The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan gained its second female judge on Friday as Justice Mussarat Hilali took oath. Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial administered the oath to Justice Hilali — who had been serving as the Peshawar High Court (PHC) chief justice — during a ceremony held at the ceremonial hall of the SC....
Author: Team IBC English (Team IBC English)
Home
Team IBC English
Post
July 6, 2023July 6, 2023Pakistan
4 dead, 14 injured as heavy rains pound Lahore for second day
LAHORE: At least four people lost their lives, and 14 sustained injuries in separate incidents as torrential rains battered Punjab’s capital for the second consecutive day. In a statement, Rescue 1122 said that the roof of a house near Bandianwala Bridge in Lahore’s Amar Sidhu area collapsed, resulting in the death of the people. In...
Post
July 5, 2023July 5, 2023Pakistan
SCO Summit: ‘Use of terrorism for diplomatic point scoring must be avoided,’ Pakistan tells India
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday advised India against using terrorism for diplomatic point-scoring, saying terror activities remain a serious obstacle to peace in the region. The prime minister’s statement came during his address to the 23rd meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS), being virtually hosted by India under the chair of...
Post
July 4, 2023July 4, 2023Pakistan
IHC declares session court’s verdict on Toshakhan case ‘null and void’
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday annulled the decision of the trial court which had rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s petition seeking to have the Toshkhana case declared inadmissible. Chief Justice Amir Farooq of the IHC pronounced the verdict on the PTI chief’s petition, which was reserved on June 23. Announcing...
Post
July 3, 2023July 3, 2023Pakistan
Bilawal meets Japanese counterpart in Tokyo as both sides agree to boost bilateral ties
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi on Monday during his visit to Japan. — Photo courtesy: Foreign office Twitter Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari met his Japanese counterpart, Yoshimasa Hayashi, in Tokyo on Monday, with both sides agreeing to boost bilateral cooperation in several fields, including trade, investment, information technology...
Post
July 3, 2023July 3, 2023World
Pope Francis ‘angered and disgusted’ by burning of Holy Quran in Sweden
DUBAI: Pope Francis has condemned the burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden, saying that the vile act had “angered and disgusted” him and he refused to acknowledge the act as a form of freedom of speech. The comments came in response to the latest incident of Quran’s desecration in Sweden when a man set...
Post
July 3, 2023July 3, 2023Pakistan
Hajj expenses to be collected in dollars next year: minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs Talha Mahmood has announced that all expenses of Hajj will be collected in US dollars from next year, The News reported Monday. Furthermore, addressing a post-Hajj press conference, Mahmood congratulated the 160,000 Pakistani pilgrims on performing Hajj. Praising the efforts of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, he also said no...
Post
July 3, 2023July 3, 2023Columns
Analyzing China’s New Law on Foreign Relations
On June 28, 2023, at the third meeting of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress — the country’s top legislature — adopted “The Law on Foreign Relations of the People’s Republic of China”. Dubbed the country’s “first comprehensive foreign relations law”, the law was enacted on July 1st and would provide a framework...
Post
June 21, 2023June 21, 2023World
Biden equates China’s Xi with ‘dictators’ at donor reception
US President Joe Biden equated his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with “dictators” on Tuesday as he addressed a Democratic Party donors reception in the presence of journalists. Speaking at a campaign fundraiser in northern California, Biden said Xi had been angered over an incident in February when a Chinese balloon — which Washington says was...
Post
June 21, 2023June 21, 2023Pakistan
President approves Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s appointment as next chief justice
President Arif Alvi on Wednesday appointed Justice Qazi Faez Isa, a senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, as the country’s next top judge. The appointment will come into effect on September 17 when the incumbent chief justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Umar Ata Bandial, will retire. An announcement issued by the presidency...