The Supreme Court has banned the use of the word “sahib” with the titles of government officials. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard the bail application of the suspect in the murder of a 10-year-old child in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, during which the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa additional advocate general appeared in the Supreme Court. During the hearing, the Supreme Court expressed its …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday started to publish the nomination papers as the elections in the country are around the corner. Sources privy to the development said the nomination papers for the elections are being printed by the printing corporation. Before the electoral schedule, the nomination papers will be given to the District Returning Officers (DROs). The …

Pakistan on Wednesday released a dossier on the alleged atrocities and exploitation of religious minorities in India. During the annual Margalla Dialogue 2023 conference on ‘Evolving World Environment: Charting the Course for Our Future’ in Islamabad, caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar launched the dossier. According to the document, since 2014, the Indian government has continued atrocities against minorities, while …

The federal government on Wednesday constituted an inquiry commission on the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s sit-in of 2017 at Faizabad in Rawalpindi. The attorney general for Pakistan (AGP) submitted a notification for the same to the Supreme Court. At the previous hearing on the various review petitions against the court’s verdict in the Faizabad dharna case, the Supreme Court had allowed 12 …

The population of Pakistan’s national animal, Markhor, is experiencing a notable increase in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Markhor, a wild goat recognized for its agile and sure-footed characteristics, as well as its distinctive long winter coat and imposing spiral horns, reaching lengths of over 1.5 meters on males, is a symbol of Pakistan’s wildlife. These remarkable creatures primarily inhabit …

Afghanistan’s acting commerce minister met Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani in Islamabad this week to discuss trade and how the thousands of Afghan citizens Pakistan is expelling could take cash and other assets back to their homeland. The visit took place less than a week after caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar pinned the recent surge in terrorist attacks on …

The Islamabad High Court has issued a stay order on the jail trial of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the cipher case. The court passed this order while hearing appeals against the jail trial of the former prime minister and seeking an open court trial as well as the appointment of the Official Secrets Act special court judge. Justice Miangul …

Pakistan: Pakistan on Monday opened three new border crossings to expedite the deportation of Afghans living in the country illegally, officials said. Nearly 300,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in recent weeks since authorities started arresting and deporting foreign nationals without papers after the Oct. 31 deadline for migrants without legal status to leave the country voluntarily. The expulsions mostly affect …

Pakistani police are arresting Afghan women and children in southern Sindh province as part of a government crackdown on migrants, activists said Saturday. More than 250,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in recent weeks as the government rounded up, arrested and kicked out foreign nationals without papers. It set an Oct. 31 deadline for migrants without legal status to leave the …

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Saturday appreciated Saudi Arabia for its efforts in “promoting the Palestinian cause” during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the sidelines of an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Riyadh, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. Kakar arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary …

Six members of the same family were killed in a tragic car accident in Lahore’s Defence Phase 7 area late on Saturday night. According to the police, the ill-fated family was returning to their Shadab Colony home on Ferozepur Road in two cars when one of the cars rammed into the other near Defence Phase 7. The victims were identified …

Punjab Police arrested the Pakistani ‘Charles Sobraj’ who fled from Pakistan after killing two people and kept his identity hidden in multiple counties including Holland and South Africa. The Proclaimed Offender (PO) was arrested in the case of murder after 17 years from Italy through Interpol. Accused Abrar had killed two people in Gujranwala along with his associates and fled …

Justice retired Arshad Hussain Shah has been appointed as Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after the KP governor Ghulam Alu approved the summary. Arshad Hussain Shah was serving as Minister for Law and Auqaf and Human Rights in the previous cabinet of Azam Khan who passed away a day earlier. Arshad Hussain Shah also served as Chief Judge of …

Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Asad Umar has announced his decision to quit politics, as well as his party completely. The former minister announced his decision in a post on X, formerly Twitter. In the post, Asad Umar says he had decided to completely quit politics after more than a decade in public life. “As I had already stated publicly earlier …

The caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) has passed away in Peshawar after he was shifted to a private hospital last night. According to reports, Azam Khan was moved to a private hospital on Friday night due to a deterioration in his health. The caretaker CM had been suffering from severe stomach infection. However, a heart attack last night …

President Dr Arif Alvi made a telephone call to the President of Palestine, Mr Mahmoud Abbas, and expressed his heartfelt sympathies and grief on behalf of the people and government of Pakistan over the atrocities being committed by Israel against people of Palestine for over seven decades. He deplored that what was happening in the Gaza was very painful and …

Pakistani entrepreneur Faraz Khan became a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) at a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Thursday, in recognition of his role in promoting UK-Pakistani relations. Late last year, his name was included as those who would receive the MBE. Faraz is the chief executive of SpectrEco which builds robust ecosystems that enhance sustainable …

From Nov 1, the government initiated a nationwide operation to deport illegal foreign nationals, the majority of whom were Afghans, after the deadline to voluntarily leave the country had expired. Last month, the government had given an ultimatum to all undocumented immigrants to leave Pakistan by October 31 or risk imprisonment and deportation to their respective countries. The government decided …

ISLAMABAD: In a major relief, an accountability court in Islamabad on Friday ordered to unseize properties, vehicles, and bank accounts owned by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif in the Toshakhana reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Last month, the same accountability court judge had suspended the arrest warrant of the three-time former prime minister who returned …

ISLAMABAD: As the country gears up for the February 8 national elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is finalising the code of conduct according to which senators and local government representatives may be allowed to campaign for their parties, reported The News on Friday. According to the draft of the ECP guidelines, the lawmakers will have to strictly abide …

