Category: Pakistan

Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh was sworn in on Wednesday as the 49th chief justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC). Justice Sheikh, who will retire on March 18, 2020, succeeds Justice Sardar Mohammad Shamim Ahmed Khan, who completed his tenure after a year at the helm on December 31, 2019. Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar […]

Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reforms Asad Umar on Wednesday said there shouldn’t be any politics on matters relating to the improvement of citizens’ lives, adding that the Centre is willing to work with the Sindh government for the betterment of the province’s people. Addressing a press conference in Karachi alongside Sindh Governor Imran […]

The PTI-led government, during an emergency meeting of the federal cabinet on Wednesday, made amendments to the Army Act, according to sources within the cabinet. The amendments, passed unanimously, were made to the clauses related to the army chief’s tenure and extension. The meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The government has […]

New Year’s Day in Karachi saw temperature falling as low as nine degrees Celsius as citizens struggled to keep themselves warm in the face of unprecedented cold weather. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department Director Sardar Sarfraz, the lowest temperature for this winter season was recorded on Wednesday. “The current cold wave in Karachi is expected […]

KARACHI: A multi-storey residential building constructed “illegally” only 15 years ago in Ranchhore Line collapsed on Monday. However, no one was hurt in the incident, officials said. They said that authorities took immediate action as soon as they got reports that Al-Ramzan Tower, located in Soomro Street near Timber Market, had developed cracks and tilted. […]

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) nominee for the office of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Babar Yaqub Fateh Mohammad, retires as secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday. He will be replaced by Zafar Iqbal Hussain, currently serving as the provincial election commissioner, Punjab. A notification to this effect was issued on […]

ISLAMABAD: Members of a parliamentary committee were shocked to learn on Monday that 128,000 people die due to climate change in Pakistan. Members of the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights were also told that the average age or lifespan could decreased by two to five years because of environmental pollution. The senators were informed […]

ISLAMABAD: After the Lahore High Court, the Supreme Court has been moved against the National Accountability (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2019, on the grounds that it creates an exception by giving relief to civil servants and businessmen. Journalist Farrukh Nawaz Bhatti filed a petition on Monday through Advocate Dr G.M. Chaudhry requesting the court to suspend […]

As the country rings in the new year on Tuesday night, authorities in various parts of the country have sprung into action with strict administrative and security arrangements for the occasion. Karachi Inspector General of Police, Sindh, Dr Syed Kaleem Imam has instructed police to take additional security steps for New Year’s Eve, with special […]

ISLAMABAD: The finance ministry has announced that decisive policy implementation has started to address deep-seated problems of economy and reverse its large imba­lances, preserving financial stability. In a statement issued on Sunday, the ministry said the Inter­national Monetary Fund (IMF) in its first review of Pakistan’s economic performance had acknowledged that the government reforms progra­mme […]