Seven terrorists killed in separate operations in KP, Balochistan: ISPR – Pakistan
Security forces killed seven terrorists in separate operations on Monday, with one terrorist killed in Balochistan and the other six killed during two operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said. “In the wee hours of Monday, six khawarij were killed in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province,” said a press release from […]
Govt rushes bills in NA, Senate on strength of Supreme Court judges, 5-year term of armed forces’ chiefs – Pakistan
The National Assembly and the Senate on Monday passed six bills, including one seeking an increase in the number of Supreme Court judges and another related to the extension of the terms of armed services chiefs, amid deafening protest by the opposition. The six bills passed by NA The Supreme Court Number of Judges (Amendment) […]
Plight of Kashmiris, Palestinians show gaps in global peacekeeping efforts: army chief – Pakistan
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Monday said that the plight of Palestinians and Kashmiris highlighted gaps in global peacekeeping efforts as he inaugurated the 28th Annual Conference of the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centre (IAPTC) in Islamabad. According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Gen Munir, […]
Govt rushes bills in NA on strength of Supreme Court judges, 5-year term of armed forces’ chiefs – Pakistan
The National Assembly on Monday passed six bills, including one seeking an increase in the number of Supreme Court judges and another related to the extension of the terms of armed services chiefs, amid deafening protest by the opposition. The first bill, related to the increase in the number of top court judges, was presented […]
Talk of Punjab govt planning to buy PIA ‘incorrect’, says Azma – Pakistan
Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari on Monday said that the provincial government had “no intentions” of being party to the highly publicised bidding process to acquire the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Following the failed attempt last week to sell the PIA, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government said on Friday it was ready to purchase the loss-making […]
Govt rushes bills in NA on strength of Supreme Court judges, 5-year tenure of services chiefs – Pakistan
The National Assembly on Monday passed six bills, including one seeking an increase in the number of Supreme Court judges and another related to the extension of the terms of armed services chiefs, shortly after they were presented as the opposition strongly protested. The first bill — Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) (Amendment) Act, 2024 […]
Govt bulldozes bill in NA to increase number of Supreme Court judges amid protest from opposition – Pakistan
The National Assembly on Monday passed a bill to increase the number of Supreme Court judges shortly after it was presented as the opposition strongly protested. The bill was presented by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, who said that the government had proposed increasing the number of judges to 34. “This amendment will increase the […]
Govt approves bill in NA to increase number of Supreme Court judges amid protest from opposition – Pakistan
The National Assembly on Monday passed a bill to increase the number of Supreme Court judges amid vehement protest from the opposition. The bill was presented by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar. According to Tarar, the government has proposed increasing the number of judges to 34. More to follow Source Link
TDAP 2024 fashion round-up: ‘At least there was a catwalk’ – Culture
Seeing a catwalk, ablaze with lights, laid out in a crowded auditorium, brought on a sense of nostalgia. There was a time when the catwalk was all in a day’s work for the media fraternity, an imperative part of the multiple fashion weeks and shows that would be littered all through the yearly fashion calendar. […]
Trudeau condemns violence at Hindu temple near Toronto – World
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned as “unacceptable” violence at a Hindu temple near Toronto on Sunday, following skirmishes blamed by some leaders on Sikh activists. Local police in the city of Brampton, roughly 50 kilometres northwest of Toronto, said they had deployed heavily outside the Hindu Sabha Mandir in order to maintain calm during […]