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As the nation celebrates the 147th birthday of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah today, the prime minister and president urged Pakistanis to follow the vision of the founder of the nation. The day dawned with gun salutes in the federal and provincial capitals followed by a change of the guard’s ceremony at Quaid-i-Azam’s mausoleum in Karachi, Radio Pakistan reported. Special programmes were also …

ISLAMABAD: Justice Athar Minallah of the Supreme Court on Thursday regretted that President Dr Arif Alvi, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governors, and the chief election commissioner (CEC) were guilty of breaching their statutory duties by not holding elections within the stipulated period of 90 days. In an additional note, Justice Minallah regretted that people of Pakistan, particularly the registered voters, …

ISLAMABAD: A number of government ministers and state functionaries alongside staff members arrived in Saudi Ara­bia to perform Haj onboard a special PIA flight meant for lawmakers who had to miss their last Haj flight on account of the federal budget, which was passed on Sunday. In addition to President Arif Alvi and his family and staff members, Inte­rior Minister Rana Sana­ullah, …

As the nation celebrated the 146th birthday of the nation’s founder Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on Sunday (today), politicians reminded Pakistanis of the leader’s guiding principles. The commemoration of the day began with a change of guards ceremony held at Quaid-i-Azam’s mausoleum in Karachi today where the Pakistan Air Force cadets handed over the guards’ duties to the cadets of …

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi and Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Saturday reiterated the resolve to solidify the multifaceted bilateral relationship. During a meeting at the Leaders Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020, the two leaders reaffirmed the resolve to strengthen the existing close fraternal relations between Pakistan …

KARACHI: Renowned sports patrons Omar Saeed and Dr Farhan Essa were elected as patron and president of Karachi Softball Association, respectively in the recently held elections for the next four-year term. All the other office-bearers including Murad Hussain (senior vice-president), Ali Ratada and Mohammad Abbas Merchant, (vice-presidents), Faraz Aijaz (general secretary), Shiraz Asif (joint secretary), Usama bin Shujah (secretary finance), …

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan have commended the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) for celebrating Friday (today) as the National Newspaper Readership Day, thus endorsing the initiative which will help promote reading habits in society. In his message, Dr Alvi highlighted the importance of the move and said: “Despite the growth of electronic and digital …

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed met on Monday and discussed various domestic and international issues, including the Covid-19 pandemic, precautionary arrangements for the forthcoming holy month of Ramazan and Indian aggression against innocent people of occupied Kashmir. According to an official press release, Prime Minister Khan called on …

ISLAMABAD: Additional District and Sessions Judge (West) Mohammad Ali Warriach has summoned the founding member of PTI Akbar S Babar (PTI) on Sept 23 to respond to a defamation suit filed by PTI on behalf of Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Dr Arif Alvi. The party’s petition in the court termed his criticism of the ruling party’s policies on …

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail and Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi here on Sunday visited the residences of four people martyred in the terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand’s city of Christchurch and condoled with the bereaved families. The martyrs from Karachi so far identified are: Zeeshan Raza, his mother Karam …