Questions over motives grew stronger, particularly because of the govt’s push to have it approved by both houses ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee to review the Telecommunication Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill. The committee will be headed by Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazir Tarar, while the members include Senator Sherry Rehman,…
QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly on Sunday approved the provincial budget for the financial year 202627, amounting to Rs1,189 billion, after passing all 118 demands for grants and recording no cut motions from the opposition. The budget was passed during the closing sitting of the assembly, which met 40 minutes behind schedule under the chairmanship of…
ISLAMABAD: Foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt gathered in Cairo on Sunday for the fourth consultative meeting of the R-4 grouping, at a moment when Iran and the United States opened a fresh round of talks in Switzerland aimed at consolidating the recently signed Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The meeting was…
Committee to review telecom right-of-way and private property, housing society operations before recommendations PM Shehbaz Sharif set a committee to review Telecommunication Reorganization (Amendment) Bill. PHOTO: APP Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday constituted a committee to review the Telecommunication Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill. The committee will be headed by Federal Minister for Law and…
Alert forecasts rain accompanied by thunderstorms, windstorms, and dust storms in most parts of country The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday issued a nationwide weather alert, warning that thunderstorms, strong winds, heavy rainfall, urban flooding, and glacier-related flood risks could affect several parts of Pakistan over the next 12 to 24 hours, with…
Property dealers, citizens reject new levy, term it additional burden on taxpayers RAWALPINDI: A 16 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) has been imposed on all rented properties across Rawalpindi district and the rest of Punjab, drawing strong reactions from citizens and property stakeholders. Under the new measures, all rented non-residential buildings and immovable properties…
Prime minister will also hold bilateral talks with the US, Iran, Qatar in Switzerland Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Zurich along with his delegation. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Zurich on Sunday along with his delegation to participate in high-level talks on the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),…
RAWALPINDI: The tragic death of a nine-year-old boy, who drowned after falling into an uncovered stormwater drain during the season’s first pre-monsoon rainfall, has exposed serious shortcomings in flood preparedness and public safety measures across Rawalpindi. The victim, Wisal, fell into a rainwater drain approximately 10 feet deep and seven feet wide near Kacha Stop…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ordered all inspectors general of police (IGPs) to devise and implement effective mechanisms for the protection of girls attending schools, colleges, and universities, particularly regarding complaints of harassment, stalking, and other offences. In an 18-page judgment authored by Justice Salahuddin Panhwar while hearing an appeal against a death sentence awarded…
The Pakistan Peoples Party announced on Saturday that it and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz had come to an agreement on forming the next government in Gilgit-Baltistan together. In a post on X, the PPP said: “Following detailed consultations, mutual trust and consensus between the local leadership and organisations of the PPP and PML-N in Gilgit-Baltistan, a decision…