News about Happenings in Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi on Thursday announced a sit-in near Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail after he was again denied permission to meet former Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan. “We will stage a sit-in tonight. MNAs and MPAs of our party are arriving,” Afridi told the media, […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed confidence that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) would reach new heights under the leadership of the Arif Habib Consortium, saying the airline’s performance, punctuality, cabin services and professional standards would significantly improve. The prime minister was speaking at a ceremony held for […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not become a party to the Abraham Accords and its position on the Palestinian issue remains unchanged, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said on Thursday. Addressing the weekly media briefing in Islamabad, Andrabi rejected reports linking Pakistan’s participation in the US-backed Board of Peace to the Abraham […]
LAHORE: In a bid to ensure public safety and enforce compliance with Punjab government regulations, the Lahore deputy commissioner on Thursday issued a detailed code of conduct for the three-day Basant festival scheduled to be held in the city from February 6 to 8. Last month, the Punjab government led […]
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Navy on Thursday assumed command of Combined Task Force-150 (CTF-150) for the 14th time during a change of command ceremony held at the headquarters of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) in Bahrain, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Commodore Muhammad Yasir Tahir of Pakistan Navy took over the command […]
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Syed Asim Munir visited Bahawalpur Garrison on Thursday, where he was briefed on operational, training and administrative matters of the corps, with special emphasis on preparations for multi-domain warfare, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. During the visit, the army […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has imposed strict health screening measures at all entry points after two cases of the deadly Nipah virus were confirmed in India’s West Bengal, the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination said on Wednesday. In a health advisory, the ministry directed that no individual will be […]
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad district and sessions court on Wednesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi over his repeated failure to appear before the court in a case involving alleged misleading statements against state institutions. Senior Civil Judge Abbas Shah issued the warrant after the […]
ISLAMABAD: Following the Federal Constitutional Court’s ruling upholding the super tax, the Federal Board of Revenue is preparing to collect an estimated Rs150 to Rs200 billion in the current quarter (January–March) to help cover the revenue shortfall. FBR officials are awaiting the official written verdict from the apex court, which […]
KARACHI: The investigative report into the deadly Gul Plaza shopping centre fire has been finalised by Karachi Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi and will be submitted to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, sources told Geo News on Wednesday, revealing that 79 people lost their lives in the tragedy. According to […]