Category: Pakistan

Information Minister Shibli Faraz has said that the government should not set restrictions on media content, even as the country’s regulatory authorities continue to ban apps and television serials for “immoral” content. He maintained, however, that the entertainment industry should adhere to the “norms and standards of [the] family system in Pakistan along with religious […]

PTI leader and Maritime Affairs Minister Ali Zaidi on Monday denied reports that Sindh inspector general of police (IGP) was “kidnapped and forced to register” a first information report (FIR) against PML-N’s retired Captain Mohammad Safdar. Taking to Twitter, Zaidi said: “M. Zubair selling nonsense narrative that CM Sindh told him IG was kidnapped & […]

Lady health workers (LHWs) — who have been protesting in Islamabad for the last five days — announced on Monday that they would march towards Parliament at 2pm if the government failed to accept their demands. Hundreds of women have been protesting since Oct 14 for a service structure and an increase in salaries to […]

ISLAMABAD: The Indian High Commission on Thurs­day filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking release of those Indian citizens who had been convicted by Pakistan’s military courts of spying and had since completed their respective prison terms. Aparna Ray of the Indian High Commission filed the petition in the IHC through advocate […]

PML-N supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday accused the security establishment of being behind his ouster as prime minister and for “bringing Imran Khan into power”. Nawaz, via video link from London, was addressing the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) first power show in Gujranwala where top opposition leaders gathered to take forward […]

Protests against the murder of religious scholar Maulana Dr Adil Khan were held in several areas of Karachi on Friday. The call for protests was issued by the Karachi Ulema Committee (KUC) yesterday. The committee also called for a ‘wheel-jam’ strike across the city, assuring that the demonstrations would be peaceful. Several shops in different […]

The National Assembly session on Friday got off to a noisy start with opposition lawmakers chanting anti-government slogans despite the speaker’s repeated appeals for order in the house. Loud sloganeering by opposition lawmakers continued as Prime Minister Imran Khan walked into the assembly along with other government members and ministers. The NA meeting, called into […]

At least three women and four children were allegedly raped in Punjab’s Kasur district over the past two days, it emerged on Wednesday. Additionally, one case of attempted rape was also reported from the city. According to one complaint, a woman was gang-raped at gun point by seven men, who hailed from Bheela village. A […]

Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Wednesday expressed strong displeasure over the offering of rewards to police officials by the government for arresting Abid Malhi, one of the primary suspects in the Lahore motorway gang-rape. During the hearing of a case pertaining to land grabbing by police, Justice Khan questioned why police should […]

ISLAMABAD: In an effort to block the Centre’s move to take control of two islands for developing them as trade and investment hubs and international tourist destinations, the opposition parties on Tuesday submitted a resolution to the Senate Secretariat, seeking disapproval of the controversial Pakistan Islands Development Authority (PIDA) Ordinance, 2020. The resolution carrying signatures […]