News about Happenings in Pakistan
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 […]
Islamabad: The controversy over making Supreme Court meeting minutes public deepened on Wednesday as Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Munib Akhtar issued a fresh letter, challenging the contents of the minutes and presenting their own stance. The two senior judges maintained that, as members of the committee, they had […]
Karachi: The metropolis remained waterlogged on Wednesday, a day after torrential rains paralysed the city, inundating major roads, triggering urban flooding, and leaving at least 10 people dead in rain-related incidents. Large sections of the city continued to face severe drainage issues, with stagnant water on I.I. Chundrigar Road, Tower, […]
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday visited flood-affected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, pledging that all available national resources would be mobilised to accelerate recovery and restore normalcy in the devastated areas. Accompanied by federal ministers and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, the premier toured Swat, […]
Lodhran: A Peshawar–Karachi bound Awam Express derailed near Lodhran at around 2am on Sunday, leaving one passenger dead and more than 20 others injured, officials said. According to rescue sources, one person died on the spot, while six of the injured are in critical condition. An emergency was declared at […]
President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday conferred the country’s top civil and military awards on national leaders, senior commanders and government officials in recognition of their services during Marka-e-Haq, in which Pakistan claimed to have inflicted a “humiliating defeat” on India. At a ceremony at Aiwan-i-Sadr, Chief of Army Staff […]
Pakistan has signed the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The agreement was signed on behalf of Pakistan by […]
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution proposed by Pakistan, emphasizing the importance of resolving international disputes through peaceful means. The resolution received full support from all member states, underlining a global commitment to diplomacy and conflict prevention. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, […]