LHC summons AGP in pleas against X ban
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) summoned the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) to assist in the hearing regarding the petitions filed against the ban on X. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Aalia Neelum heard the petitions. The bench als...
Minister orders crackdown on human trafficking networks
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has ordered a nationwide crackdown on human trafficking networks. gave the order during a meeting with newly-appointed Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Riffat Mukhtar Raja, and Dir...
Don’t want to interfere in jurisdiction of high court: CJ Yahya Afridi
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Yahya Afridi upheld the Rs2.2 million fine imposed on the prosecutor general of Punjab by the Lahore High Court (LHC) while disposing of appeals regarding the transfer of cases from the Rawalpindi ATC judge in the case relate...
President Uzbekistan emphasises importance of parliamentary control on implementing accords with Pakistan
Tashkand: As part of the 150th anniversary Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with a delegation from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, headed by the Chairman of the Senate Sye...
Tarar responds to reports about PCB chief’s resignation
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar responded to reports about Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Mohsin Naqvi’s resignation from the post. Reports made rounds on social media suggesting that Naqvi was stepping...
PTI Chairman asserts internal disputes should not be publicly discussed
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Barrister Gohar has stated that internal differences within the party should not be discussed on public forums, adding that the decision regarding ticket distribution was made by the founder, Imran Khan. A...
NECTA approves establishment of NIFTAC
ISLAMABAD: National Counter Terrorism Authority (NECTA) has approved the establishment of the National Intelligence Fusion and Threat Assessment Center (NIFTAC) . Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi presided over the fifth meeting of the Board of Gove...
Envoy warns ‘all deals off’ if Afghan Taliban don’t comply with Islamabad’s concerns
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq Khan, Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan, warned that “All deals with Afghanistan are off” if the Taliban rulers failed to act on Islamabad’s growing concerns regarding terrorism eman...
Senate Chairpersons of Pakistan, Uzbekistan discuss prospects of bilateral ties
Tashkand: A parliamentary delegation led by the Chairman of the Senate of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, is on a visit to Uzbekistan. This distinguished delegation arrived in Tashkent to participate in the 150th Anniversar...
Supreme Court declares married daughter eligible for job
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has nullified the decision to terminate a married woman from her position as a primary school teacher, declaring her eligible for employment under the deceased government employee's quota. The top court's two-member benc...
