Pakistan
PSL 8 to kick off tomorrow
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Sunday the prize money that will be awarded to the franchise that wins the coveted 24-carat “Supernova Trophy” in the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The winning team will lift the Supernova Trophy as well as walk away with a cheque…
Read More »Pakistan National Council of the Arts hosted another fantastic exhibition
Pakistan National Council of the Arts hosted another fantastic exhibition, ‘The immersive; Untitled’ in collaboration with Nomad Gallery to commemorate the National Women’s Day and to celebrate Pakistani women. 12th Feb on Pakistan Womens Day Mrs. Nilofar Bakhtiar – chairperson NCSW was given round of ‘ exhibition in Grand hall…
Read More »“Good ties with Afghanistan inevitable for Pakistan” Imran Khan
Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said that the new military leadership had realised that the “experiment of regime change has failed”. “I’m sure amongst the new military leadership there is a realisation that this experiment of regime change has gone wrong,” he said in an interview with the…
Read More »UAE president meets COAS, discusses bilateral ties
United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a meeting with Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir at the Qasr Al Shati Palace, Abu Dhabi. According to an official statement on Twitter issued by the UAE Embassy in Pakistan on Saturday, both leaders talked…
Read More »Maryam Nawaz sees Imran Khan behind nation’s issues
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President and Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz said Saturday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s “selectors”, who brought him into power in 2018, are now “regretting” their decision. Addressing the PML-N workers’ convention in Islamabad, Maryam said: “Your [Khan] selection committee has been dissolved, and the selectors have…
Read More »Double accountability standards damaged Pakistan: PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday said that the “double standards” of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) pushed the country towards destruction. The prime minister made these remarks while speaking during a ceremony after laying the foundation of the Bab-e-Pakistan project, which is a national monument and the upgradation of Walton…
Read More »Mob lynches alleged blasphemer in Nankana Sahib; PM orders probe
In a ghastly incident in Punjab’s Nankana Sahib, a violent mob Saturday burned a man to death after dragging him outside of a police station on allegations of blasphemy. As the mob was lynching the man — who was put behind bars for alleged blasphemy — Station House Officer (SHO)…
Read More »Pakistan decides against attending Moscow meeting on Afghanistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) spokesperson said on Thursday that Pakistan will not be participating in the conference of regional stakeholders regarding Afghanistan — which is scheduled to be held this week in Moscow. In a weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told journalists that Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan are…
Read More »Speaker says entry of PTI MNAs to be decided after LHC order
As the 43 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers make an attempt to return to the National Assembly, Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf said on Thursday that he is yet to receive the Lahore High Court (LHC) order that suspended Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) notification regarding the MNAs resignations. “After receiving the verdict, it would be thoroughly read…
Read More »ISPR terms speculations over army chief’s visit to US ‘baseless’
Speculations surrounding Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir’s visit to the United States of America are “baseless”, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Thursday. “There have been baseless speculations on social media that COAS is visiting USA,” the military’s media wing said in a series of tweets, as…
Read More »Play ‘Ashoka the Great’ concludes at PAC
A week-long Gandhara Festival organized by the Punjab Arts Council concluded. During the festival, many tourists visited the artisans and food stalls. On the festival’s last day, a beautiful play titled Ashoka the Great was presented, which was written by Sajjad Ahmed Lakha and directed by Sulaiman Sunny. The play…
Read More »LHC suspends ECP order de-notifying 43 PTI MNAs
In a major development, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday suspended the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) order that de-notified 43 MNAs of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The high court also stayed the by-elections on the 43 constituencies of the de-notified MNAs till further notice. The directives were passed…
Read More »12 terrorists were gunned down : Weapons, ammunition and Afghan currency recovered
At least 12 terrorists of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were gunned down Tuesday night in a “very successful intelligence-based operation” (IBO) carried out by the security forces in the Lakki Marwat area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, confirmed the military’s media wing on Wednesday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement, said that the…
Read More »‘Issue election schedule or be held responsible for violating Constitution’, president tells ECP
President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to immediately issue the election schedule for the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or else it would be held responsible for violation of the Constitution. According to a press release issued by the President’s Secretariat,…
Read More »Bilawal says IMF’s responsibility to protect flood victims
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Wednesday demanded world institutions and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) not burden the country’s flood-affected people with inflation. Islamabad began its formal talks with the global lender last month to discuss an economy-rescuing plan that also includes an instalment of a $1.1 billion loan payment from…
Read More »APC on terrorism postponed once again
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced on Tuesday that the all-parties conference (APC) summoned by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been postponed as the premier will be travelling to Turkey to condole with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the devastating earthquake that hit the country. Turkey and Syria have witnessed a devastating earthquake of a…
Read More »Parliamentary Advisory Committee Convenes to Plan Commemoration of Constitution
The first meeting of the Parliamentary Advisory Committee on the commemoration of the golden jubilee of the 1973 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was held today in the Parliament. The meeting was attended by prominent parliamentarians and government officials, and was convened by Senator Main Raza Rabbani, the…
Read More »Islamabad court rejects Sheikh Rashid’s post-arrest bail plea
A court in Islamabad on Tuesday dismissed Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed’s post-arrest bail plea in the case registered against him for levelling murder plot allegations against Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari. The court had reserved its verdict in the case earlier today after hearing arguments of…
Read More »Former president Pervez Musharraf laid to rest
Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf was laid to rest on Tuesday in a military graveyard in the port city, more than 48 hours after he breathed his last in Dubai. The former chief of army staff’s funeral prayer was held at the Malir Cantonment’s Polo Ground, shortly before his burial took…
Read More »Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) and Strategic Studies Center for Armed Forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt signed an MoU
An MoU signing took place between the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) and the Strategic Studies Center (SCC), Nasser Higher Military Academy, Egypt, which was facilitated by the Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East and Africa (CAMEA). The ISSI was represented by its Director General, Ambassador Sohail Mahmood and SCC…
Read More »Shahnawaz Amir, accused in Sarah Inam murder case
A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Monday indicted Shahnawaz Amir — the prime accused in the Sarah Inam murder case — in an illegal weapon case. The Islamabad Police arrested Amir — son of veteran journalist Ayaz Amir — on September 23 last year for allegedly killing his Canadian national wife…
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