SC rejects plea demanding full court in civilians’ military trial case By: Web Desk on August 2, 2023On Wednesday, the Supreme Court denied a petition seeking the formation of a full court to hear a series of petitions challenging civilians’ trials in military courts. “Full court is not available till September,” Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said while announcing a reserved verdict on Karamat Ali’s fresh plea filed a […]
PTI terminates Usman Buzdar and 21 other leaders from party By: Web Desk on August 1, 2023The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has revoked the basic membership of 22 leaders, including former Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and ex-federal minister Khusro Bakhtiar, who defected following the May 9 riots. Omar Ayub Khan, the party’s secretary general, informed the PTI leaders of the termination of their membership in a letter dated July 31. Almost […]
Zubair Tiwana likely to get appointed FBR chairman By: Web Desk on August 1, 2023Malik Amjad Zubair Tiwana, a grade-21 officer of the Inland Revenue Service (IRS), is expected to be appointed as the new head of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). According to a summary forwarded in this regard, three candidates’ names were proposed for the position: Rashid Mahmood Langrial, an officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service group; […]
Daesh behind suicide bombing on JUI-F convention in Bajaur: police By: Web Desk on July 31, 2023According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, a preliminary investigation indicates that the suicide attack on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) workers’ convention in Bajaur was carried out by the terrorist group Daesh. At the rally on Sunday in the former tribal region, which borders Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated explosives, killing at least 43 people and injuring over […]
Chinese bank rolls over $2.4bn loan to Pakistan By: Web Desk on July 27, 2023The Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM) has extended a $2.4 billion loan to Pakistan, providing a sigh of relief to the outgoing Pakistan Democratic Movement-led government as it works to meet Pakistan’s debt payments due next year. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced in a tweet that the bank has rolled over the funds for two […]
Farah Gogi refuses becoming witness against Bushra Bibi, Imran Khan By: Web Desk on July 26, 2023Farhat Shahzadi, also known as Farah Gogi has denied becoming a witness against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi. In an interview with Geo News over the phone, a friend of the former first lady denied presenting as a witness against the ex-premier and his wife, calling the reports “baseless and […]
Ishaq Dar terms caretaker PM talks ‘premature’ By: Web Desk on July 26, 2023Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, whose name has been floated as a possible caretaker prime minister, has stated that speculations for the coveted position are “premature,” and that consultations for the appointment have not yet begun. During an interview on a private television channel on Tuesday, he stated that the decision would be approved by the […]
No strike as petroleum dealers’ margin raised by Rs1.6 per litre By: Web Desk on July 25, 2023After hours of negotiations, the government agreed to increase the profit margin on petroleum products by Rs1.64 per litre in order to persuade petroleum dealers to call off the strike they threatened last week. Abdul Sami Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA), announced the agreement. The government proposed an increase in dealer […]
PPP ‘willing’ to appoint Ishaq Dar as caretaker prime minister By: Web Desk on July 24, 2023The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), one of the Centre’s two major coalition partners, has not ruled out accepting Ishaq Dar, the incumbent finance minister and a member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), as caretaker prime minister. Both major coalition partners have agreed that the interim set-up should be led by a politician, with the […]
Cop martyred, several injured in Khyber explosion By: webdesk on July 20, 2023One police officer was martyred and several left injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bara Bazar suicide attack on Thursday. The latest attack on the law enforcers occurred when police were checking people entering the tehsil compound — which houses the Bara Police Station, government offices, and a cell of the counter-terrorism department (CTD). KP Inspector General […]