Pakistan

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the federal government to ensure that people on the Exit Control List (ECL) do not travel abroad without permission from the Interior Ministry as it resumed its suo motu hearing into “perceived interference” by “persons in authority” in criminal investigations. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial headed the five-judge larger Supreme Court …

ISLAMABAD: The pendency of cases in Supreme Court of Pakistan continues to decline. According to a press release, a decline of 1,182 cases was observed in the backlog in the last four months. The apex court last week, ending on June 10, disposed of 568 cases whereas the institution of cases was 183; thereby reducing the backlog by further 385 …

ISLAMABAD: The German government wants Indian authorities to keep in mind that human rights of the Kashmiri people must not be violated. Former German chancellor Angela Merkel had told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the situation in Kashmir was not sustainable and human rights must be respected without discrimination, he added. This was stated by German Ambassador Bernhard Schlagheck …

MUZAFFARABAD: The tourism and archaeology department of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has renovated a disused historic underground passageway of a main artery near here as a fascinating tourist spot to be opened for the public later this month. About 250-foot-long tunnel and its surroundings near Ambore, about five kilometres south of here, will offer a wonderful view and atmosphere …

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is set to present over Rs1 trillion budget for the upcoming fiscal year in the provincial assembly today (Monday). According to official documents, the outlay for 2022-23 consists of more than Rs900 billion for the current expenditures while more than Rs400 billion has been allocated for the development sector. Provincial Finance Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra …

KARACHI: There is an immediate need to provide food assistance to the local communities who have recently lost their livelihood in a major forest fire reported in the Suleiman mountain range in Balochistan. The blaze damaged an estimated 840,050 Chilgoza trees. These concerns are raised in a survey report shared at a meeting organised by the International Union for Conservation …

RAWALPINDI: Residents of Bahria Town Phase 7 and 8 have been protesting against electricity loadshedding and water shortage for the last few days. More than 200 people gathered near the Statue of Liberty monument in the housing society and staged a peaceful demonstration. The protesters carried placards inscribed with slogans, demanding end to power loadshedding. “On June 8, the Bahria …

LAHORE: Moonis Elahi, a PML-Q leader and former federal minister, has described as a “pressure tactic” a series of media reports suggesting that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has decided to launch a money-laundering probe against him. A number of TV channels claimed in a report on Sunday that the FIA had obtained “sufficient evidence” to launch a money-laundering case …

LAHORE: The Chief Minister’s Office has notified that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MPA from Dera Ghazi Khan Sardar Awais Leghari will present the provincial budget 2022-23 in the Punjab Assembly’s session on Monday (today). An eight-member cabinet had taken oath of office in the first phase of the cabinet formation on May 30 but none of them has so far been …

ISLAMABAD: PTI chairman Imran Khan on Sunday said the present government was taking the country to the verge of economic collapse and feared that if his party again came to power, it would be compelled to make compromise on the future and security of the country. He said the present coalition government led by the PML-N had no plan to …