IHC rejects PTI’s plea challenging PPC’s sedition section By: webdesk on September 24, 2022ISLAMABAD: IHC rejects PTI’s plea challenging PPC’s sedition section. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari’s petition, challenging the section 124A of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), pertaining to the offence of sedition on Saturday. According to details, a single bench of IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah dismissed the […]
‘All hell to break loose’ without debt relief deal: PM Shehbaz By: APP/ Web Desk on September 23, 2022‘All hell to break loose’ without debt relief deal Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday made an urgent appeal for “substantial” debt relief from rich nations as catastrophic floods exacerbated by climate change displaced millions of people in the country. In an interview with Bloomberg Television in New York, he said Pakistan had high debt […]
Contempt case: Imran Khan apologizes before IHC By: Web Desk on September 22, 2022Contempt case: Imran Khan apologizes before IHC As the hearing for the contempt of court case against Imran Khan began on Thursday, the chairman of the PTI, unexpectedly apologized before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for his controversial comments about Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry during a rally in Islamabad on August 20. […]
US President Joe Biden urges world to help Pakistan after cataclysmic floods By: webdesk on September 22, 2022US President Joe Biden urges world to help Pakistan after cataclysmic floods. United States President Joe Biden on Thursday highlighted the devastation caused by the floods in Pakistan and asked the international community to help flood-hit Pakistan. The recent unprecedented monsoon rains triggered floods across the country that have caused massive devastation. More than 1500 people […]
Malaria, Gastro take 10 more lives in flood-hit Sindh By: Web Desk on September 21, 2022It appears that there will be no end to the epidemic of infectious illness mortality in Sindh’s flood-affected villages like Khairpur Nathan Shah, where three more youngsters succumbed to gastroenteritis and Malaria on Wednesday. Two people passed away from gastroenteritis, two from pyrexia of undetermined origin (PUO), which is characterised by a fever and a […]
Gastroenteritis, malaria kill 9 more people in Pakistan floods aftermath By: Reuters on September 20, 2022KARACHI: Gastroenteritis, malaria kill 9 more people in Pakistan floods aftermath. At least nine people died on Monday of infectious and water-borne diseases that have attacked tens of thousands of people in flood-hit Pakistan, government data showed, taking the toll from such causes to 318. The death toll from the deluge itself has touched 1,559, […]
Cattle, livestock face starvation after Pakistan’s floods wipe out feed supply By: Reuters on September 20, 2022Cattle, livestock face starvation after Pakistan’s floods wipe out feed supply: Faced with a shortage of fodder due to floods, cattle farmers in villages in Pakistan’s Sindh province said on Monday that they were struggling to keep their remaining livestock alive. The catastrophic floods have submerged huge swathes of Pakistan and damaged crops that were […]
IHC quashes terrorism charges against PTI Chairman Imran Khan By: webdesk on September 19, 2022The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday ordered the authorities to remove sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) from the case against Imran Khan for threatening a female judge. A two-member bench, headed by IHC Chief Justice (CJ) Athar Minallah had reserved the verdict on PTI’s plea. “I am repeatedly asking you that during the […]
PM meets King Charles, condoles death of Queen Elizabeth By: Web Desk on September 19, 2022PM meets King Charles, condoles death of Queen Elizabeth During a reception, the King organized in honor of dignitaries, King Charles III met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday. PM Shehbaz expressed his condolences for the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during their meeting. He noted that the late king had served […]
UNGA 77th session: PM Shehbaz to highlight climate catastrophe By: webdesk on September 18, 2022Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will participate in the high-level debate of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York from 19-23 September 2022. PM will highlight the climate-induced catastrophic floods in the country at 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York from. The Prime […]