Pakistan

NAWABSHAH: Pakistan Peoples PartyParliamentarians president and co-chairman of the party Asif Ali Zardari has said that when he had surrendered his certain presidential powers to the parliament through the 18th constitutional amendment, ‘they’ did not appear to be happy with it. He did not specifically name the unhappy elements but the general impression was that it may be the security …

PESHAWAR: The caretaker Khyber Pakhtun­khwa government has exem­pted the illegal immigrants scheduled to resettle in Western countries from the ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrants. The KP home department said in a letter that a list of illegal foreigners destined for third countries was received from the federal Ministry of Interior and individuals destined for third countries would not be subject …

ISLAMABAD: Former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commi­ssion of Pakistan (SECP), Zafar Hijazi, has been acquitted in the case registered against him over six years ago for alleged tampering of the records of sugar mills owned by the Sharif family. A special court of the Federal Investigation Age­ncy (FIA) acquitted Mr Hijazi of the charges and ruled that the FIA had …

An Islamabad court on Sunday granted police two-day physical remand of former PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry a day after he was arrested. Fawad, currently a member of the Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party, was taken to an undisclosed location on Saturday after police raided his residence in Islamabad, police sources told Dawn. The former minister’s family had claimed he was “abducted from his house in …

ISLAMABAD: Yet another bill, which was passed by both houses of parliament months ago, has gone missing, it has emerged. A calling attention not­ice submitted with the Senate Secretariat, bearing the signatures of PPP Senators Saleem Mandvi­wala and Taj Haider, a copy of which is available with Dawn, invites the attention of the federal minister for parliamentary affairs to­wards the non-approval …

Polling is currently underway for local government by-elections in 14 districts across Sindh. The polling process began at 8am and will continue till 5pm in Karachi, Sukkur, Ghotki, Khairpur, Jacobabad, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad and Naushahro Feroze. In a notification issued today, the Election Commission of Pakistan said polling is underway on 21 seats for which 14 district returning officers and …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has struck down a key decision of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to centralise its powers in the hands of its chairperson, directing the media watchdog to establish formal rules in this regard. This verdict relates to an appeal filed by Neo TV, challenging a fine of Rs500,000 imposed by Pemra. In the landmark ruling, …

Houston, Texas: Prominent Pakistani American S. Javaid Anwar received “Outstanding International Philanthropist Award” from the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston, at their 25th Annual Jesse H. Jones Award Luncheon. Former President George W. Bush presented the award at a special ceremony held at the Presidential Reception. He was nominated for this prestigious recognition on his international impact, exceptional leadership, …

LAHORE: A session court on Friday indicted a man on charges of defrauding public by creating a fake Facebook account of Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) registered a case against Roshan Ali Mir under the cybercrime law. A prosecutor told the court that the accused created a fake Facebook ID in the …

ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has announced that it will hold ‘Al-Aqsa Million March’ in the capital on Sunday to condemn the ongoing genocide being committed by Israel in Gaza. The march will start from Faizabad and culminate at D-Chowk, Addressing a news conference, TLP’s Naib Emir Syed Zaheerul Hassan Bukhari said the Palestinian issue was not any other regional …