News about Happenings in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: At least eight people, including the bride and groom, were killed and seven others injured when a gas cylinder exploded at a wedding house in Islamabad’s G-7/2 sector late on Saturday night, police said. According to police, the explosion occurred at a wedding house located in 66 Quarters, Street […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in the final stages of securing a $1.5 billion defence deal to supply weapons and military aircraft to Sudan, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, a move that could significantly bolster Sudan’s army amid its ongoing conflict with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). […]
KARACHI: The Sindh government has officially allowed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to hold a public rally at Bagh-e-Jinnah in Karachi, issuing a written no-objection certificate through the deputy commissioner East. Senior Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said the NOC was granted with specific conditions, making the organisers fully responsible for maintaining […]
RAWALPINDI: Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, called on Iraqi Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Staff Pilot Mohanad Ghalib Mohammed Radi Al-Asadi during his official visit to Iraq, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Friday. According to ISPR, the PAF […]
RAWALPINDI: The 13th Pakistan–United States bilateral joint military exercise, Inspired Gambit–2026, commenced on January 9 at the National Counter Terrorism Centre in Pabbi, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Friday. According to ISPR, the two-week exercise is being conducted in the counterterrorism domain and involves professional contingents from the armies […]
RAWALPINDI: Eleven militants belonging to Indian proxy group Fitna Al Khwarij were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 8, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Friday. According to the ISPR, security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan district after reports of […]
ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting on environmental protection in the capital was chaired by Federal Minister Dr. Musadik Malik on Friday, focusing on preserving Islamabad’s greenery and ensuring citizens’ health. During the session, officials were briefed on the phased removal of allergy-inducing paper mulberry trees. The minister directed that local, fruit-bearing, […]
ISLAMABAD: A formal complaint has been submitted against the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court (LHC), along with two other judges, raising questions about their qualifications and eligibility to hold judicial office. The complaint names Chief Justice Alia Neelum and Justice Abhar Gul Khan. It urges the Supreme Judicial Council […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s weekly inflation increased by 0.12%, according to the latest report released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), taking the overall annualized weekly inflation rate to 3.20%. The PBS report noted that during the week, prices of 21 items rose, while 8 items became cheaper, and 22 items […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to amend the Local Government Act 2015, sources said on Friday, adding that consultations will be held with allied parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), before finalising the changes. The sources indicated that a Local Government Act ordinance […]