Pakistan up with three places on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2019 on January 23, 2020Pakistan improved three positions ranking in 120 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2019 list published by Transparency International on Thursday. Transparency International, a Berlin-based non-profit organization releases the index of CPI every year, ranking 180 countries and territories “by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and […]
Zafar Iqbal, an SHO from Khanewal got suspended over ferocity with a lady on January 22, 2020KHANEWAL: The Station House Officer (SHO) of Makhdoompur Pahoraan got suspended over an allegation of torturing a young lady before her mother and sister when she rejected for stripping. As per the video clip stated by the girl (name withheld to ensure privacy), she lodged an application with the Khanewal District police against the SHO […]
The BRT Peshawar would be launched in June 2020 on January 22, 2020PESHAWAR: The mega Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project Peshawar would touch the completion line in June 30 this year, according to the Transport minister Shah Mohammad Khan who said to reporters on Tuesday. Accompanied by Advisor to Chief Minister Kyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Ajmal Wazir, the minister put aside all the criticism, — he said what […]
Senate Panel fuses Anti-Terrorism Court in Zainab Alert bill on January 21, 2020In Monday’s session, the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights decided to incorporate the jurisdiction of Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in the Zainab Alert, Respond and Recovery bill thus it would be implemented in the whole country beside Islamabad. The committee headed by PPP senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar argued that cases regarding child exploitation and abduction […]
Chitral may face uprising after a man died due to army’s negligence on January 20, 2020CHITRAL: An ailing person lost his life in the hospital bed due to the blockage of roads amid January 14–17 on the account of substantial snow falling in the region which has raised high contempt among the people towards the Pak army and government. The overwhelming snowfall hits Chitral amid the second week of January […]
A family slits throat of a young spouse over love marriage in Shiekhupura on January 20, 2020SHIEKHUPURA: A heart dying news appeared from Muridke on Sunday when a newly bridegroom got slaughtered by his in-law’s family members when he just hit the hay in an expectation of typical day-end. The deceased Shahzad (25) who settled a love marriage with a girl named Tehmina hailing from Muridke’s Gujar Town, Saddar, three months […]
Islamabad Bar Association asks members to declare their ‘faith’ on January 18, 2020ISLAMABAD: To disguise weaknesses under the faith this time the Islamabad Bar Association takes the reins and made it mandatory for the bar members to declare their faith through an affidavit before January 31. According to the news that appeared on Friday, the Islamabad Bar Association hunted to probe profoundly the religion of the bar […]
India to invite Prime Minister Imran Khan for Shanghai Summit 2020 on January 17, 2020NEW DELHI: India will invite Prime Minister Imran Khan to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) annual meeting that is scheduled in October, the External affairs ministry spokesperson has said on Thursday. According to the reports, Raveesh Kumar the External affairs ministry spokesperson nods that Prime Minister Imran Khan with others eight heads of state will […]
UNSC to meet over human rights violations in occupied Kashmir on January 15, 2020NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday (today) will meet on the issue of Occupied Kashmir at China’s request, after the same approach was canceled due to France on December 17, 2019. The meeting was first scheduled on December 17 but in the meantime, faced a snub from France, which considered the […]
The ruling party is seeking to take PML-Q on hand on January 15, 2020GUJRAT: A delegation-level sitting will be arranged by the ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) with its coalition party Pakistan Muslim League Quaid e Azam Group (PMLQ) on Wednesday (today) to reaffirm it again that the former will comply on the later reservations. The parley took into consideration by PTI due to the continuous reservations showing […]