ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the National Assembly’s quick approval of the budget 2024-25, praising Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and his team for preparing a pro-people budget that prioritises the welfare of the common man and promises to steer the country towards economic prosperity. Speaking with theRead More →

LAHORE – The first plane carrying 180 people has arrived in Lahore, since the latest developments in Kyrgyzstan have put the students at risk. Flight KA-571 arrived at Lahore Airport. Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi greeted the students at the airport, accompanied by the airport’s Chief Operating Officer and otherRead More →

Voting will take place by a secret ballot; session begins after a delay. KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly will hold elections for speaker and deputy speaker on Sunday, one day after freshly elected members took oath under tight security. The session, which was supposed to begin at 11 a.m. today, startedRead More →

President Dr. Arif Alvi concluded his five-year term on September 8, last year, but continues to maintain office in the absence of legislators. ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) intends to hold the presidential election on March 9, only one day before the start of Ramadan, Channel News reportedRead More →

KARACHI — On Wednesday, the Sindh High Court ordered the resumption of social media applications, including X (Twitter). Chief Justice Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi, who was hearing a case against the suspension of internet access in the country, voiced his disgust with the PTA. The PTA’s lawyer stated that the organizationRead More →

SLAMABAD – The Supreme Court (SC) decided on Wednesday whether to pursue the Supreme Judicial Council’s proceedings against retired or resigned justices. In its short judgment, the Supreme Court declared that the Supreme Judicial Council will not suspend its actions owing to the judge’s departure; the Judicial Council has theRead More →

TEHRAN: Nine foreign nationals, believed to be Pakistanis, were slain by unidentified gunmen in southern Iran on Saturday, more than a week after the neighbours traded deadly cross-border fire. “Witnesses said this morning that unknown gunmen killed nine non-Iranians in a house in the Sirkan neighbourhood of Saravan city” inRead More →