Politicians, cricketers hail Arshad Nadeem as ‘national hero’ after Olympics feat – Sport
President Zardari calls Nadeem’s success “entire nation’s win” while others highlight the Olympian’s “hard work” despite challenges. Superstar athlete Arshad Nadeem set a new Olympic record on Thursday in the men’s javelin final in Paris and won Pakistan’s first gold medal in 40 years. Achieving a monstrous throw of 92.97 metres on his second attempt, […]
GB traders warned against continuing protest – Pakistan
GILGIT: Pakistan Customs on Thursday advised the protesting traders to lift restrictions on consignments lying at the Sost dry port after having been imported from China. Besides, the Gilgit-Baltistan customs announced approaching the GB Chief Court with a request to vacate its orders halting the collection of taxes, sales tax and additional sales tax from […]
Parliament congratulates Arshad Nadeem on winning Olympic gold
The National Assembly and Senate have extended their congratulations to Arshad Nadeem for securing a gold medal for Pakistan in the Men’s Javelin Throw at the Paris Olympics. Deputy Chairman Syedaal Khan Nasar announced that the Senate will arrange a dinner in honour of Arshad Nadeem to celebrate his achievement, which has made the entire […]
SC Justice Shah stresses Islamic principles in jurisprudence – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, emphasised on Thursday the importance of interpreting laws through the lens of Islamic principles, citing the Holy Quran and the Sunnah as sources of eternal guidance for mankind. Speaking at a ceremony at the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) in Islamabad, Justice […]
CII seeks review of SC verdict in Mubarak Sani case – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has expressed reservations over a number of reasons given by the Supreme Court in its July 24 verdict in the Mubarak Ahmad Sani case and urged the judges to review their ruling. “The whole nation is perturbed over it [the SC ruling]. This is a matter of faith […]
‘Missing’ PTI MNA Haji Imtiaz ‘rearrested’ from Multan Airport – Pakistan
LAHORE: Punjab’s anti-corruption watchdog on Thursday claimed to have rearrested “missing” PTI MNA, Haji Imtiaz Ahmed, from Multan airport. In a statement, an Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) spokesperson said the lawmaker was trying to board a flight for Qatar when he was arrested at the Multan airport. The whereabouts of the lawmaker had been unknown since […]
‘Conditional apology’: PML-N leaders reject Imran’s offer – Pakistan
LAHORE: PML-N leaders, rejecting former prime minister Imran Khan’s offer to tender a conditional apology, leading to any reconciliation with the military establishment, over May 9 events, insisted the PTI founder should be punished for “orchestrating” the violent episode. They say the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder leader Imran Khan should not be pardoned even if […]
How women are reclaiming the ‘childless cat lady’ label
LONDON: In 2021, JD Vance, Republican nominee for Vice President, made waves with a controversial statement: “We’re effectively run, in this country, via the Democrats, via our corporate oligarchs, by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made, and so they want to make […]
Jamaat-i-Islami calls off sit-in as govt agrees to form task force – Pakistan
• Panel to finalise report within 45 days, submit it to PM Shehbaz• Hafiz Naeem says party will stage sit-in again if govt fails to keep promises RAWALPINDI: The Jamaat-i-Islami has called off its two-week-long sit-in after it reached an agreement with the government on the formation of a task force aimed at addressing issues […]
Joe Rogan endorses Robert F. Kennedy Jr for President
Podcaster Joe Rogan has expressed his support for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his show “The Joe Rogan Experience” on Thursday. Rogan, a prominent online figure, stated that he prefers Kennedy over the candidates from the major political parties, citing dissatisfaction with both Democrats and Republicans. Rogan criticised both parties for what […]