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The Sindh High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to make the teaching of the Holy Quran mandatory in all schools and colleges, ruling that it was not the function of the court to dictate the content of the curriculum. The petition called for the amendment of the curriculum of primary, secondary and higher secondary/college education so as to make …

The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday rejected the statement issued by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s remarks about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it a “reflection of India’s growing frustration”. On Thursday, FM Bilawal had described Modi as the “butcher of Gujarat” while responding to his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the United Nations after …

As PTI gears up to unveil plans for the dissolution of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday called for political stability in the country and slammed his opponents for “spreading anarchy”. “It is required for the sake of loyalty to Pakistan and allegiance that there must be economic stability,” a statement issued by the Prime …

ISLAMABAD: Another purported audio clip of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi has emerged. Bushra Bibi, the former first lady, can be heard grumbling at Bani Gala’s former administrator Inam Khan for making pictures of Toshakhana gifts, calling him out for not taking permission from her. Earlier this month, another audio clip of Bushra …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said Friday it could not hold general elections across the country in line with the schedule if the seventh census results are not provided by March 31, 2023. “It would be difficult for the ECP to undertake the exercise of fresh delimitation of constituencies […], complete other electoral activities mentioned above, and conduct of …

Reacting to the latest audio leak purportedly involving former first lady Bushra Bibi and Inaam Khan, the former administrator of the ex-prime minister’s residence at Bani Gala, , Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Senior Vice-President Fawad Chauhdry has said that it is a manipulation of different audio clips. Interacting with journalists in Lahore’s Zaman Park Friday, Fawad said: “Those who think such audios will harm [credibility …

Details of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s helicopter expenses were presented Friday during a Senate session by the Cabinet Division. In the written reply submitted to the Upper House, the Cabinet Division mentioned that the PTI chief’s expenses for his chopper rides from January 2019 to March 2022 cost over Rs430 million. The document further stated that the former prime minister completed a total of 1,579 VVIP …

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar Friday announced parting ways with the party, saying continuing further is tantamount to compromising his self-respect. Khokhar made the decision over a month after resigning as a senator as differences developed between him and the party leadership on the coalition government’s policies. “I wish the best for Peoples Party. I feel honoured to serve …

QUETTA: A day after boycotting the federal cabinet meeting over the issue of Reko Diq, Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) President Sardar Akhtar Mengal has decided to convene his party’s central executive committee meeting to take a final decision about quitting the coalition government. A senior party leader said the date for the CEC would be announced within a couple of …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday observed that registration of several first information reports (FIRs) of single occurrence is against the law. Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, while hearing petitions filed by Information and Broadcasting Secretary Shahera Shahid, Pakistan Television Managing Director Sohail Ali Khan and Director News Rashid Baig over registration of FIRs against them in Punjab, remarked that the high …