LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan has said that he is ready to constitute a committee for talks with the ‘powerful quarters’ and he is ready to step back if that panel is convinced on two things. He addressed his supporters soon after PTI leader and former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry quit the party. ‘the …

ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench headed by CJP considered new points during proceedings of the review petition filed by ECP Ask your people not to use harsh words in parliament, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial told the Attorney General of Pakistan while hearing the country’s top electoral authority’s petition, seeking a review of the top court’s decision for an …

QUETTA: At least four people including three security officials have been martyred in an apparent suicide blast near army checkpost of North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) on Wednesday, local officials said. Reports citing sources stated that the deceased and injured had been shifted to Miranshah hospital. In the meantime, officials have cordoned off the area.

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered to release Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Secretary General Asad Umar. Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb declared the arrest under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) null and void. The court also court Asad Umar to submit a declaration. The judge remarked and asked Asad Umar to delete his tweets and warned that in …

ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that a ban on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is being considered. He said this while talking to the media at the Parliament House. On the other hand, PTI Senator Barrister Ali Zafar said if the party was banned, it would be challenged in the Supreme Court. Talking to local media, the lawyer said …

LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced summer vacation schedule for schools all over the province. According to details, School Education Department (SED) finalized the summer holidays, starting on 6 June. The holidays will end on 20 August and the academic process will resume on 21 August. Earlier this week, the All Pakistan Private Schools Federation (APPSF) announced summer vacation for …

KARACHI: The Sindh government Wednesday announced launching an electric taxi service in Karachi, According to Sindh Transport Minister Sharjeel Memon, the taxi service will be started in the new financial year. He said that the youth would get employment with the start of the electric taxi service in Karachi. He added that 150 taxis would be launched in the first phase. …

ISLAMABAD: Atif Mian, a noted Pakistani-American economist and currently a professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance at Princeton University, slammed government policies as the South Asian economy continues to struggle with a growing balance of payment crisis. In a series of tweets on Wednesday, in which he compared Ghana, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and what it teaches us about …

ISLAMAABD: Faisal Vawda, a former federal minister claimed on Wednesday that ex-spymaster Faiz Hameed was the “architect” and “mastermind” of the corruption case Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former premier Imran Khan is currently facing regarding the Al-Qadir Trust. “My compulsion today was to tell the nation that when you say the beneficiary is Imran, [ ] the biggest is …

SIALKOT: On Tuesday a wanted criminal from Saudi Arabia was apprehended by the National Central Bureau (NCB) of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Interpol Pakistan. The suspect, identified as Abrar Ahmed, was wanted by the Sialkot Police in connection with a rape case. An Interpol spokesperson confirmed this information and stated that the suspect was subsequently transferred to Islamabad Airport. …

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory Police (ICTP) has launched another crackdown against vehicles that emit smoke or have pressure horns. The step has been enforced upon the special instructions of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan, ICTP’s public relations officer (PRO) told the media. All Zonal Deputy Superintendents have been directed to take strict action against vehicles …

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has at present eight (8) non-functional (irreparable) as well as un-serviceable (repairable) aircraft. According to the official data, two Boeing 777 aircraft are un-serviceable while one is non-functional. Furthermore, two Airbus A-320 are un-serviceable. The data further noted that three ATR are un-serviceable while one is non-functional. Here is the breakdown of all non-functional and …

LAHORE: Lahore is the world’s most polluted city by Air Quality Index (AQI) according to various sources. A report published by The Urban Unit reveals that vehicles are the biggest contributors to the rising pollution in Lahore. The percentage of the transport sector contributing to pollution is significantly higher than any other contributing factor, the report adds. A snapshot of …

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is making significant strides in enhancing the recreational facilities for residents of the federal capital with the development of multiple modern parks. According to official sources within the CDA, over the past decade, approximately 37 public parks have already been established, and the authority is actively working on a policy to further increase their …

ISLAMABAD: Constitution allows Supreme Court to review its decisions, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial remarked while hearing the country’s top electoral authority’s petition, seeking a review of the top court’s decision for an election date in the Punjab province. A three-member bench of the top court headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, comprising Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan and Justice …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday arrived in Rawalpindi to appear before the National Accountability Beauru (NAB) in an alleged illegal transfer of 190 million pounds in the Al-Qadir Trust case. Sources privy to the matter said the anti-graft team interrogated the deposed premier for more than one hour. While during the investigation, …

SAWAT: As temperatures rose and the snow began to melt in the upper areas, the Swat River swelled, leading to a significant increase in water levels on Tuesday. Consequently, hotels and shops in Bahrain Bazaar were submerged by the flooding. However, there were no reports of casualties or damage to human life during the incident. The rising water flow resulted …

ISLAMABAD: The weather office forecasted that dust-raising winds with thunderstorm rain are expected in parts of the country. As per weather prediction, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Potohar region, Northeastern Balochistan, upper Sindh, Punjab, Kashmir, and Gilgit Baltistan are likely to receive rains while hot and dry weather is likely elsewhere in the country. In the past 24 hours, hot and dry weather …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was dealt a major blow on Tuesday when two senior party leaders, Shireen Mazari and Fayyazul Hassan Chohan, announced they were leaving the party. After her release from prison, Mazari also announced quitting politics, citing health problems and her daughter’s difficulties since her arrest. During the press conference, she also condemned the violence that followed …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Tuesday adjourned the Punjab assembly election delay case till Wednesday while stating that the rights of millions of people in the country are linked to polls. During the hearing of the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) petition to revisit the April 4 SC ruling ordering holding of elections in May, SC Justice …

