The American Pakistani Public Affairs Committee (APPAC) requested in its resolution to the US government to pursue an investigation of human rights violations committed against the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Minorities in India by the state civilian administrators, right wing extremist leaders, and Indian armed forces by US Human Rights Commission and the […]
Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid revealed in Punjab Assembly that 17 million COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Punjab very soon and every individual of the province will be given the dose of vaccine. She was answering the queries of lawmakers in the question-hour during the ongoing session of Punjab Assembly. The vaccine for […]
The International Rivers Day would be celebrated on March 14 around the world. The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum has planned to celebrate the International River Day with a14-day campaign named as “Rights of Rivers and Personhood Rights of Indus River “. The campaign started from March 1 and under which any novel activities in the Sindh […]
Sindh Minister for Information Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has termed the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the senate election as moral and legal victory of the PDM parties and added that the incompetent and selected rulers have been defeated once again on the legal front. Reacting to the apex court Monday decision, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah […]
The Islamabad police claimed on Monday to have apprehended the man involved in the killing of a local Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader, Mufti Ikram and two others including his 13-year-old son. According to police, the suspect, identified as Shahid-ur-Rehman, was caught from Hangu in a raid. The officials claim the arrested man has also […]
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly adopted unanimously on Monday a resolution seeking issuance of official blue passports to all the members of the provincial legislature. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MPA Nighat Orakzai moved the resolution, demanding that all MPAs should be issued official blue passports for travelling abroad. Speaker of the KP Assembly Mushtaq Ghani […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday took up petitions seeking disqualification of former president Asif Ali Zardari as a member of the National Assembly. An IHC bench, headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah, was hearing the petitions filed by Special Assistant to the PM on Youth Affairs Usman Dar and PTI MPA from Karachi […]
An anti-terrorism court on Monday denied bail to Opposition Leader in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh; however, six others named in the case were granted bail. The court had earlier reserved its verdict. Bail was denied in the two cases being heard by the ATC against the PTI leader. In the verdict, the court […]
The coronavirus pandemic claimed 36 more lives in the past 24 hours, surging the overall death toll to 12,896, said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday. According to the NCOC, 1,392 fresh infections were reported in the past 24 hours and the national tally of cases has reached 581,365. A total of […]
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday extended judicial remand of three arrested lawyers in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) attack case until March 04. Three accused of the attack, Naveed Hayat Malik, Nazia Bibi and Shoaib Gujjar, were produced before the ATC for hearing of the case. The court directed the police to submit a […]
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leaders Manzoor Pashteen and Mohsin Javed Dawar in a case related to inflammatory speech and sedition. During the hearing, the anti-terrorism court approved the interim challan against Pashteen and Dawar which declared the PTM leaders as fugitives. Later, the court […]
The National Assembly (NA) on Monday extended the Medical Teaching Institution (MTI) Ordinance for 100 more days. While defending the ordinance, Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services Dr Nosheen Hamid said it will strengthen the healthcare system in the federal capital. The Lower House in its 29th meeting, chaired by Speaker Asad Qaiser, approved the […]
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner discussed Afghan peace process on Monday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the British high commissioner called on the Chief of the Army Staff at General Headquarters (GHQ). The military media wing said that matters of mutual interest […]
First Lady Bushra Bibi said on Monday that ‘behind every successful man, there’s his wife’, when asked about her contributions to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s achievements. Speaking to the media during a visit to a Panahgah near the shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh (RA), Bushra Bibi said seeing the Lahore shelter “this time … […]
Two health workers at Mayo Hospital in Lahore tested positive for COVID-19 weeks after the first vaccine shot.
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 02: Commemorating the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Pakistan and China, Ambassador Munir Akram has said that the relationship was a force for peace and stability in the region and beyond. “This relationship has withstood the vicissitudes of time and enjoys the full support of our peoples at all levels,” the […]
PAEC successfully pursuit for clean and reliable energy by successfully making critical the Unit-2 of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (K-2)
Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Pakistan is committed to peace and stability in the region and playing its part by solidifying border security and capacity enhancement of Frontier Corps (FC) and law enforcement agencies. According to a press statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), during his visit […]
Pakistan has urged the UN Human Rights Council to step up efforts to get access for independent observers into Illegally-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) to conduct an impartial investigation into reports of multiple violations of human rights in the disputed territory. “Failure to hold India accountable for human rights abuses in IIOJ&K will erode the […]
Pakistan on Tuesday condemned the recent attacks launched by Houthi militia against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in particular the projectile fired by the group that injured five civilians in a border village in Jazan region. “These attacks not only violate the territorial integrity of the kingdom but also threaten the lives of innocent people,” […]
The national tally on Tuesday of total active COVID-19 cases recorded 22,184 with 1,163 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 1,035 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. Forty two corona patients have died during the past 24 hours, 41 of them were under treatment in hospital and one […]
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