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Government to review law clipping CJP’s powers, AGP tells SC Politics
  • June 1, 2023

Government to review law clipping CJP’s powers, AGP tells SC

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial postponed the hearing of petitions against the Supreme Court (Practice & Procedure) Act, 2023 a measure aimed at limiting the CJP’s suo moto powers to next week. The petitions were heard by an eight-member larger bench of the Supreme Court, led by CJP Umar Ata Bandial and comprised of Justice Ijazul…
Asia climate woes mount as heat shatters May records World
  • June 1, 2023

Asia climate woes mount as heat shatters May records

SINGAPORE: Asia has been slammed by another round of excessive heat, shattering seasonal temperature records across the region and raising concerns about the region’s ability to adapt to a fast-changing climate. Temperatures climbed again in late May, the start of the cooler monsoon season, after scorching heatwaves hit wide portions of the continent in April. Seasonal highs have been recorded…
Nasa UFO panel doesn't rule out aliens, calls for better data on UAPs World
  • June 1, 2023

Nasa UFO panel doesn’t rule out aliens, calls for better data on UAPs

Nasa said Wednesday in their historic 16-member panel meeting about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) or UFOs that more and better data was needed to solve the riddles surrounding UAPs. Nasa’s UFO body, which was formed in June of last year and contains a variety of expertise ranging from physics to astrobiology, emphasized that the current data was insufficient to satisfactorily…
PM Shehbaz Sharif to attend Erdogan’s inauguration ceremony World
  • June 1, 2023

PM Shehbaz Sharif to attend Erdogan’s inauguration ceremony

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s inauguration ceremony in Ankara on June 3, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch announced on Thursday. The prime minister is visiting at the request of President Erdogan, who was re-elected on May 28. “The prime minister’s visit will be a reaffirmation of the deep-rooted fraternal ties between Pakistan…
US set to allow GE to make engines in India for military jets World
  • June 1, 2023

US set to allow GE to make engines in India for military jets

FILE PHOTO: Indian Air Force (IAF) LCA Tejas performs an aerobatic display during the Aero India 2023 air show at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar/File Photo According to three persons briefed on the decision, the Biden administration is about to sign off on a contract that would allow General Electric to manufacture jet engines…
Pakistan set to secure new IMF bailout package: sources Business
  • June 1, 2023

Pakistan set to secure new IMF bailout package: sources

ISLAMABAD: According to sources on Thursday, the government of Pakistan will not extend the existing International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, which is slated to expire on June 30. Pakistan aims to receive a new IMF bailout. The Ministry of Finance has been preparing to seek a new IMF package in August. According to sources, Special Assistant Tariq Bajwa and the…
KP announces to operate govt schools under public-private contract Education
  • June 1, 2023

KP announces to operate govt schools under public-private contract

PESHAWAR: On Thursday, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Education Department announced a public-private partnership to operate government schools. According to the facts, the KP Education Department opted to operate government-owned schools through a public-private partnership in order to increase educational quality and overall performance. The Secretary of Education has voiced concern with the KPK Education Department’s administrative officers and instructors’ performance.…
Peoples Bus Service to get mobile app soon Technology
  • June 1, 2023

Peoples Bus Service to get mobile app soon

KARACHI: Sindh Transport & Mass Transit Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon urged agencies on Thursday to complete the Peoples Bus Service mobile app work. The minister delivered these directions while presiding over a transportation department meeting in this city. The minister was briefed on the operation of the bus service, its new routes, the ITS, and the development of a command-and-control…
IHC issues notice to Islamabad IG over Shehryar Afridi’s re-arrest Latest
  • June 1, 2023

IHC issues notice to Islamabad IG over Shehryar Afridi’s re-arrest

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a notice to the Inspector General of Police, Islamabad, in response to a contempt petition involving the re-arrest of PTI leader Shehryar Afridi despite court orders forbidding such conduct. On May 30, Afridi was re-arrested shortly after being released from a Rawalpindi prison. The judge raised concerns during the hearing over the state…
Aafia Siddiqui 'miserable and terrified of jail torture': Senator Mushtaq Ahmed Latest
  • June 1, 2023

Aafia Siddiqui ‘miserable and terrified of jail torture’: Senator Mushtaq Ahmed

Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist who has been imprisoned in the United States for over a decade, appeared “miserable and terrified” of the treatment she has been subjected to, according to Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Senator Mushtaq Ahmed. Senator Ahmed saw Dr. Aafia on Wednesday, a day after she met her younger sister Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui after 20 years, at the…