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Five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) petitioned the Supreme Court on Thursday to restrain Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar from carrying out his duties as the acting IHC chief justice. The development is the latest in the row affecting the IHC after the transfers of new judges to the high court that led…
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested eight people and seized 7,064 illegal SIM cards during a crackdown, according to a press release issued on Wednesday. According to the statement, both agencies launched joint raids in Multan, Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, and Karachi, “seizing thousands of illegal pre-activated international SIMs”….
Towhid Hridoy struck his first ODI century and with Jaker Ali, helped Bangladesh score 228 from 35-5 against India as the two teams opened their Champions Trophy campaign on Thursday in Dubai. India’s pace spearhead Mohammed Shami returned figures of 5-53 after Bangladesh elected to bat first but lost half their side in the ninth…
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Thursday that a team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be in Pakistan for a four-day visit next week to take forward the discussion on a $1 billion fund for climate resilience. Pakistan has been ranked as the most vulnerable country to climate change in 2022 when it…
A recent survey has revealed that 89 per cent of parents use gadgets to entertain and occupy their children while travelling or to gain some free time for themselves. A Thursday press release from global cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky revealed that more than half — 53pc — of children in the Middle East,…
Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has declared sexual harassment at the workplace “less about sexual desire and more about control and domination” in a recent Supreme Court judgement. The judgement, dated Feb 12, was issued on a petition filed against a 2023 order by the Lahore High Court (LHC) in a sexual harassment case. The…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday approved Imamul Haq to replace Fakhar Zaman in Pakistan’s Champions Trophy squad after the opener injured himself during Pakistan’s match with New Zealand on Wednesday. Earlier today, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had confirmed that Fakhar would not be travelling to Dubai with the Pakistan squad. According to…
With Germany’s 2025 election on the horizon, Pakistan’s geopolitical standing and diplomatic ties with Europe may hinge on the decisions made in Berlin. Since September 2024, Germany’s then federal finance minister Christian Lindner had been warning of an ‘autumn of decisions’ or herbst der entscheidungen in a reference to what he believed were some difficult…
KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for raping a minor boy in a Lyari area. Additional District and Sessions Judge Abdul Zahoor Chandio, who is also presiding officer of the Gender-Based Violence Courts (South), found accused Muneer Ahmed guilty of the offence with his 10-year-old nephew under Section…
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Wednesday reported the aggregate losses of the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) at Rs851 billion during 2023-24 and their total loans at Rs9.2 trillion — almost equal to FBR revenues — posing serious financial and credit risks. In its Aggregate Annual Report of federal SOEs for FY24, as required under…