Pakistan

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 …

ISLAMABAD: The Special Court (Official Secrets Act) on Friday allowed former prime minister Imran Khan to make a telephone call to his children on Saturday (today). Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain passed the order on the application filed by Khan’s counsel, Shiraz Ranjha. Ranjha stated before the court that Mr Khan had already spoken to his children on the direction of …

PESHAWAR: The caretaker government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has asked the federal government for funds to ensure smooth voluntary repatriation of undocumented Afghan refugees, insisting that it’s facing a financial crisis. “Around Rs1 billion is estimated to be our expenditure for ensuring the smooth return of ‘illegal’ refugees to their country but as we’re facing financial issues, we need that amount …

ISLAMABAD: The station house officer (SHO) and administration officer of Shalimar police station were suspended for not returning the belongings of Afghan ‘illegal’ immigrants. Police sources said during an operation against ‘illegal’ immigrants in the capital, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) with the assistance of Shalimar police arrested 20 Afghans after they failed to produce valid documents on Wednesday. After the …

ISLAMABAD: The electronic media regulator has issued a directive to all satellite-based news, current affairs and regional channels for the upcoming general elections scheduled to be held on February 8 next year. As per the directive issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Friday, the channels cannot air statements of proscribed organisations or their representatives or members. …

A sessions court in Islamabad sent PTI leader Asad Qaiser on judicial remand on Saturday, a day after he was taken into custody in an alleged corruption case. The court directed investigators to complete legal proceedings against the former National Assembly speaker in a week. The PTI leader was arrested on Friday from the capital during a raid on his residence jointly …

Former PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry, who is currently a member of the Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party, was arrested on Saturday, according to his wife. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Hiba Fawad said, “Fawad [has been] arrested and taken to [an] unknown place.”     His brother, Faisal Chaudhry, also confirmed the same to Dawn.com, alleging that the ex-federal minister was “kidnapped …

PESHAWAR/ QUETTA: As the voluntary repatriation of the illegal Afghan nationals continued on a third consecutive day after the expiry of the deadline, the government has opened six more holding areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to facilitate the repatriation. On the other hand, Afghan consul general Gul Hassan called on Balochistan Information Minister Jan Achakzai in Quetta, where the latter minced no …