On Saturday, Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori swore in members of the newly established caretaker cabinet of Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar. The ritual began with a recital of the Holy Quran at Karachi’s Governor House, where caretaker Chief Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar was also present. Meanwhile, Chief Secretary Sindh declaredRead More →

ISLAMABAD : On Saturday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi was detained at his house in Islamabad in connection with a probe into a cipher that the PTI claims included a threat from the US to depose Imran Khan from office. Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti stated toRead More →

LAHORE — The interim Punjab government has ordered a high-level investigation into mob attacks on various churches in Jaranwala, a tehsil in the Faisalabad district, amid blasphemy claims. A government spokeswoman confirmed that over 100 persons had been detained as a result of the damage, while also clarifying that thereRead More →

KARACHI, – Former Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Amir Hayat has been named CEO of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for a one-year term. The departing administration said last week that it intended to privatize the loss-making PIA, which has accrued hundreds of billions of rupees in liabilities and arrears. The actionRead More →

BEIRUT (Reuters) – On Wednesday, Lebanon’s culture minister tried to remove the picture “Barbie” from theaters, claiming that it “promotes homosexuality” and opposes Christian beliefs. Minister Mohammad Mortada is backed by the powerful Shi’ite armed group Hezbollah, whose leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has increased his rhetoric against the LGBT population,Read More →

ISLAMABAD – President Dr. Arif Alvi has signed the summary for the dissolution of the National Assembly in accordance with Article 58(1) of the Pakistan Constitution of 1973. According to a news statement issued by the President Secretariat news Wing on Wednesday, Dr. Alvi signed the summary for the dissolutionRead More →