Fear and triumph as Indian holy city mosque dispute heats up – World
Varanasi, where Hindus travel to cremate their dead by the Ganges river, is the latest flashpoint in a running battle to claim centuries-old Islamic monuments for the country’s majority faith. Campaigners have found an ideological patron in Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who last month inaugurated a grand new temple on the site of a mosque […]
Govt initiates FBR restructuring
ISLAMABAD: With less than a week before the general elections, the interim government has notified an implementation committee to execute the restructuring of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and has set a tight deadline of 72 hours to finalise a legal package. Chairperson of the Pakistan Stock Exchange and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited, […]
SC urged to probe allegations of manipulation in Panamagate
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Bar Association has recommended that the Supreme Court direct the federal government to appoint an inquiry commission to verify the allegations made by former Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui regarding the manipulation of judicial proceedings by agencies in the Panama case. As one of the petitioners in the Shaukat […]
Iddat case: Lawyers, civil society denounce ‘intellectual bankruptcy’ following Imran, Bushra’s conviction
Lawyer Abdul Moiz Jaferii says verdict shows the “rot” in the country’s rule of law, lawyer Reema Omer says case has “cast a blow to women’s right to dignity and privacy”. Former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi’s conviction and sentencing to seven years of imprisonment in the Iddat case on Saturday […]
In yet another conviction, Imran and Bushra Bibi handed 7-year jail sentences in Iddat case – Pakistan
A Rawalpindi court on Saturday sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to seven years in jail each in a case related to their marriage during the latter’s Iddat period. Senior civil judge Qudratullah announced the verdict on the complaint filed by Bushra’s former husband Khawar Fareed Maneka in a makeshift […]
ECP declares Qureshi ineligible to contest polls for five years
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday declared former foreign minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi ineligible to contest elections for five years. The announcement comes days after a special court, established under the Official Secrets Act, awarded Qureshi 10 years imprisonment in the high-profile cypher case, along with former prime minister […]
Fear and triumph as Indian holy city mosque dispute heats up
As Hindus began prayers at a mosque in one of India’s holiest cities, the building’s elderly custodian Syed Mohammad Yaseen wondered how much longer he would be permitted to worship there. Varanasi, where Hindus travel to cremate their dead by the Ganges river, is the latest flashpoint in a running battle to claim centuries-old Islamic […]
Will not rest until Pakistan becomes stable: Nawaz
Amid double-digit inflation and economic crisis, former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader Nawaz Sharif said he will not rest until he stabilises Pakistan. “We will not rest until Pakistan becomes stable. We will not rest until we don’t bring back the lights in homes, eradicate poverty and unemployment, and build schools, […]
Will PTI rise again from Karachi’s eastern horizon? – Pakistan
District East has four NA seats, which were captured by Imran Khan’s party in 2018 elections. ALMOST four million people live within the boundaries of district East of Karachi, which is one of the most populated districts of the metropolis with diverse segments of society, a variety of neighbourhoods and income groups belonging to all […]
Deepfakes, real resistance: How PTI’s digital warriors are keeping the party alive – Pakistan
From Imran Khan’s AI persona to PTI’s tech tactics, the party is proving to the state that blocking or banning political opponents just doesn’t work anymore. I’ll be voting in Pakistan’s 10th general election scheduled for February 8 with a heavy heart and addled brain. Like most people I’ve recently spoken to, I’m confused about […]