Category: Pakistan

At least 21 women and three members of minority communities Friday took their oath as Members of the Punjab Assembly (MPAs) on reserved seats, as the provincial assembly’s session was marred by the ruckus created by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council lawmakers. The oath to the newly inducted lawmakers on the reserved seats was...

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi was presented with a farewell guard of honour on Friday, marking the culmination of his term as the 13th head of state, while Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is poised to become the new president with the support of the allied parties in tomorrow’s election. Alvi was...

The Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Security has said banks will deduct Zakat for 1444-45 Hijri from accounts holding a minimum balance of Rs135, 179 on the first day of Ramadan this year. Announcing the Nisab for Zakat in 2024, the ministry said Zakat will be applicable on the savings accounts/ profit and loss...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday reserved its verdict on journalist Asad Toor’s petition against arrest and alleged harassment by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). During the hearing today, IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq lamented the discrepancies in the inquiry initiated by the investigation agency and the First Information Report (FIR) registered against Toor....

PESHAWAR: Death toll from the recent devastating rains and snowfall across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa surged to 36 on Monday, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said. It added that 43 people were injured in disaster. The authority said 25 of the deceased and 22 injured were children. It said eight persons were killed and seven injured in...

• Bilawal endorses PTI call for inquiry into May 9; PTI-backed MNAs suggest investigation into alleged rigging, cipher issue • Speaker intervenes after opposition riled up by PPP chief’s remarks ISLAMABAD: Amidst fiery spee­ches, the National Assembly on Mon­­day witnessed a glimmer of hope as members sitting on the opposition and treasury benches seemed to...

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday approved Rs159 billion funds for the provincial government’s expenditure for the current month. On Oct 26 last year, the then caretaker government unveiled its Rs529.11 billion spending plan from November to February. The caretaker cabinet was de-notified on March 1, a day after the expiry of those four...

In his maiden speech during a session of the newly elected National Assembly, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday endorsed the PTI’s call for a judicial inquiry into the May 9 riots. He passed these remarks in reference to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s recent call for the formation of a judicial commission to probe...

ISLAMABAD: Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) belonging to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) claimed on Sunday that the ‘journey to progress’, which was halted in 2018, would resume after Shehbaz Sharif was elected the prime minister. However, MNAs from the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), who had joined the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), were of the view...