‘School, colleges to remain closed for 8 days for elections’

All the educational institutes across Pakistan will remain closed for eight days due to the upcoming general elections which are set to take place on February 8, Daily Jang reported on Monday citing sources. According to the sources, the educational institutes including schools and colleges will be already closed on February 4 and 5 due to Sunday […]

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Vloggers barred from recording YouTube videos in SC building

ISLAMABAD: The apex court on Monday issued new guidelines for beat reporters, which barred the media persons from recording YouTube programmes and interviews inside the Supreme Court building. In a letter addressed to the SC press association and Superintendent of Police (SP), SC Public Relations Officer (PRO) Shahid Hussain Kamboyo said the beat reporters will […]

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Govt identifies over ‘500 social media accounts’ involved in anti-judiciary campaign

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi on Monday said the government has identified more than 500 social media accounts embroiled in anti-judiciary campaign. “Action will be taken against those involved in the recent malicious campaign against Supreme Court judges, in accordance with the law and constitution,” he said talking to media in Islamabad while he […]

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Should Punjab’s winter break schedule be changed?

After the weather grew cold in Punjab this year, the provincial government extended winter holidays across the province, just like it did in the previous and preceding years. According to The News, the same decision was taken this time around as well and it did not seem like anyone paid attention to the climate-related situation unfolding […]

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Islamabad IGP advises against schools’ closure over security concerns

Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Akbar Nasir Khan has advised against closing schools and colleges, saying that the security situation in the federal capital is under control. “Currently, the situation is not such that you make changes to your school, colleges [schedule] or disrupt your routine life,” the IGP said in a video […]

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A judge who is affected by social media, violates his oath: Justice Athar Minallah

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah on Saturday said social media should not influence judges, adding that if a judge is affected by it then they are violating their oath. Addressing the second law bridge workshop on superior court reporting at a private hotel in Islamabad, Justice Minallah said if even critics trusted the court […]

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CEC Raja takes notice of attack on PPP candidate’s office in Lahore

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja on Saturday took notice of the attack on the office of a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate in Lahore’s Sattoo Katla area.  According to details, PPP’s candidate Manzar Abbas Khokhar’s office was attacked by a Molotov cocktail (petrol bomb) on Friday morning in Lahore.  The party spokesperson said […]

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Accountability court judge Muhammad Bashir seeks leave until retirement

Muhammad Bashir, a judge at the accountability court, has applied for sick leave until his retirement citing health reasons, sources told Geo News on Saturday. The judge’s retirement, according to the sources, is scheduled to take place on March 14, 2024; however, he has written a letter to the Islamabad High Court and the Ministry of Law […]

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Salem man lives with ‘dead wife’ for 6 years, finally gets buried with her — Necrophilia?

Does a man’s love for his wife have no end? In a surprising turn of events, a man in Salem, Ohio was found taking care of his ‘dead wife’ for six years, Cleveland news reported. Law enforcement found the wife’s body wrapped in a blanket and surrounded by herbs, It was kept in pristine conditions. John Rea […]

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Ex-PM’s aide says Imran took cipher copy, later said he lost it

RAWALPINDI: The former principal secretary to the then prime minister Imran Khan, Azam Khan on Thursday told a court that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder kept a copy of the contentious cipher and later said it had gone missing. Recording his statement in the cipher case before a special court in Rawalpindi, Azam took an oath […]

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