Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Thursday lamented that Karachi has become the “worst city” in Pakistan. He made these comments while hearing a suo motu case at the Supreme Court pertaining to the death of 10-year-old Amal Umer. A three-member bench of the apex court expressed a lack of trust in the Sindh […]
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The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a review petitionfiled against the acquittal of the accused in the Mukhtar Mai case. A three-member bench of the apex court, under Justice Gulzar Ahmed’s stewardship, heard the review petition which the defendant, through her counsel Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, had filed against the suspects’ acquittal in May 2011. According to […]
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Following his return after two months in London, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif appeared before an accountability court in Lahore on Thursday in the Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme and Ramzan Sugar Mills cases. Admin Judge Jawad ul Hassan presided over the court proceedings during which Shehbaz was present at the rostrum. […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday presided over a meeting to finalise terms of reference (ToR) of a high-powered commission he had announced in his late-night televised address to the nation to probe into a massive rise in foreign debts and misuse of loans, if any, during the last decade. The meeting was informed […]
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The Pakistan Meteorological Department (Met) has issued a warning regarding the tropical cyclone Vayu and has warned fishermen from Sindh against venturing into the open sea until Friday. The warning, sent out on Wednesday, suggested sea breeze is likely to remain cutoff between Thursday and Friday which can lead to heatwave-like conditions in coastal areas […]
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KARACHI: President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi through his lawyer submitted on Wednesday his reply in the Sindh High Court on a petition challenging his candidature for presidency. The petitioner, Azmat Rehan, who had lost the decades-long civil litigation regarding the ownership of a salt firm against Alvia Tabligh Trust, contended that Dr Alvi, a […]
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ISLAMABAD: Describing the Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Bill 2019 as vague, a parliamentary body on Wednesday asked the Ministry of Human Rights to make the bill simple. The committee also asked the ministry to incorporate its recommendations in the bill. Once the bill is passed by the parliament, it will pave the way for […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MOREThe Met Office has issued yet another heatwave alert for Karachi with no let up in sight for at least three days. According to a statement issued by the Met Office, hot and humid condition will persist in the metropolis on June 12th,13th and 14th. The mercury is expected to rise up to 42 Celsius […]
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ISLAMABAD: Provinces will get Rs3.25 trillion under the National Finance Commission (NFC) award in the next financial year — an increase of Rs790 billion over their share of Rs2.45tr in the outgoing fiscal year. “In accordance with the framework for distribution of resources structured by the 7th NFC award, provincial share in federal taxes and […]
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday ordered sugar mill owners to pay their dues to sugarcane growers by Friday, June 14. A three-member bench headed by Justice Azmat Saeed issued the orders. The total dues Brothers Sugar Mills have to clear stand at Rs678.9 million. Darya Khan sugar mills have to clear Rs57m and […]
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