Category: Pakistan

A petition was submitted in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday for the First Information Reports (FIR) against Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and 65 others to be quashed. The high court is set to hear the petition submitted by a top JuD leader, Malik Zafar Iqbal, on August 22 (Thursday). The […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on three identical petitions on a video scandal involving accountability court judge Arshad Malik. The petitions seek a formal directive from the apex court for the constitution of an inquiry committee or a judicial commission. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, heard the […]

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan on Tuesday warned that a “full-fledged genocide” is underway in Indian-occupied Kashmir after the Bharatiya Janata Party revoked the special status the valley was accorded under Article 370 of the Indian constitution. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Khan said: “People are being picked up and […]

ISLAMABAD: Expressing “deep concern” over Indian attitude towards implementation of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan on Monday said it would exercise all options to protect its rights given in the treaty. Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda pointed out in a statement that India was obligated under the treaty to provide information about extraordinary […]

Six soldiers of the Indian army, including an officer, were killed and many others injured when Pakistan Army troops gave a “befitting response” to recent Indian ceasefire violations in Tatta Pani sector along the Line of Control, the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday. According to a tweet by the […]

KARACHI: The tall claims of the ruling party and key members of the Sindh cabinet about the state of cleanliness in Karachi suffered a major blow on Monday when the Sindh chief secretary issued directives to cancel the contract of a Chinese company responsible for lifting of garbage in one of Karachi’s six districts for […]

The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa issued flood alerts after India released water into River Sutlej and Alchi dam. PDMA Punjab on Monday issued a flood alert due to rising water levels in River Sutlej after India released water into the river. Additionally, the PDMA KP director general on Sunday […]

ISLAMABAD: The opposition’s another multiparty conference (MPC) is being held on Monday (today) but Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will not attend it. The agenda of the meeting focuses on latest development on Kashmir dispute, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government’s one-year performance and a “lopsided” accountability […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved an extension in the tenure of Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa for another three years, a statement issued by the premier’s office said on Monday. The announcement comes nearly three months before Gen Bajwa was due to retire. “General Qamar Javed Bajwa is appointed Chief of Army Staff […]

President Arif Alvi has summoned a joint session of the parliament on August 30 when he will address lawmakers, a statement from the National Assembly Secretariat’s media wing said on Monday. The session will be held at Parliament House at 5pm on Aug 30 — which will mark the beginning of the new parliamentary year. […]