SC judge expresses annoyance over judiciary’s global ranking By: Agencies on November 21, 2024Supreme Court Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail has expressed annoyance over global bodies’ rankings of Pakistan’s judiciary, which place it extremely low. “I do not know where these numbers emerge from. Some place our judiciary on 120 while others on 150,” he said during a hearing conducted by the constitutional bench over litigants’ lack of access […]
Pak-China Joint Exercise Warrior-VIII commences By: APP on November 21, 2024A three-week-long Pak-China Joint Exercise Warrior-VIII between Pakistan Army and Peoples’ Liberation Army of China commenced on Wednesday at National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC), Pabbi. The exercise is aimed at refining professional skills through joint training besides harnessing the historic military to military relations among the Iron Clad Brothers, said an Inter Services Public Relations […]
Punjab vows to treat Nov 24 protesters as ‘terrorists’ By: Agencies on November 21, 2024The Punjab government has adopted a strong stance ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) “final call” protest, saying that it would deal with protesters on November 24 as they do with terrorists. In conversation with journalists outside the Lahore High Court, Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari said: “While they [PTI] might have plans A, B, […]
PA speaker chairs meeting of standing committee on law reforms By: APP on November 21, 2024A meeting of the Standing Committee on Law Reforms and Delegated Legislation, chaired by Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, was held in the Punjab Assembly, here on Wednesday. Discussions focused on police accountability, oversight mechanisms and modernizing the legislative process. The committee members unanimously expressed concern over the non-establishment of Public Safety and Complaints Commissions […]
Senator Irfan briefs PM on performance of PML-N in Senate By: APP on November 21, 2024Senator Irfan Siddiqui, leader of the parliamentary party of Pakistan Muslim League (N) in the Senate and Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs on, Wednesday briefed Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif about the performance of the parliamentary party in the Senate. During a call on, he also briefed the prime minister regarding […]
Lahore grapples with persistent smog, schools reopen after slight ease By: Agencies on November 21, 2024Residents in Lahore woke up to another day of poor air quality on Wednesday, as a layer of dense fog shrouded most of the region, making the megapolis the second-most polluted city in the world. Pakistan, especially Punjab, battles air pollution every winter as cold, heavy air traps dust, emissions, and smoke from farm fires. […]
Sindh CM expresses concern over rising polio cases By: Agencies on November 21, 2024Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has expressed grave concern over the rising number of polio cases in the province, revealing that 50 cases have been reported nationwide, 13 of which are from Sindh. The Chief Minister chaired a high-level meeting to discuss the polio eradication efforts in the province, which was attended by Provincial […]
Murad vows more seats for GB students at Sindh varsities By: APP on November 21, 2024Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Haji Gulbar Khan called on Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah here at CM House on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by Gilgit-Baltistan’s Minister for Excise Haji Rehmat Khaliq and CM’s Special Assistant Hussain Shah. During the meeting, CM Gulbar Khan requested an increase in the number of seats allocated for […]
Sindh MDCAT retake to be held on December 8 By: Agencies on November 21, 2024The Sindh health department announced on Wednesday that the retake of the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) will be held on December 8. On October 26, a Sindh High Court bench through a short order had ordered the authorities to retake the MDCAT within four weeks after a probe committee had unanimously concluded […]
Tajikistan for restoring Karachi’s past glory By: Agencies on November 21, 2024Highlighting the glorious history of Karachi which was once a peaceful and secure city for foreign tourists in the 1980s and 1990s, Tajikistan Ambassador Sharifzoda Yusuf stressed the need for fully restoring the former glory of Karachi to attract tourists from Tajikistan as well as Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia. Exchanging views at a meeting […]