IHC expresses annoyance over non filing of missing persons commission report on July 15, 2021Islamabad High Court (IHC) has expressed annoyance over non filing Missing Persons Commission Report (MPCR) by Attorney General Office has summoned Additional Attorney General (AAG) Qasim Wadood in person today (Thursday). The court directed that AAG appear before the court along with all the record as per court’s orders. The petition seeking recovery of missing […]
Non inclusion of woman member in CII: IHC directs secretary law, chairman CII to file reply within two weeks on July 14, 2021Islamabad High Court (IHC) while issuing notices to the respondents on a petition filed against non inclusion of woman member in Council for Islamic Ideology (CII) has directed law secretary and chairman CII to file reply within two weeks. Zainab Janjua advocate appeared in the court on behalf of the petitioner Maham Ali Khan. She […]
IHC summons detailed report on all the complaints filed against blasphemous content on July 14, 2021Islamabad High Court (IHC) has summoned detailed report on all the complaints filed against blasphemous content from FIA during the hearing of petition filed against uploading blasphemous content on social media. The court has also ordered a senior officer of FIA should appear and submit separate report each on all complaints regarding blasphemous content that […]
Traders threat to go for countrywide strike if section 203-A is not withdrawn on July 11, 2021Traders have threatened to launch a countrywide protest from the platform of the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) against the government if Section 203-A of the recently passed Finance Act 2021-22 is not withdrawn that empowers to arrest and prosecute any person for concealment of income to assistant commissioners of Inland […]
PM decides to link ACR of government officers to redressal of public grievances on July 10, 2021Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has decided to link the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of the government officials to the redressal of public complaints. Proposal has been given to mention the grade and number of performance of the government officials in addressing the complaints of the people in their ACRs. Circular has been issued to […]
Death anniversary of Abdul Sattar Edhi observed on July 9, 2021The 5th death anniversary of prominent philanthropist and humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi was observed on Thursday. Abdul Sattar Edhi was born on February 28, 1928, in Gujarat before partition of the sub-continent. He started welfare services in Pakistan in 1951. He established world’s largest volunteer ambulance network along with shelters for homeless people, animals and […]
Around 400,000 EVMs will be made in the coming 6 months: Shibli Faraz on July 8, 2021Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz has said that between 350,000 and 400,000 electronic voting machines (EVMs) are needed to ensure fairness and transparency in election and these machines will be set up in six months. Shibli Faraz while expressing the wish of the Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and said that using local […]
Army to be deployed during AJK polls on July 8, 2021Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s interior department has requested Interior ministry for deployment of Pakistan Army and police during coming elections for AJK legislature Assembly to ensure peace and order. The AJK polls are set to be held on July 25. A number of 40000 security personnel will be posted in Pakistani-administered part of Jammu and […]
SC refers the case of 336 illegal appointments in fiancé department Sindh to Sindh High Court on July 8, 2021Supreme Court (SC) has referred the matter of illegal appointments of 336 employees of finance department Sindh to High Court Sindh (HCS) and directed to decide the matter related to pay scale 1 to 14 within six months. The court has maintained in its order that high court should check record of all the 336 […]
Torkham border closed for all kinds of traffic due to COVID-19 on July 7, 2021All kind of traffic has been suspended on Torkham border under the directives of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). According to statement issued by Interior ministry Torkham border has been closed for all kind of traffic. Immigration will remain closed till he next guidelines of NCOC. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has also said […]