Pakistan

The Islamabad High Court has decided to initiate contempt of Court proceedings against PTI Chief Imran Khan for threatening remarks against female judge Zeba Chaudhary. A larger bench of the IHC constituted in this regard will hear the case tomorrow. All judges of the Islamabad High Court unanimously decided after…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to pay a two-day official visit to Qatar from Tuesday on the invitation of the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. This will be the prime minister’s first visit to the State of Qatar since assuming office in April this year.…

The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed that the English cricket team would play three test matches in Rawalpindi, Karachi and Multan in December, in the second leg of the September T20Is. The English team would play seven T20s in Karachi and Lahore between September 20 and October 2 before leaving…

President Dr. Arif Alvi has signed the Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2022. The president gave the approval to the Ordinance on the advice of the Prime Minister under the Article 89(1) of the Constitution. Under the Ordinance, the amendments have been made in Sales Tax Act 1990, Income Tax…

China has announced opening up of visas for long-term Pakistani students receiving academic education in China as well as allowed entry for business card holders.   This was announced by Chinese Embassy on its website. It said that long-term international students receiving academic education in China can apply for the student…

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said Pakistan Army stands with flood affected population in this difficult testing time and shall undertake the assistance effort as a national obligation. He made the remarks when he called Commander Balochistan Corps to get an update on Flood situation. The…

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the authorities concerned to collect the data of losses caused by heavy rains to the lives and properties of people, so that they can be compensated accordingly. He issued the directive while presiding over a meeting in Thatta on Saturday, during…

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Disaster Management Authority has issued an alert about a new spell of monsoon torrential rains in different parts of the province from Saturday till Tuesday with occasional gaps. According to a press release issued by PDMA in Peshawar, all Deputy Commissioners have been advised to take precautionary measures…

Rescue and relief operations are underway in rain-affected districts of Sindh. Radio Pakistan’s Karachi correspondent Altaf Pirzado reports that the provincial ministers and advisors have been directed to supervise the relief activities. He said the routine life has badly been affected in Sukkur, Khairpur, Larkana, Dadu, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Shaheed Benazirabad, Hyderabad…

Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal says the government, despite having a limited tenure, is doing its best to improve country’s economy. Addressing a news conference in Lahore on Saturday, he said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ruined the economy before leaving the government, however the present government took the economy out…

The 51st martyrdom anniversary of Pakistan Air Force Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, Nishan-e-Haider, is being observed today [Saturday]. Pakistan Air Force has released a short documentary on his 51st martyrdom anniversary to pay homage to the country’s valiant son and the youngest recipient of Nishan-e-Haider. Rashid Minhas was born on…

Two terrorists, including a commander of Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group, Khabaib alias Bilal, have been killed in an intelligence based operation by security forces in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district. According to ISPR, weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the terrorists. These terrorists remained actively involved in…

Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman says minorities are enjoying equal rights in Pakistan. Talking to the Ambassador of Norway to Pakistan, Albert Ilsaas in Lahore on Saturday, he said Pakistani women are also working side by side with men in every sector and the government has established universities for their empowerment.…

The Federal Cabinet has declined to increase prices of 35 medicines and directed that no raise will be made in medicines’ rates without its prior permission. The cabinet, which met in Islamabad on Tuesday with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair, also approved 30. 63 kilograms of silver, valuing…

The Modi-led Indian government has decided to expand the network of notorious gang of killers, Village Defence Guards, to the entire illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir to target pro-freedom civilian population. According to Kashmir Media Service, the dreaded gang, previously known as Village Defence Committees, was launched by Indian Army…

The US Envoy to Pakistan Donald Blome has said his country stands with the communities in Pakistan recovering from the devastation caused by severe flooding. In a series of Tweets this morning, he said that this disaster has resulted in a catastrophic loss of life, with many losing their loved…

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said the economy is improving and the government’s next target is to control inflation. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Tuesday, he said the rupee has continuously been appreciating since the 1st of this month due to curbs imposed on imports of non-essential items. …

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has assured to extend maximum facilitation to the businesses to bolster investments and exports. Addressing a conference regarding economy in Islamabad on Tuesday, he said the future of this country is linked with exports. He stressed that an export led growth is pivotal…

Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri has said a strong and stable economy is vital to ensure social protection of the people. Addressing a conference regarding economy in Islamabad on Tuesday, she called for corrective measures to stabilize economy to fulfill basic needs of the people. She…

Punjab Chief Minister’s office organized a special ceremony of handing over seventeen modern vehicles, equipment and machinery to DG Rescue 1122 in Lahore today (Tuesday). Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi handed over the documents and keys of the vehicles to DG Rescue 1122. On this occasion, the CM said…

Twenty people were killed and six others injured when a passenger coach hit an oil tanker from backside and later caught fire on Multan-Sukkur motorway near Jalal Pur Pirwala Interchange. The coach was on its way to Karachi from Lahore. According to Rescue 1122 Multan, the dead bodies and injured…