The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday hearing a petition against the sealing of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad, directed the Advocate General KP to move Islamabad High Court as it was the relevant forum to hear the petition. The Chief Justice (CJ) of PHC, Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim in his remarks noted that since the […]
Naqvi reviews SCO summit preparation, Isloo beautification
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi chaired an important meeting at the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to review preparations and arrangements for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit. The meeting also focused on the beautification efforts underway in Islamabad and other development projects. During the session, Minister Naqvi emphasized the need for extensive beautification of […]
CM Punjab reviews progress on Lahore Development Plan
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, chairing a special meeting at her office on Tuesday, reviewed the progress on the Lahore Development Plan. The CM expressed indignation over delay being caused on the Lahore Development Plan. She expressed severe displeasure over the poor cleanliness condition of the road, streets, bazaars of the provincial metropolitan and […]
Ex-KP CM faces graft charges
The Anti-Corruption has registered a case against former chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mehmood Khan over embezzlement of funds as a provincial sports minister. It was said that PTI parliamentarian chief Mehmood Khan was accused of transferring money from a government account to his account in 2015 as a sports minister. The anti-corruption has registered a […]
2005 Earthquake: Pakistan remembers, rebuilds
The 19th anniversary of the devastating earthquake, this day of October 8, in 2005 was observed across Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) on Tuesday as ‘Youm e Istiqaamat’ – the day of patience in all hours of trial for the live nations. Azad Jammu and Kashmir flag remained at half-mast on all private and public […]
KP fortifies security for Chinese
A high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, on Tuesday at the Chief Minister’s House and took stock of the security arrangements for Chinese nationals and other foreigners working in the province, in the context of the recent terrorist attack on a convoy of Chinese engineers […]
KP Text Board warns of book delivery disruption
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Text Board on Tuesday warned that on time delivery of free text books to students across the province would be affected next year due to shortage of funds. According to an official document, the arrears of the text board exceeded Rs 14 billion rupees while more than seven billion rupees were spent […]
LHC conducts physical audit of pending cases
In an unprecedented move, the Lahore High Court (LHC), under the direction of Chief Justice Aalia Neelum, has conducted a comprehensive physical audit of pending cases, both in the High Court and in district courts across Punjab. According to an interim report, over 103000 cases are currently pending in the LHC, with 65,975 of these […]
FM assures investors of structural reforms
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the government is focused on ensuring that Pakistan stays on the course of structural reforms in core sectors of economy, including energy, SOEs, privatization, taxation and rightsizing of government. He said that in the past Pakistan has been seen as a single-tranche country but […]
Rupee sheds 3 paisa against dollar
Pakistani rupee on Tuesday depreciated by 3 paisa against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs277.67 against the previous day’s closing of Rs277.64. However, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the dollar in the open market stood at Rs278.25 and Rs279.75 respectively. The […]