Islamabad and Rawalpindi based journalists and media personnel held a protest on Thursday before the Ministry of Information against the media owners and the federal government for the un-payment of their salaries for quite a long time. Originally the protest was staged when a private media channel withdrew itself from paying the salary of 10 […]
Pakistan up with three places on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2019
Pakistan 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
KHANEWAL: 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
PESHAWAR: 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
In 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
CHITRAL: 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
SHIEKHUPURA: 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’
ISLAMABAD: 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
NEW 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
NEW 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 […]