Pakistan

Shortly after assuming the additional charge of law ministry on Saturday, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry issued directions to form an inquiry commission to investigate the “foreign conspiracy” that Prime Minister Imran Khan alleges has been hatched against his government and is powering the opposition’s no-confidence move. In the PTI’s public meeting in Islamabad last Sunday, the premier had pulled out …

Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Saturday revealed that even if the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan succeeds, the premier will continue to hold office until a new leader is sworn in. At a media talk in Islamabad, he referred to Article 94 of the Constitution — related to the prime minister continuing in office — which states, …

The Punjab Assembly (PA) will go to vote on Sunday (tomorrow) to find the new leader of the house following Usman Buzdar’s resignation. The development occurred after the session was held briefly today after four hours of delays and amid sloganeering from both opposition and treasury benches. The session was subsequently adjourned till 11:30am tomorrow. According to the assembly secretary, …

Karachi. March 31, 2022: IPPA (International Pakistan Prestige Awards) held a press conference here earlier today to announce the fifth IPPA scheduled for Dallas, Texas, USA, in July this year. The event was well-attended by celebrities, socialites and media personnel The programme kick-started with a bustling red carpet where celebs, particularly those who have been part of previous IPPAs voiced …

ISLAMABAD: As many as 180 fresh Covid cases surfaced in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, according to the government’s database. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said four more persons succumbed to the viral disease, taking the death toll to 30,359. The number of confirmed cases of Covid has reached 1,524,973 with the addition of 180 new infections. …

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Thursday remanded a member of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (MLA) to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in connection with alleged corruption in a private housing society. Judicial Magistrate Mian Maqsood Anjum remanded MLA Chaudhry Mohammad Yaseen for one day. Mr Yaseen was the chairman of a private housing scheme, Jammu and Kashmir …

RAWALPINDI: The twin cities have been hit by frequent electricity outages, spanning six to eight hours a day, in the month of March itself, with the electricity providers blaming rise in demand behind the loadshedding. With mercury rising to 33 degrees Celsius, power breakdowns have disrupted routine life in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The twin cities have been experiencing the unannounced …

ISLAMABAD: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thurs­day reserved the judgement on a petition filed by Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani challenging the election of Sadiq Sanjrani as Senate chairman. The IHC division bench, comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, will announce the judgement on Friday (today). Mr Gilani, who also contested for the …

ISLAMABAD: Final show-cause notices are being issued to dissident lawmakers of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s directions calling for taking a decisive action against them. According to the PTI’s central media directorate, the notices requiring the dissident lawmakers to explain their position by 12 noon on Friday (today) are being issued under Article 63-A of …

KARACHI: The Sindh government is considering releasing the interned Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement leader MNA Ali Wazir to enable him to cast his vote in the no-confidence motion moved against Prime Minister Imran Khan by the opposition, official sources and party leaders said. PTM-Karachi leader Sher Mehsud told that their MNA Wazir was informed on Wednesday night by the jail administration that he …