The National Assembly will be dissolved on August 8 in order to make way for the installation of a caretaker government to run the nation’s affairs, as agreed upon by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). According to sources, the general election would take placeContinue Reading

Jamal Kamal, a former chief minister of Baluchistan, stated on Monday that Pervez Khattak, a former chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were “responsible” for his removal. Speaking to the media, Jam Kamal made it plain that he and Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, the chiefContinue Reading

Gulbar Khan, the recently elected chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, has named his 14-person cabinet. The Cabinet Division announced late on Monday night that the cabinet consists of four senior ministers, eight ministers, and two advisers. Housing is being handled by Senior Minister Syed Amjad Zaidi, food and tourism by SeniorContinue Reading

After burying settlements in the Kasur district, the River Sutlej flooded other villages in Okara and Bahawalnagar as it moved downstream. The Sutlej River was in medium flood near Sulemanki earlier on Sunday, according to the Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), although it was expectedContinue Reading

Pervez Khattak, a former leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf and minister of defence, split from the original party on Monday and established his own political organisation. Khattak will serve as the leader of the party, which will be known as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Parliamentarians). Many influential people from KP, including theContinue Reading

Pakistan has criticised a UN study on conflict-related sexual assault for leaving out crimes of violence committed in Israeli-occupied Palestine and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir (IIOJK). Munir Akram, the permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, pleaded with the Secretary-General to include India and Israel among the perpetrators ofContinue Reading

The death of Alamgir Khan Tareen was mourned by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Istehkam-e-Pakistan (IPP) patron-in-chief Jahangir Tareen on Saturday. At a meeting with Tareen at his home, the PM offered his sympathies. Nauman Langrial and Awn Chaudhry’s special assistant were also present. He prayed for his descendants’ perseveranceContinue Reading