Category: Pakistan

The Punjab Home Department on Tuesday banned meetings with the PTI founder in Adiala Jail and also barred the media from coverage.  According to sources, the ban will be applicable for two weeks. It may be recalled that the prison administration has fixed Tuesdays and Thursdays for meetings with the PTI founder.  Earlier, the police […]

The Majlis Wahdat-ul-Muslimeen on Tuesday filed a contempt of court petition against the superintendent of jail for refusing Islamabad High Court order for a meeting with the PTI founder. The petition was filed by Majlis Chairman Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Vice Chairman Allama Syed Ahmad Iqbal Rizvi and Asad Abbas Shah. The petitioners submitted that […]

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday approved Arfa Karim Tower-II in Lahore. A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. CBD CEO Imran Amin briefed the chief minister about IT City and Lahore Knowledge Park project. Maryam gave in-principle approval for construction of 21-storey Arfa Karim Tower-II in Lahore. […]

President Asif Ali Zardari will not draw his salary due to the prevailing economic challenges in the country. The announcement was made through a statement issued by the press wing of President Secretariat. “He took this decision to encourage prudent financial management in the country. The President considered it essential not to burden the national […]

One person was killed and another was injured when the motorcycle they were riding on was ran over by two trucks on Sunday night, Dunya News reported. According to details, the accident occurred at the Lytton Road where two racing truck ran over a motorcycle, killing one person on the spot and injuring another. Police […]

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is set to hear the pleas of the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi against indictment in the cipher case today (Monday).  Chief Justice Amer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of IHC will preside over the appeals against indictment in the cipher case.  During the […]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Latif Khosa and Salman Akram Raja have been released. Family sources of the PTI leaders have confirmed their release. Family sources said Khosa and Raja were arrested by the police while protesting and were released late last night. It may be recalled that during the rally against the alleged election rigging […]

 President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday was presented guard of honour on assuming the office of president. The ceremony of presenting the guard of honour to the newly-elected president was held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Asif Zardari reached Aiwan-e-Sadr on a buggie for the guard of hono ur ceremony. A contingent of armed forces presented the […]

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa remarked that Inspector General (IG) Islamabad must be ousted for showing imprudent acts. CJP Isa shared the remarks during the hearing of the case against notices and harassment of journalists by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). A bench headed by CJP Qazi Faez Isa, including Justice […]

Senator Ali Zafar, a leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), claims that the presidential election is being held in the country despite a stay order by court on reserved seats.  He emphasised that this election is controversial, lacking the attributes of being free and fair. Zafar declared that his party was participating in the election […]