Arshad Sharif murder: Govt forms new JIT on Supreme Court’s order By: webdesk on December 8, 2022The federal government on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that a new joint investigation team (JIT) has been formed to probe the murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif. Yesterday, the Supreme Court SC sought names of Joint Investigation Team (JIT) members, formed by the federal government to probe the murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif. […]
SC orders new independent JIT to probe Arshad Sharif’s murder By: Web Desk on December 7, 2022Hours after the Islamabad police notified a JIT, the Supreme Court rejected it on Wednesday, asking the government to form a new Joint Investigation Team comprised of intelligence officers to investigate the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif. A five-judge enlarged Supreme Court panel, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and included Justices […]
CJP takes suo motu notice of Arshad Sharif’s murder By: Web Desk on December 6, 2022Pakistan’s Chief Justice (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial has taken suo motu notice of the murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif and scheduled a hearing for today. The hearing will begin at 12:30 p.m. by a five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court, led by the CJP. The interior secretary, information secretary, and foreign secretary […]
CM Elahi says Gen Bajwa showed PML-Q the ‘right path’ to support PTI By: Web Desk on December 5, 2022The chief minister of Punjab, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, has backed up the assertions made by his son Moonis Elahi that they were persuaded to back the former ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf during a no-confidence vote by former army chief Gen. (r) Qamar Bajwa. In an interview with a local news channel, CM Elahi said that Allah […]
PM accepts Gen Faiz Hameed’s request for early retirement By: Web Desk on December 2, 2022PM Shehbaz Sharif has accepted the request of former ISI director general and Commander of Bahawalpur Corps Lt-General Faiz Hameed for early retirement. The prime minister okayed Faiz Hameed’s request for premature retirement which was due in April 2023. There were earlier reports that Faiz Hameed had decided to retire prematurely from the service. The […]
PM Shehbaz condemns Quetta suicide attack By: Web Desk on November 30, 2022Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vehemently denounced the bombing of the police car used to protect the polio team in Baleli, a suburb of Quetta. He directed the provision of the best medical facilities to the injured along with an immediate investigation into the incident. The martyrdom of the police officer and the eight-month-old child in […]
Bajwa hands over Army command baton to General Asim Munir By: Web Desk on November 29, 2022General Asim Munir has taken the charge of the new Army Chief as the outgoing COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa handed him the change of command baton at an impressive ceremony held at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. Earlier, General Bajwa and General Asim Munir laid floral wreaths at the martyrs graves and offered […]
PM lauds COAS Bajwa’s services for defence, geo-economics By: APP on November 28, 2022ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday lauded the services of the Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa for the country, particularly in areas of defence, security and geo-economics. The prime minister expressed these views as the outgoing COAS, who is scheduled to retired on Tuesday, paid a farewell call on him […]
No sooner said than done By: News Desk on November 28, 2022Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said Sunday he won’t “wait for a minute” to dissolve the provincial assembly if the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan asks him to. “Imran Khan entrusted the Punjab government to [me]. We stand with those whom we support,” the chief minister – whose party, PML-Q, is an ally […]
Long March: PTI all set for mammoth public gathering in Rawalpindi By: Web Desk on November 26, 2022The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to stage its power show in Rawalpindi today (Saturday), despite the security warnings issued by the intelligence agencies. PTI on Friday got permission for its public gathering in the garrison city but changed the venue from Faizabad to Rehmanabad on Murree Road. PTI Chief Imran Khan will join his […]