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Gas crisis in Karachi increases during Ramazan Latest
  • March 29, 2023

Gas crisis in Karachi increases during Ramazan

KARACHI: The gas crisis in Karachi has worsened during Ramazan month, following the threat of power outages. According to reports, several areas of Karachi are experiencing low gas pressure, while others are without gas supply during Ramazan. The gas crisis was exacerbated when a technical fault developed at the Sawan gas field, resulting in a 44 mmcfd drop in gas…
Punjab, KP polls: CJP says two judges' "opinion" irrelevant to current issue Latest
  • 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…
Usman Mansoor Ali Latest
  • March 28, 2023

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…
Two SC judges call for reviewing power of "one-man show" enjoyed by CJP Latest
  • March 28, 2023

Two SC judges call for reviewing power of “one-man show” enjoyed by CJP

ISLAMABAD: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail of the Supreme Court have called for a review of the “one-man show” authority that Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial possesses. Two SC judges, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, published a thorough opposing note regarding the top justice’s suo motu notice of the…
PEMRA bans live, recorded coverage of Islamabad rallies Latest
  • March 27, 2023

PEMRA bans live, recorded coverage of Islamabad rallies

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) prohibited live and recorded coverage of rallies and public gatherings in Islamabad on Monday, just days before former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s court appearance in the federal capital. PEMRA has issued a notification stating that the ban has been extended to cover public meetings and rallies in the Islamabad area on March…
Gulf appeals to US regarding Israeli minister’s remarks on Palestine Latest
  • March 27, 2023

Gulf appeals to US regarding Israeli minister’s remarks on Palestine

The Gulf Cooperation Council announced on Sunday that it has written to the senior ambassador in Washington to denounce remarks made by Israel’s finance minister that denied there was a Palestinian nation. The GCC requested Washington “to assume its duties in responding to such measures and utterances that attack the Palestinian people” in a letter to US Secretary of State…
Pakistan Day Parade called off this year Latest
  • March 25, 2023

Pakistan Day Parade called off this year

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Day Parade has been canceled, according to the Aiwan-e-Sadar, after it was rescheduled for March 25. The parade is held every year on March 23 but was postponed earlier this week due to inclement weather and was scheduled to be held at the President House parking lot, according to a statement from the office. The event was…
PTI's Minar-e-Pakistan jalsa Latest
  • March 25, 2023

PTI’s Minar-e-Pakistan jalsa: Roads blocked; crackdown launched

LAHORE: Prior to tonight’s public gathering of the party at Minar-e-Pakistan, the police began a crackdown on PTI members on Saturday, and several of the routes leading there have been blocked, On Twitter, PTI Chairman Imran Khan urged his followers in Lahore to join the jalsa following Taraweeh prayers, which he predicted would “break all records.” Tonight will be our…
PTI leader Shandana Gulzar Latest
  • March 25, 2023

 Sedition case against PTI leader Shandana Gulzar dismissed

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani dismissed a sedition case against former PTI MNA Shandana Gulzar on Friday. On March 14, Justice Kayani reserved her decision on Ms. Gulzar’s petition. On February 2, a case was filed against the PTI leader in Islamabad’s women’s police station for inciting people and spreading hatred against institutions. Sections 153A, 124A,…
Banks to remain open on weekends for Hajj applications Latest
  • March 25, 2023

Banks to remain open on weekends for Hajj applications

ISLAMABAD: The religious affairs ministry announced on Friday that the 14 designated banks across the country accepting Hajj applications would be open on Saturday and Sunday (March 25 and 26). According to Ministry spokesperson Muhammad Umar Butt, the decision was made due to a lack of time and a large number of people who planned to submit their Hajj applications…