News about Happenings in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday heard a bail application filed by a suspect accused of uploading obscene and derogatory posts against women on social media. A two-member bench comprising Jamal Mandokhail and Musarrat Hilali conducted the hearing. The accused, Tayyab Dar, is named in the first information report, according […]
ISLAMABAD: Appeals have been filed in the Islamabad High Court challenging the convictions of the PTI founder and Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana-II case. The appeals were submitted by lawyer Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry on behalf of both convicts. The Islamabad High Court has assigned diary number 24560 to the appeal […]
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab on Sunday inaugurated newly constructed animal enclosures, a renovated Reptile House and additional facilities at the Karachi Zoo, as part of efforts to upgrade the city’s oldest recreational space. Speaking to the media, the mayor said the zoo, still known to many as Gandhi Garden, […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a weather alert on Monday, warning that a westerly wave is expected to enter the country and impact several regions over the coming days. In its advisory, the NDMA said the weather system is likely to enter the western parts of the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad administration has decided to stop the entry of vehicles without e-tags into the federal capital from January 1, with enforcement actions set to begin under directives issued by the interior minister. According to officials, Deputy Commissioner Islamabad has instructed authorities to speed up processing at all e-tag […]
Foreign ministers from more than 20 countries, along with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, have strongly rejected Israel’s recognition of the “Somaliland” region of the Federal Republic of Somalia, calling the move a serious violation of international law with dangerous implications for regional and global peace. In a joint statement, […]
Italy has announced plans to employ more than 10,000 Pakistani workers over the next three years under a new labour agreement between the two countries, aimed at expanding legal employment opportunities for Pakistanis in Europe. Under the arrangement, Pakistan has been allocated a dedicated workforce quota, allowing skilled and semi-skilled […]
LAHORE: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi is set to lead a major Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf rally at Minar-e-Pakistan today, turning his Lahore visit into a high-profile show of the party’s mobilisation in Punjab. The announcement comes amid claims that PTI’s influence in Punjab has weakened, a view Afridi rejected while […]
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Pakistan on his first official visit on Friday. Upon arrival at Pakistan Air Force Nur Khan Air Base, the visiting dignitary was accorded a 21-gun salute. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, […]
WEB DESK: Federal Minister for Planning and senior PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal briefly dropped out of a live television interview on Thursday when his video link abruptly cut, before returning moments later to reassure viewers that “all is well”. During the interruption, a voice could be heard saying, “shut this […]