LAHORE: Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman has said that the assembly is a representative institution of masses and it is hard for any democrat to dissolve it before completion of its time. Talking to the media here on Friday, he said the summary for dissolution of the assembly had been received last night, and a decision […]
LHC disposes of Parvez Elahi’s plea after governor withdraws denotification orders
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday disposed of a petition, filed by Chaudhry Parvez Elahi against his denotification as the Punjab chief minister, after the governor withdrew his orders. A five-member bench, headed by Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh, and comprising Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh, Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal, Justice Asim Hafeez, Justice Muzamil […]
Pakistan to handover chairmanship of G-77 (developing countries) and China to Cuba on Thursday
Pakistan will hand over the chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China to Cuba on Thursday after completing it’s one-year term during which the world grappled with multiple economic and financial crises that especially affected the developing countries adversely. These crises included the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, growing impacts of climate change, economic imbalances and […]
JUI announces protest against stoppage of flour supply in KP from Jan 8-15
PESHAWAR: Provincial Ameer Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Senator Maulana Attaur Rehman on Sunday announced province-wise protest from January 8 to 15 against stoppage of flour supply by the PTI led Punjab government. In a statement issued here, Maulana Attaur Rehman urged the JUI’s sub organizations to hold protest demonstrations in their respective areas […]
PM leaves for Geneva to co-host ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’ conference
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday departed to Geneva along with a high-level delegation to co-chair an international conference on ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’, along with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, being held on January 9. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar, Minister of Climate Change Sherry Rehman and Minister […]
Earthquake jolts various cities including Islamabad
A strong earthquake jolted Islamabad, and several cities of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. According to private media, the magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 5.8 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the earthquake was the Hindu Kash region with a depth of 189 kilometres. Tremors […]
National Assembly passes 62 bills in 2022
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly had passed a total of 62 bills, including 47 government and 15 private member (bills) during the year 2022, said an official of the Assembly Secretariat. He said that of the total bills passed, 38 became Act of Parliament as the National Assembly Secretariat had performed extraordinarily in the field of […]
IHC accepts ECP’s appeal for hearing in LG polls case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday accepted intra-court appeals of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Federation with regard to the local government elections in Federal Capital. A two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the ICAs against the decision of a single-member bench of ordering the ECP to […]
China sets space mission record in 2022 with over 50 rocket launches, 100% success rate
ISLAMABAD: China drew a perfect ending to this year’s rocket launch mission as a Long March-3B carrier rocket successfully lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, sending an experimental satellite into preset orbit, Global Times reported Friday. The launch, the 53rd for the Long March family this year, marks […]
3 soldiers martyred, 2 terrorists killed in Kurram fire exchange: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Three soldiers of Pakistan Army were martyred and two terrorists killed in an intense exchange of fire in general area Arawali, Kurram district, on Thursday. The killed militants remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The army troops fought bravely and effectively engaged the terrorists, and […]