Says actions of SHO, accompanying police officers amounted to ‘gross act of disrespect towards member of the Senate’ Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Tehreek –e-Tahaffuz-e ain Pakistan deputy chief Allama Raja Nasir Abbas. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the Senate Raja Nasir Abbas filed a privilege motion against the Station House Officer…
Calls out a report by Turkish public broadcaster on recent terrorist attack on a Rangers facility in Karachi Information Minister Attaullah Tarar addressing a press conference in Islamabad. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday criticised the use of the term “militants” to describe those responsible for attacks on civilians, saying “terrorists are…
Says SC must compel Israel to quickly cease all settlement, which constitute flagrant violation of international law Pakistan urges UNSC to press Israel on settlements in occupied Palestinian territory Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, called for an end to the Israeli occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), saying…
Warns that ‘any attempt to divert or stop Pakistan’s water will be met decisively’ Information Minister Attaullah Tarar addressing the inaugural session of an international seminar titled The Indus Waters Treaty: A Key Instrument for Peace and Regional Stability held at the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad. SCREENGRAB Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday said Pakistan’s…
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Railways achieved a record revenue of Rs115 billion, the highest in its 178-year history, Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi revealed on Monday, while formally declaring that all railway schools and hospitals would be outsourced as part of the organisation’s privatisation process. Speaking to the media after inaugurating newly-constructed running rooms for guards and locomotive…
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court has suspended the AJK High Court order granting interim relief to the PTI in its dispute with the AJK Election Commission over the party’s registration until July 2. On June 23, the AJK High Court directed the polls oversight body to provisionally register PTI as a…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has returned appeals filed by former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, challenging an Islamabad High Court (IHC) order that declined to decide their applications for suspension of sentence on merit in the £190 m case. It is learnt that the Supreme Court Registrar returned the appeals after…
Government claims the bill aims to combat hooliganism and online abuse by replacing the outdated 1959 law The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Monday expressed deep concern over and slammed the proposed Punjab Control of Habitual Offenders and Anti-Social Behaviour Bill, warning that it appeared to grant sweeping powers to the…
Opposition brands the plan ‘Karachi’s worst budget’ and vows fresh no-confidence move KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Sunday approved its Rs60 billion budget for the 2026-27 financial year after a stormy City Council session, with Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab describing it as a roadmap for continued development while the opposition dismissed it as…
Separately, IHC removes objections to Imran, Bushra solitary confinement petitions ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking suspension of their sentences in the £190 million case, arguing that the Islamabad High Court wrongly rejected their pleas without properly examining the evidence and despite…