PaK News
• Embassy officials visit Zawiya to verify details with local officials, hospitals• FO says 37 Pakistani survivors identified so far; most in police custody• PM expresses sorrow, calls for strict action against human traffickers ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Tuesday confirmed the deaths of 16 Pakistani nationals in a boat accident off the coast of Libya…
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday reacted sharply to a statement by a judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) about parliament, denouncing the remarks as “an attack” on the institution. During Tuesday’s sitting of the National Assembly, the speaker, quoting media reports, said that an honourable judge of the IHC had…
• Opposition leader questions SIFC performance, condemns govt’s victimisation of political opponents• Assembly clears bill approving lawmakers’ higher salaries ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said on Tuesday he had formally written to the government and opposition, seeking nominations for the parliamentary panel on appointment of chief election commissioner (CEC) and members of the Election…
ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health on Tuesday confirmed the detection of 74th wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of the year 2024 in the country. On Tuesday, the lab confirmed one polio case in Shikarpur district of Sindh. This is the second polio case from Shikarpur…
• Meets IMF team, emphasises judiciary’s independence• Forwards Imran’s letter to constitutional committee• Holds CJs responsible for fellow judges’ anxiety ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi has invited Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Leader of the Opposition Omar Ayub Khan to propose improvements to the justice system, which will be taken up in…
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) Rafael Mariano Grossi paid Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a courtesy call on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Press Information Department (PID). According to the statement, the PM commended the IAEA’s positioning of nuclear energy as a solution to mitigate climate change and emphasised Pakistan’s commitment…
GILGIT: Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V, the new imam of Ismaili Muslims, has urged his followers to take action to protect climate. Prince Rahim, who formally assumed the mantle as the 50th hereditary Imam of Ismaili Muslims at the Takht Nashini ceremony in Lisbon on Tuesday, pledged to “dedicate [his] life” to the well-being…
KARACHI: Expressing serious concerns about realty fraudulent practices across Sindh, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman retired Lt Gen Nazir Ahmed Butt has disclosed that in Karachi alone documents for 7,500 acres have been falsified leading to corruption amounting to Rs3,000 billion, according to a press release of the Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) on…
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue has expanded the scope of non-filers’ purchases, allowing them to buy rickshaws, motorcycles, tractors and cars up to 800cc. The decision was part of the committee’s approval of a sub-committee report recommending revisions to The Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aimed at addressing stakeholder concerns…
• Reporters Without Borders calls recent amendments ‘dangerous tool in hands of authorities’• IHC asks attorney general to help court with journalists’ petition• Journalists to observe ‘hunger strike’ today across the country against changes to cybercrime law ISLAMABAD: The recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) will stifle free speech instead of…