PESHAWAR: Militants stormed a natural gas and oil extraction plant in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, killing four police and two private guards, police said. The attack by up to 50 militants took place at a plant run by the MOL Pakistan Oil and Gas Company in Hangu district near the Afghan border, said police official Irfan Khan. …

ISLAMABAD: The judicial commission formed to investigate the validity of audio leaks has announced that its proceedings will be made public. The commission was formed under Section 3 of the Inquiry Commission Act 2017, which states that “whenever it is expedient to conduct an inquiry into any definite matter of public importance, the Federal Government may, by notification in the …

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir said on Monday the recent attacks on military installations and memorials are “intolerable”, and announced that May 25 will be observed as “Pakistan Martyrs Day”, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. According to the military’s media wing, the army chief passed these remarks in a ceremony held at the General Headquarters, …

ISLAMABAD: Census result shows country’s population increased by around 49 million since 2017. Chief Statistician Dr Naeem Uz Zafar on Monday disclosed the official findings of the digital census, revealing that Pakistan’s total population stands at 249,566,743 or 249.57 million. This represents an increase of approximately 49 million people compared to the previous census held in 2017. The population increase …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a notice to the Police IG and secretary of the interior on the details of the cases against Shah Mahmood Qureshi and on the protective bail petition. The IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq heard the case and sought details of the cases by May 24 against petitioner Mehar Bano Qureshi’s father and …

SRINAGAR: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said holding a G- 20 countries’ tourism group meeting in Srinagar was a sheer violation of the UN resolutions on Kashmir. Addressing a special session of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, he said the people of Kashmir had been denied of their basic right of self-determination for decades. He …

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan said on Monday that the country is likely to face extreme climate events from May to October this year. The country is likely to face intensive heat waves, snow melting, land sliding, flash floods, forest fires and cyclones, the NDMA said, directing the provincial bodies of the authority to brace up …

SIALKOT: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif clarified on Sunday that “no new military courts” are being established to try those responsible for the attacks on military installations on May 9. “No new military courts are being established,” Asif told the media in Sialkot, adding that the law is already present in this regard. “Courts are present and they have been working …

QUETTA: Six Iranian border guards were killed Sunday during clashes with an armed group in the restive southeastern province of Sistan-Balochistan near Pakistani frontier, local media reported. The guards were killed in Saravan, near Iran’s border with Pakistan, local prosecutor Mehdi Shamsabadi as saying. Poverty-stricken Sistan-Balochistan, which also borders Afghanistan, is a flashpoint for clashes with drug smuggling gangs as …

LAHORE: All roads leading to former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence were opened for traffic on Sunday while the number of police personnel deployed to provide security to the former prime minister was also increased from 106 to 200, SP Civil Lines Hassan Javed Bhatti, who visited the Zaman Park, gave instructions to the cops. …

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Sunday launched its flight operation for the Hajj, 2023 from Karachi, The first flight PK 773, carrying 316 pilgrims, left Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport for Medina at 4:50 AM in the morning. Later, the first Hajj flight carrying 316 Pakistanis landed in Madinah Munawarah where Pakistani and Saudi officials welcomed them. The pilgrims were …

LAHORE: Former Pakistan PM and PTI chief Imran Khan gave an unprepared address to the nation from his Zaman Park residence and talked about the vandalism following his arrest on May 9. In the address, the cricketer-turned-politician lambasted the current Pakistan administration and pointed out how 25 unarmed protestors lost their lives in the midst of the mayhem. The former …

RAHIM YAR KHAN: Sindh Police managed to culminate the ‘honey trap’ method by dacoits of the Kacha area Sindh IG said that due to police strategy in the Kacha operation, the problem of dacoits has now been limited to only four districts, however, Police did not have aerial support which caused difficulties Kacha dacoits are involved in kidnapping for ransom …

QUETTA: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Sirajul Haq who narrowly escaped a “suicide attack” criticized on Sunday the Shehbaz-led government saying incumbents not paying attention to the problems of provinces as they have failed to protect the masses.  Addressing a presser in Quetta, the JI emir raising questions over his security measures said as a citizen he wanted to know who was …

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan-China relations are exemplary and we should learn from the China’s Leadership and Peoples dedication and devotion for their loving home land and their vital role in China’s stand on international stage with pride. The recent past China’s global positive role for peace and economic development is a guideline for us. This was stated by former Justice Irshad …

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) has expressed full solidarity with the Pakistan army, warning of creating division between the military and the public, saying the business community is always standing with them. APBF President Syed Maaz Mahmood, in a statement issued here, observed that political stability and law and order are the pre-requisite for the strengthening of the …

KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which obtained the third spot in the local government elections of Sindh, has announced its support for the Jamaat-e-Islami’s candidate for the Karachi mayor’s slot. The PTI has alleged that the PPP is engaged in pre-poll rigging in the mayor’s election process. The PPP wants to elect the mayor as soon as possible, it added. The …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by a member of the Israeli occupation authority and members of the Knesset under protection of Israeli occupation forces. “Pakistan calls upon the international community to take urgent action to put an end to Israeli transgressions in the occupied territories that have been conspicuously ascendant since the beginning of …

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has issued a written verdict on the petitions against accepting the resignations of 72 members of the National Assembly. Justice Shahid Karim said in the two-page decision that the National Assembly speaker should hear each member separately and decide whether to accept his resignation or not. In case a member fails to appear, the speaker …

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has given a clean chit to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the Ashiana housing scandal. According to a NAB report, no evidence of corruption was found against Shehbaz Sharif in awarding Ashiana housing contracts. The report also stated that there was no loss caused to the national exchequer in the Ashiana project, and PM …