Bilawal Bhutto most voiced in 4th parliamentary year
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan attended only one sitting of the National Assembly in the fourth parliamentary year, while he held the office of the prime minister, the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDA...
Sindh situation ‘more critical’ than 2010-11 floods: CM Murad
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said province has received around 500 percent more rainfall than its monsoonal average and “situation is more critical than floods of 2010-11”. Murad said average for season has been between 15...
PM on Qatar’s maiden visit today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will leave for Qatar today on an official two days’ visit, it emerged. As per Foreign Office (FO), PM is visiting Qatar on invitation of Amir of State of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Than...
Pakistan to get $2bn in bilateral support from Qatar to ease economic crunch
Islamabad: In order to help ease Pakistan’s funding crunch and consequent risk of default, Qatar is expected to give Islamabad funds worth $ 2 billion in bilateral support, Bloomberg reported. Ahead of International Monetary Fund’s (IMF)...
CM Elahi nods foolproof security to Imran amid threats
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that his government will make arrangements with regard to providing security to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan and other party leaders amid growing fears of PTI chief’s...
President Alvi approves Tax Laws Ordinance
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has signed Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2022. According to a statement issued by President's Office, Dr Alvi gave approval to Ordinance on advice of prime minister under Article 89(1) of constitution. Under...
Imran Khan granted protective bail for three days
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has granted protective bail to Imran Khan for three days in terrorism case. A division bench of IHC presided over by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani took up case for hearing. Babar Awan counsel for Imran Khan...
YouTuber Jameel Farooqui sent on 3-day transitory remand
Karachi: A Karachi district and sessions court on Monday granted Islamabad Police three-day transitory remand of anchorperson and popular YouTuber Jameel Farooqi after he was arrested for “falsely accusing” law enforcement agency of physi...
IHC turns down appeal against physical remand of Shahbaz Gill
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected appeal against physical remand of PTI's Leader Shahbaz Gill and also instructed government to appoint an inquiry officer on allegations of torture against accused. Court said it couldn't interfere into m...
Japanese photojournalist Sasamoto bid adieus
Japan: Tsuneko Sasamoto, a pioneering photographer considered to be Japan’s first female photojournalist, who swore by a glass of red wine each night as one of the keys to good health, has died at the age of 107, domestic media said yesterday....
