Terrorism is terrorism on September 15, 2022As death toll from Tuesday’s blast in Swat valley rose to eight, a large number of people on Wednesday took to streets against the recent wave of terrorism. A large number of civil society members protested against the fresh wave of terrorism in the valley and condemned attack. Protesters held banners and placards bearing messages […]
SCBA’s role in Punjab CM’s election case ‘biased’: CJP on September 13, 2022Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial Monday termed the Supreme Court Bar Association’s (SCBA) role in the Punjab chief minister election case “biased”, a private TV channel reported. Addressing a full court reference on the eve of the beginning of the new judicial year, CJP Bandial recalled the Punjab CM election case, which drew […]
PAC summons former CJP Saqib Nisar for explanation on dam fund on August 24, 2022The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the parliament on Tuesday summoned former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar to provide explanations regarding the Diamer-Bhasha Dam Fund that was established during his tenure, a private TV channel reported. Nisar, the then CJP, had taken the initiative of collecting donations for the Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand […]
Court tells NA speaker to decide on opposition leader’s removal on August 5, 2022Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Muzamil Akhtar Shabir on Thursday directed the National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to make a decision within 30 days on an application requesting the removal of NA Opposition Leader Raja Riaz, a private TV channel reported. During the proceedings, petitioner Munir Ahmed’s counsel advocate Azhar Siddique informed the court […]
11 versus 1 on August 4, 2022The PDM chief said that the verdict had proved that Khan was a “foreign agent with a foreign agenda,” who has taken help from India, Israel, America, Canada, and Finland. “Imran Khan was putting pressure on the ECP; however, the Commission refused to be blackmailed. The Election Commission is an institute and its facts cannot […]
SC will make institutions ‘fulfill their duties’: CJP on August 2, 2022Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Monday said that the Supreme Court (SC) “will not perform the duties of other institutions, instead, will make them fulfill their duties”, a private TV channel reported. The remarks by the CJP came during the hearing of a case pertaining to the cancellation of a medical […]
5.6-magnitude earthquake hits parts of Balochistan on August 1, 2022An earthquake struck several parts of the Makran Division of Balochistan on Sunday evening, a private TV channel reported. Tremors were felt in the Gwadar, Pasni, Ormara, and Kech areas of the province. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the magnitude of the quake was recorded at 5.6 on the Richter scale. Meanwhile, it […]
Imran Khan’s pre-arrest bail confirmed in 11 cases on July 31, 2022An Islamabad court has granted bail to PTI Chairman Imran Khan in 11 cases, a private TV channel reported. The former prime minister faces sedition charges in one of the cases and charges of vandalism in ten other cases – all of them were registered during the PTI’s long march on Islamabad on May 25. […]
Make decisions public, Justice Isa tells JCP on July 29, 2022Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Thursday demanded that the decisions made by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) related to the appointment of judges be made public, a private TV channel reported. In a letter written to the JCP members and Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, who is also the chairman of the body, Justice […]
Monsoon rains leave 14 dead, 27 injured across country on July 26, 2022Heavy monsoon showers and strong winds have wreaked havoc across the country with 14 casualties reported within a span of 24 hours on Monday as images and videos of raging flood waters in urban and non-urban areas alike going viral, a private TV channel reported. Authorities also confirmed that as many as 27 people were […]