KARACHI: The University of Karachi has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Karachi Alumni Association, Houston, Texas (UKAHA) in the United States for the provision of “need-based” scholarships to students. The scholarships will be provided for two semesters and students from eight different departments including international relations, economics, psychology, mass communication, chemistry, statistics, mathematics, and computer …

Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday took notice of the incidents of “forced closure” of shops in Lahore in compliance with the orders of lockdown due to the ongoing smog situation, as the traders lamented the police’s misconduct. The Punjab government on Thursday revised a previously imposed lockdown in multiple districts of the province, including Lahore, Nankana Sahib, …

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday urged the nation to follow Dr Allama Mohammad Iqbal’s philosophy of khudi self-sufficiency as the country marks Iqbal Day. In his message on Iqbal Day being observed to commemorate the poet’s 146th birthday state-run Radio Pakistan quoted the premier as saying that Iqbal “awakened the consciousness of …

Rawalpindi City Traffic Police (CTP) on Wednesday made good use of Sri Lankan batter Angelo Mathew’s ‘timed out’ dismissal against Bangladesh at the 2023 World Cup and issued a traffic awareness message of its own, warning motorcyclists that wearing a ‘quality helmet’ was mandatory. The awareness message was etched on a picture of Mathews the moment he became the first …

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar addressing the 16th ECO summit said that economic activities could usher the region on the path of progress. Pakistan’s Caretaker PM was addressing the summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He said the ECO member countries are rich with mineral resources and it has been key forum for development of the …

Pakistan has decided to extend the stay of registered Afghan refugees in the country for six months, quoting highly-placed sources. On October 3, an apex committee of the National Action Plan (NAP) meeting chaired by Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar gave all foreign nationals living illegally in the country until October 31 to leave voluntarily or face deportation. The …

The Supreme Court has sought a report from the Sindh government regarding the total land occupied by Bahria Town in Karachi. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa heard the Bahria Town Karachi implementation case in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Salman Aslam Butt, the lawyer for housing society owner Malik Riaz, appeared in …

The smog situation in Punjab, particularly in Lahore, has deteriorated to a point that the caretaker provincial government has been forced to take drastic measures to save millions of citizens from the detrimental effects of unfriendly environmental conditions. Meanwhile, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a smog forecast for all districts of Punjab. The NDMA has used five …

Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar will attend an ‘extraordinary summit’ of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), convened by Saudi Arabia, to discuss the escalating military situation in Gaza. In a statement, Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch said PM Kakar will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia this week to attend the OIC’s extraordinary summit …

In what is being termed as the first major political alliance before the February 8 polls, PML-N and MQM-Pakistan, have announced to contest the 2024 general elections jointly. The announcement was made by MQM-P and PML-N leaders in a joint press conference following a delegation-level meeting with former premiers Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore. MQM delegation comprising Dr …

Former president and Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians chairman, Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday said the PTI chief was removed from PM House as he ‘failed’ to serve the masses. We did not remove the PTI chief to regain power, but he was impeached as he failed to serve the people, who voted for him, Asif Ali Zardari said while addressing a …

Pakistan’s Ghulam Shabbir, who was once had the honor of being declared the world’s tallest Pakistani, has sadly passed away in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after a long illness. Born in 1980, Shabbir shot to fame when he was named the tallest Pakistani on earth and held the title for 6 years. The seven feet eight inches tall Pakistani also made …

In an effort to make the process of sale and purchase of vehicles more convenient, Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar has ordered to establish a ‘Car City’ in Islamabad. Officials have been directed to develop a comprehensive plan in this regard. The instructions were issued during a meeting concerning matters related to the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). The …

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a restraining order against the forceful deportation of Afghan nationals from Pakistan. Former senator Farhatullah Babar and other petitioners, represented by advocate Umar Gilani, urged the apex court’s registrar’s office on Monday to allot a case number and schedule a date for hearing. The plea was moved four days ago …

In a worrisome development, it has been revealed that American-made weapons were used by terrorists in their attack on the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base in Mianwali, sources told Geo News on Monday. On Friday, security forces via their swift response eliminated nine terrorists to thwart a major terror attack on the PAF’s training base, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) …

Pakistan has slammed an Israeli minister for suggesting dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza where Israeli forces have martyred thousands of Palestinians in response to the Hamas’ surprise attack last month. “We are appalled by statement of an Israeli minister threatening nuclear force against Palestinians,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter. …

The Sindh government has announced a holiday for the Hindu community on the festive occasion of Holi. The festival of Holi will be a holiday for the Hindu community on November 13, according to a notification issued by the provincial government. On November 13, the Hindu community in Pakistan will celebrate Holi, the festival of colours, with full enthusiasm and festivity. …

Following a major increase in the population of Markhor in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial government has decided to request the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to enhance its annual trophy hunting quota. At the moment, the provincial government is permitted to issue four licenses for the hunting of the large Himalayan Goat. Now, it plans to submit …

Pakistan is reputed to be the country of youth and could well be said that it is a young country. The presence of youth is what makes Pakistan an exceptionally viable venue for change. Youth actually represents change because the traditions filter through young minds and often their essential attributes are altered. The change of perception enables the sociological matrix …

The Election Commission of Pakistan has summoned the list of private schools for polling in general election, a spokesperson of the electoral body said. The ECP will also setup polling stations in private schools’ buildings for convenience of voters. The election commission collecting details of private schools’ teachers and buildings. District election commissioner has written letter to the EDO Education and …