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Political Parties of Gilgit-Baltistan Reach Consensus on Interim Constitutional Province Status, Says Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal
Political Parties of Gilgit-Baltistan Reach Broad Consensus on Interim Constitutional Province Status; Special Committee to Compile and Submit Comprehensive Proposals to Prime Minister GILGIT: Amjad Hussain, the chief minister of the government of the autonomous region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GIB), has stressed the need to give GIB the status of an interim constitutional province with the…
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Federal Constitutional Court Disposes of Plea Seeking Sohail Afridi’s Disqualification as Ineffective Following Emergency Proclamation
Plea Seeking Sohail Afridi’s Disqualification Declared Ineffective; Federal Constitutional Court Disposes of the Case Following KP Emergency Proclamation ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court has officially dismissed the petition filed for disqualification of Sohail Afridi, stating that the matter would be of no effect due to recent administration’s activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. The hearings were…
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Pakistan’s Remittances Expected to Reach $44 Billion This Fiscal Year
Pakistan is Transitioning from Aid to Trade and Investment; Remittances Expected to Reach $44 Billion This Fiscal Year, States Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Aurangzeb, the minister for finance and revenue, has said that Pakistan’s economic path is clearly moving away from foreign aid and towards sustainable trade and direct investment, emphasizing on building…
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Tragic School Roof Collapse in Peshawar’s Dir Colony Claims Lives of 28 Children and a Teacher; Rescue Operations Underway
Tragic School Roof Collapse in Peshawar’s Dir Colony Leaves 28 Children and a Female Teacher Dead; Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Orders Accelerated Rescue Operations PESHAWAR: The roof of a school collapsed in a sad and sadistic accident, trapping many students and teachers under the weight of the debris in Dir Colony in Peshawar. Rescue officials…
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Russian Interior Minister Meets Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir
Russian Interior Minister Meets Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir; Both Countries Agree to Further Strengthen Security Cooperation and Institutional Ties RAWALPINDI: During his official Pakistan visit, Russian Minister for Internal Affairs, Komissariat and Administration, Vladimir Kolokoltsev met with Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and they agreed to substantially increase the scope and depth of bilateral…
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Islamabad Local Government Elections Case Fixed for Hearing on October 21
Islamabad Local Government Elections Case Fixed for Hearing on October 21; Election Commission Highlights Lack of Federal Legislation ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has set the date for the case relating to the issuance of the election schedule for the local Government elections in Islamabad on October 21, in a significant development regarding…
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Petition Filed in Peshawar High Court Against Emergency and Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Petition Filed in Peshawar High Court Against Emergency and Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Barrister Gohar Requests Swift Judicial Review ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has taken the federal government to the Peshawar High Court on a constitutional petition, challenging the government’s administrative takeover in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for the imposition of emergency and Governor’s Rule. The…
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Better to Keep Internal Discussions Confidential, Warns Barrister Gohar as PTI Announces Protests Against Emergency and Governor’s Rule in KP
It Is Better to Keep Internal Discussions Confidential, Warns Barrister Gohar as PTI Announces Protests Against Emergency and Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ISLAMABAD: Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has firmly denied the federal government’s notification of an emergency and the Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and has promised to mount…
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Federal Constitutional Court Rejects Bushra Bibi’s Plea for Suspension of Sentence in 190 Million Pound Scandal
Federal Constitutional Court Rejects Bushra Bibi’s Plea for Suspension of Sentence in 190 Million Pound Scandal; Verdict Reserved and Pronounced on Same Day ISLAMABAD: The petition filed by Bushra Bibi seeking the suspension of her sentence in the high-profile scandal of 190 million pounds is now off the Federal Constitutional Court’s list. The order rejecting…
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We Must Fight Terrorism With Utmost Seriousness and Resolve, Says KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi
We Must Confront Terrorism with Utmost Seriousness and Absolute Resolve; The War Against Terror Must Be Fought Unitedly, States KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has said that terrorism has to be dealt with seriousness and determination, and the whole country has to stand in unity to combat the…