ISLAMABAD: In preparation for the dual summits of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) Council of Heads of State (CHS) and SCO Plus, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif left for Tajikstan on Tuesday. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, along with other top cabinet members and government officials,Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD: The anti-terrorism court in Islamabad said that it will hold daily hearings in charges filed with the Sangjani and I-9 police stations, against Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, and other defendants. The superintendent of Adiala Jail has been asked to respond in writing to the ATC judge,Continue Reading
Lahore – The government on Sunday raised the price of petrol by Rs7.45 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs9.56 per litre for the next two weeks. The petitioner, Azhar Siddique of the Judicial Activism Panel, argued that while POL prices had significantly decreased in the internationalContinue Reading
LAHORE – On Monday, a Lahore High Court judge sent a petition involving unannounced energy loadshedding to acting Chief Justice Shujaat Ali Khan, demanding that it be heard by another bench. Justice Faisal Zaman Khan presided over the proceedings. During the sessions, Advocate Azhar Siddique of the Judicial Activism PanelContinue Reading
(AP) – Russian bombings on towns throughout Ukraine killed at least 12 people on Saturday, prompting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to ask for “accelerated” Western weaponry supply. Russian bombings in eastern Ukraine killed at least 11 people on Saturday, while rescuers in the city of Dnipro sifted through wreckage afterContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Chairman of the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has formed a 19-member central committee in preparation for the party’s rally in the capital on July 6. The committee will be led by Gohar Ali Khan, with Amir Mughal, president of the PTI Islamabad, serving as its convener.Continue Reading
BRUSSELS (AFP) — On Friday, the European Council added six persons to its new list of sanctions targeting Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s financial assets, including a top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps official and a money changer moving funds from Iran. Three more entities were added to the list, includingContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD — On Friday, the National Assembly enacted an amendment to the Elections Act of 2017 (The Elections Amendment Bill, 2024). The bill was introduced by Azam Nazeer Tarar, Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs. Briefing the MPs, he stated that the modification was intended to accelerate up the resolution of petitionsContinue Reading
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 theContinue Reading
NAIROBI (Reuters) — In the two years since his election, Kenya’s President William Ruto has amazed global climate activists under the Eiffel Tower, brushed shoulders with global tech giants in Silicon Valley, and been honoured as a global peacekeeper at the White House. While he made hundreds of international travels, folksContinue Reading
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