Category: Pakistan

President Arif Alvi on Thursday delivered his constitutionally mandated address to a joint sitting of parliament at the beginning of the second parliamentary year of the National Assembly under the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government. Prime Minister Imran Khan, the chiefs of the navy and air force, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee […]

Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar on Thursday said that his support will remain with the federal government on issues related to the city as long as steps taken are within the limits of the Constitution. Akhtar’s remarks come a day after Federal Law Minister Dr Farogh Naseem disclosed that the federal government was considering taking over the administrative […]

An accountability court on Thursday gave the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) a final extension in Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Miftah Ismail’s physical remand. The PML-N leaders are accused of being involved in awarding a 15-year contract for an LNG terminal against the rules when Abbasi was petroleum minister in the cabinet of former prime minister […]

President Arif Alvi approved the appointment of Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail as the new Balochistan High Court (BHC) chief justice, a notification issued by the law ministry said on Thursday. Justice Mandokhail, who is the senior puisne judge, will assume charge as BHC chief justice on October 5. He will replace incumbent BHC Chief Justice […]

A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred after Indian troops resorted to “unprovoked” firing from across the Line of Control in Hajipir sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday. The soldier was identified by the military’s media wing as Sepoy Ghulam Rasool, who hailed from Bahawalnagar. According to media […]

Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal on Thursday dismissed media reports that claimed that the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministers, on their recent trip to Pakistan, had told the government that Kashmir was “not a Muslim ummah related issue” and insisted that both officials had “expressed solidarity with Pakistan and support for the Kashmir […]

Punjab chief minister’s spokesperson Dr Shahbaz Gill on Wednesday announced that Chief Minister Usman Buzdar had ordered that every deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and district police officer (DPO) in the province would be required to submit an affidavit that there was no torture cell within their respective station’s jurisdiction. The order comes after several […]

PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday said that his party will not join the anti-government long march that Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced to set out on, but promised to provide “moral and political support”. Bilawal, while speaking to reporters in Jamshoro, said that PPP has had a “clear and consistent policy when it […]

With processions commemorating Muharram 9 taken out from various cities on Monday, cellular services remained suspended as a measure to thwart any untoward incident. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had announced on Sunday that mobile phone services would be suspended on Muharram 9 and 10 in specified areas of all the cities across the country. […]

The Saudi authorities issued a royal decree which has restructured visit, transit and Haj policies, effectively cancelling repeat Umrah fees, Arab News reported. The Saudi publication reported on Monday that the Saudi minister for Haj and Umrah, Dr Mohammad Salih Bentin, thanked King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for issuing the decree. The minister said […]