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. […] Read more
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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more
The government on Tuesday unveiled plan that is aimed at reviving the country’s economy by capitalising on its untapped potential in key sectors and investments from friendly countries. The plan, titled ‘Economic Revival Plan’, was unveiled at a high-level meeting of the government, convened in the “wake of economic hardships being confronted by the country”, […] Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday hailed the “outstanding” financial support provided by China amid the “inordinate” delay of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) loan program. He expressed his views while addressing a ceremony in Islamabad to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Pakistan and China for the 1,200 MW Chashma-5 (C-5) nuclear power […] Read more
LAHORE: As a new political party emerges on the horizon, former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Fawad Chaudhry, Imran Ismail, and Ali Zaidi along with several other former leaders of the party seem set to join hands with Jahangir Khan Tareen — who has been picking up the pieces of the fast-dismantling PTI. Tareen, who — […] Read more