to come up with a workable solution to bring down prices of essential commodities. Presiding over a meeting on measures to control prices of commodities and providing relief to the masses, the prime minister said that he […]

Senior journalist Lubna Jerar Naqvi said the race in releasing news as soon as it breaks has resulted in misinformation. Addressing a discussion on fake news and the legal repercussions for media organisations that generate fake news, organised by the Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) at the Karachi Union of Journalists’ office, Naqvi said: […]

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi slapped 86 workers and supporters of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) with a prison sentence of 55 years each in a case pertaining to rioting and resisting against the police. Those convicted include TLP chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi’s brother Ameer Hussain Rizvi and nephew Mohammad Ali. Additionally, the court ordered […]