PESHAWAR (Channel News Pakistan) : Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has directed the Food Department to combat profiteering and hoarding of essential commodities. He emphasizes the importance of ensuring food availability at officially notified prices across the province to benefit the public.On Saturday, the Chief Minister presided over anContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD (Channel News Pakistan)-Former Director General of Inter Services Intelligence, Lt Gen (r) Faiz Hameed, has been sentenced to 14 years hard jail for breaching the Secret Act. The Pakistan Army’s media wing, ISPR, has reported that procedures under the Pakistan Army Act were begun against him through a FieldContinue Reading
(Web Desk) – Police in Islamabad detained 49 individuals, including 15 women, following a raid on an unlawful dance party hosted in an apartment on a plaza in the capital. A squad from the Shalimar Police Station conducted the operation in the F-11 neighborhood following reports about loud music andContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, two senior judges of Pakistan’s Supreme Court (SC), have resigned, according to Channel News. Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah have submitted their resignations to President Asif Zardari. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah’s resignation is seven pages long and declares the 27thContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD Imran Khan, the founder of the PTI, was granted bail by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday in eight instances pertaining to the events of May 9. Khan received relief when the three-member bench, led by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, heard the petitions. In a previous reconstitution ofContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) — As the government cranks up efforts to upgrade the country’s financial system, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad announced on Wednesday that the institution intends to start a pilot for a digital currency and is completing legislation to regulate virtual assets. Central banks across theContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued notifications for the permanent appointment of chief justices to all four high courts in the nation, with President Asif Ali Zardari’s permission. According to the statement, Justice Sarfraz Dogar has been appointed Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court. Justice JunaidContinue Reading
LAHORE – Justice Anwar Hussain of the Lahore High Court, who serves on an election tribunal, has made a landmark verdict indicating that electoral tribunals have the jurisdiction to reinstate appeals dropped due to non-appearance. The court issued a thorough 16-page decision on an electoral appeal brought by independent candidateContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) reinstated ruling coalition members elected on reserved seats on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court’s recent decision on limited seats. The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench upheld the review petitions, stating that the PTI is ineligible for women’s and minority reserved seats in nationalContinue Reading
RAWALPINDI (Channel News Pakistan) – Six militants were slain by security personnel in the Kalat area of Balochistan during an intelligence-based operation. The security forces successfully targeted terrorist hideouts in Kalat district, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). In recent terror attacks in the region, the terrorists have continued toContinue Reading
