The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) submitted a resolution against ongoing scheduled and unscheduled power outages by K-Electric in Karachi, particularly during the ongoing heatwave. The resolution, submitted by MQM-P MPA Maaz Mehboob, demands an immediate end to load shedding during extreme weather conditions, saying prolonged outages are causing severe hardship for residents. “With the onset […]
Sarah Khan supports Falak Shabir’s dress code view
Actor Sarah Khan, wife of singer Falak Shabir, took to social media to support her husband’s remarks on women’s attire, while sharing her perspective on what feminism means to her. Khan’s remarks, however, received mixed reactions online. Shabir became embroiled in an online controversy after requesting Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to “make a law […]
Acid attack more heinous than homicide, tool of patriarchal violence: SC
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that “vitriolage” (acid attack) is an offence more heinous than homicide. The ruling came after Abdul Manan, convicted for throwing acid on a young woman in Faisalabad, appealed against a 2022 Lahore High Court (LHC) order. The LHC had upheld an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) verdict […]
BISP head urges apology after Rana Sanaullah’s beggar remarks
Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Senator Rubina Khalid on Monday urged those whose words may have hurt BISP beneficiaries’ sentiments to apologise. While she did not specifically name anyone, the senator said this during a press conference in Islamabad after mentioning remarks by Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah. Speaking to media’ […]
‘Action replay of 2024 elections’: PTI, TTAP reject GB election results, level rigging allegations
The PTI on Monday rejected the tentative election results for 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly, levelling allegations of rigging and calling for re-election in a constituency in Astore. The preliminary count from Sunday’s polls indicates that the PPP is currently leading in 10 constituencies, the PML-N in six, and independent candidates in five. […]
AJK SC endorses govt’s position on refugee seats
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Supreme Court has observed that any amendment in the region’s constitution was “not a concession to be wrested” from the government, as the court issued its advice on a presidential reference, which emerged on Sunday. The advisory opinion came in response to a reference filed by acting AJK President Chaudhry […]
Israel kills nine in Gaza as Egypt hosts new ceasefire talks
Israeli strikes on a Hamas-run police station and a vehicle in the Gaza Strip killed at least nine people and wounded 20 others, health officials said, as mediators began new efforts to salvage a fragile US-brokered ceasefire deal. One strike hit a police post adjacent to a large tent encampment of displaced families in Khan […]
Russian drone hits nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chernobyl
A Russian drone struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine’s disused Chernobyl power plant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday, adding that radiation levels at the site remained stable. In separate statements, Kyiv’s General Staff and the state atomic agency said a container-receiving building had been partially destroyed, but ?that no spent ?fuel […]
Peshawar-Torkham Highway reopens after protests against recent ‘targeted attack’
The Peshawar-Torkham Highway was reopened on Sunday following a temporary closure by Sultan Khel tribesmen protesting the handling of ‘targeted killings’ in their area by Zaka Khel elders and government authorities. Two Sultan Khel residents were gunned down by unidentified assailants on Friday evening – in the same area where two policemen had been targeted […]
Gold prices witness sharp decline
The prices of gold registered a significant decline in the local market on Saturday, with 24 karat gold per tola falling sharply by Rs 12,489 to settle at Rs 455,327 compared to Rs 467,816 on the previous trading day, according to rates issued by the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association. Similarly, the price […]