Govt extends date for opening of primary, middle schools till Feb 1 By: News Desk on January 16, 2021The federal government, after scrutiny of current Covid-19 pandemic situation, Friday extended the date for reopening of primary and middle schools (Class 1-8) from January 25 to February 1, in order to ensure safety of the students. Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood announced the decision at a press conference after a […]
Broadsheet LHC judgment: Musharraf govt turned blind eye to millions of US dollars stashed by Aftab Sherpao By: Staff Report on January 16, 2021Information provided in the London High Court’s arbitration order between UK-based asset recovery firm Broadsheet LLC and the government of Pakistan (on behalf of NAB) continues to rattle the Pakistani government and public alike as it turns out that successive administrations not only let the opportunity to hold former prime minister Nawaz Sharif accountable for […]
No member can do opposition while sitting in cabinet: PM By: Agencies on January 16, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said all cabinet members must stick to decisions taken by the cabinet after thorough discussion or resign if they do not agree with the verdict, but that they “cannot do opposition while sitting in the cabinet”. The premier expressed these views in an interview with a private TV channel, […]
COAS reiterates support for Afghan peace By: News Desk on January 16, 2021Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said that Pakistan will continue supporting the intra-Afghan peace dialogue, according to the military’s media wing. The Inter-Services Public Relation (ISPR), in a statement citing the army chief, said that peace in Afghanistan will lead to peace in Pakistan. The army chief visited the Corps […]
General Pervaiz Musharraf’s mother passes away in Dubai By: Web Desk on January 15, 2021Former president of Pakistan General (retd) Pervez Musharaff’s mother, Zarin Musharaff passed away in UAE at the age of 102. Zarin Musharraf was born in the early 1920s and grew up in Lucknow. After graduating from Indraprastha College at Delhi University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature, she got married to Syed Musharraf uddin. This is […]
Senate elections: SC asks govt to clarify law on voting procedure By: Agencies on January 15, 2021The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the attorney general of Pakistan to explain law provisions about Senate elections and sought opinion on open balloting for the upcoming polls. A five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Yahya Afridi […]
London court did not exonerate Nawaz Sharif, confirms judgment By: Staff Report on January 15, 2021The judgment at the centre of the controversy created by UK-based asset recovery firm Broadsheet LLC’s case against the government of Pakistan (on behalf of NAB) clearly observes that “It is clear…that the possible recovery from them (Sharif family) was far greater than from any other person or family, and this was known to the […]
IHC stops Naeem Bukhari from working as PTV chairman By: Staff Report on January 15, 2021The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday stopped Pakistan Television (PTV) Chairman Naeem Bukhari from performing his duties and directed the information ministry to again send a summary to the cabinet for appointment to the post in light of the Supreme Court’s judgment. A single bench led by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah announced the […]
PTI foreign funding case PDM to march to ECP’s office on January 19 By: Agencies on January 15, 2021Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Wednesday said the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will take out rallies from different areas of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Jan 19 that would merge into one big rally before heading towards the office of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the capital. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad along with other […]
Trump, first president to be impeached twice By: Qurat ul Ain Ali on January 14, 2021Donald Trump was impeached by the US House in a historic vote on Wednesday. The resolution passed 232 to 197. Trump, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly Capitol attack and a coup attempt on January 6, is the only US president to be impeached twice. Just a week after the US Capitol was […]