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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
News about Happenings in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A reference has been filed against Islamabad High Court Judge Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq by Hafiz Ihtesham, General Secretary of Tahaffuz Namoos-e-Risalat. The reference accuses the judge of misconduct and alleges that he attempted to influence cases related to the promotion of blasphemous content. The petitioner claims that Justice […]
LAHORE: Commodore Sohail Ahmad Azmie on Thursday assumed command as Commander Central Punjab (COMCEP) at a ceremony held at the Naval Complex Walton. Rear Admiral Jawad Ahmed handed over the command to the newly appointed officer. Commissioned into the operations branch of the Pakistan Navy in 1996, Commodore Sohail Ahmad […]
KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan rose on Thursday in line with gains in the international market, a day after the local bullion market saw a notable decline. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), the price of gold per tola increased by Rs2,000 to Rs357,200. The rate […]
PESHAWAR: Torrential rains, cloudbursts and flash floods have wreaked havoc in the northern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving 386 people dead and causing an estimated Rs20 billion worth of damage to the province’s infrastructure, according to an initial assessment by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). The report, submitted to […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in eight cases related to the May 9 riots, questioning the prosecution on consistency in earlier rulings and the strength of evidence produced. The hearing was conducted by a reconstituted three-judge bench, headed by Chief […]
RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday started distributing payments to 17,500 victims of the B4U fraud case, one of Pakistan’s largest financial scams. At a special ceremony chaired by NAB Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Nazir Ahmed, officials said Rs3.7 billion had been returned to affectees in the initial […]
KARACHI: A major power breakdown crippled the city’s three main pumping stations on Thursday, slashing Karachi’s water supply by 200 million gallons amid already severe shortages. A K-Electric spokesperson said a cable fault disrupted power supply to feeders at Dhabeji, Pipri, and Hub pumping stations. Large parts of the city—including […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has resolved a decades-old property dispute dating back to before Partition, setting aside a trial court verdict that had granted inheritance rights to the heirs of a deceased sister. Justice Khalid Ishaq, in a 29-page judgment, noted that the sister, Ghafooran Bibi, lived until 1988 […]
LAHORE: The Punjab government has reinstated lifetime family pensions for widows and unmarried daughters of deceased government employees, reversing a decision made last year to limit the benefit to 10 years. A notification issued by the provincial finance department said amendments to the Punjab Civil Service Pension Rules would now […]
GILGIT: Widespread protests broke out across Gilgit-Baltistan on Thursday after law enforcement agencies used tear gas and aerial firing to disperse traders staging a sit-in at Sost against income and sales taxes collected at the Khunjerab border. The clashes began around 2am when supporters from Hunza and Nagar joined the […]
