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Day: March 28, 2023

Punjab, KP polls: CJP says two judges’ “opinion” irrelevant to current issue

A day after Justices Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Jamal Khan Mandokhail wrote a harsh dissenting opinion on the March 1 ruling on the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said that it was just their “opinion” and had nothing to do with the current case. The Chief Justice of Pakistan made the…

Founder of Afghan girls’ school project arrested in Kabul: UN

The founder of an Afghan project that advocated for girls’ education has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul, according to his brother and the United Nations on Tuesday. Last year, the Taliban government prohibited girls from attending secondary school, making Afghanistan the only country in the world where education is prohibited. “Matiullah Wesa, the head of PenPath and an…

Imran booked in 29 cases in Islamabad: IHC

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has been charged in 29 cases in Islamabad, according to a report submitted to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday. Chief Justice IHC Justice Aamer Farooq heard Imran Khan’s petition seeking details of cases filed against him in Islamabad. According to the information provided by the State Counsel,…

Mansoor Usman Awan appointed as new AGP

ISLAMABAD: Mansoor Usman Awan became Pakistan’s new attorney general on Tuesday (AGP). Mansoor Usman Khan said he will appear before the Supreme Court in a constitutional suit filed by PTI over the delay in the Punjab and KP elections in an informal chat with reporters after taking over his post. Will you object to the SC bench’s five members? asked…

Pakistan condemns raid on Al Aqsa by Israeli forces

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday vehemently denounced the Israeli soldiers’ raid on the Al Aqsa Mosque on the third day of Ramadan, which drove away worshippers and violated the mosque’s sanctity as one of the most sacred places for Muslims. The FO expressed concern over such despicable attacks on the Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli occupation troops during Ramadan in a…

US, Japan strike Trade Agreement on Materials for Electric Vehicle Batteries

In order to improve their battery supply chains and provide Japanese automakers more access to a new $7,500 US EV tax credit, the US and Japan on Tuesday established a trade agreement on the minerals used in EV batteries. According to senior Biden administration officials, the hastily drafted deal forbids the two nations from adopting bilateral export restrictions on the…

Left-handed people more intelligent, higher average IQs than right-handed people

For some time, the idea has been circulating that lefties are smarter than righties. While some research has indicated a possible connection between left-handedness and a higher IQ, other research has revealed that right-handed people may actually have the advantage. According to the research, lefties have lower IQs than righties. The concept that handedness is connected with intelligence has been…

US distances itself from Zalmay khalilzad’s statements about Pakistan

WASHINGTON: Principal Deputy Spokesman at the US Department of State Vedant Patel stated Tuesday that the United States has nothing to do with Zalmay Khalilzad’s views about the political situation in Pakistan. At a news conference in Washington, Vedant Patel stated Zalmay Khalilzad’s speech has nothing to do with our American foreign policy and that his statements are in his…

Reko Diq project: ECC approves Rs65 billion for Balochistan Govt obligation

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has delayed decisions on raising drug prices and outsourcing three airports, but it has approved a Rs 65 billion finance facility to help the Balochistan government fulfill its responsibilities in resolving the Reko Diq dispute. In this case, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ordered the Pakistani government to pay Tethyan Copper…

Shadab leads Pakistan to consolation T20I victory, Afghanistan wins series

SHARJAH: In the third and final Twenty20 international, Pakistan won by a score of 66 runs thanks to a strong all-around effort from stand-in skipper Shadab Khan, but Afghanistan won the series 2-1. Pakistan’s revamped team made a solid 182-7 in 20 overs after losing the first two games by margins of six and seven wickets, then held Afghanistan to…