Mohsin to hold key meeting as PCB mulls changes – Newspaper
LAHORE: Following another disappointing Test series defeat to Bangladesh last month, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appears set to make fresh changes to the national team’s setup, with key decisions expected by the end of this week. A crucial meeting is likely to be held at Gaddafi Stadium on Friday, where PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi […]
Sindh CM orders action after camel’s eyes gouged out in Thar village – Pakistan
MITHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday ordered strict action against the culprits who allegedly gouged out both eyes of a female camel after subjecting the animal to severe torture in a Tharparkar village a day earlier. “Cruelty against voiceless animals is unacceptable under any circumstances,” the CM said, and described the […]
Three held over college girl’s death in Jhang; gang rape suspected – Pakistan
TOBA TEK SINGH: Jhang police arrested three suspects allegedly involved in the kidnap and death of a first-year college student in the city. Jhang District Police Officer Sajid Hussain had taken notice of the incident and formed a special team that arrested the suspects. On June 7, information was received on 15 that a young […]
Missing Islamabad journalist Yasir Ayaz recovered from Swabi – Pakistan
SWABI: Journalist Yasir Ayaz, who went missing from Islamabad four days ago, was recovered here on Tuesday, police officials said. Officials stated that Mr. Ayaz contacted his father from an unknown number, informing him that he was in the Baraqai area of Swabi district. When contacted, the incharge of Mansoori police post, Waleed Khan, told […]
Missing Islamabad journalist recovered from Swabi – Pakistan
SWABI: Journalist Yasir Ayaz, who went missing from Islamabad four days ago, was recovered here on Tuesday, police officials said. Officials stated that Mr. Ayaz contacted his father from an unknown number, informing him that he was in the Baraqai area of Swabi district. When contacted, the incharge of Mansoori police post, Waleed Khan, told […]
Centre vs provinces – Newspaper
DELAYS in budget announcements are normal. After all, it is not easy to satisfy different lobbies competing for a bigger share of the shrinking fiscal pie. But the current impasse is of a different order. It signifies a constitutional and political crisis that the government is struggling to contain. The immediate cause is clear, even […]
PTI stages sit-in after Imran’s sisters turned away from Adiala – Newspaper
• Asked about ‘table talks’, Aleema says engagement with govt ‘changed nothing’• IHC asks FIA to explain call-up notice to Salman Akram Raja over social media activity ISLAMABAD: After leaders of the PTI and Imran Khan’s family were once again denied permission to meet the former premier in Adiala jail, party supporters staged a sit-in […]
Capital’s lawyers eye high court slots – Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: Lawyers’ representatives from the federal capital on Tuesday demanded that future appointments to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) be made from among the Islamabad lawyers, as they voiced serious concerns over alleged corruption in the district judiciary. The demands were made during a joint press conference held at the Islamabad High Court Bar Association […]
A backdoor NFC revision?
• Budget delay exposes Centre-province fiscal deadlock• NFC shares may be frozen under budget pressure• Critics say Centre ignores revenues kept outside divisible pool• Experts blame fiscal crisis on low tax collection, debt, federal spending• Raza Rabbani warns of phased rollback of 18th Amendment, NFC Award WHEN Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb rises to present his […]
Sedition cases, ‘head money’ against JAAC leaders ordered – Pakistan
• Clashes with law enforcers reported as rallies from various parts of region attempt to converge on Muzaffarabad• Several feared dead, two cops among scores injured• PM Rathore urges a return to talks• Five held from Muzaffarabad on suspicion of ‘links to foreign agencies’ MUZAFFARABAD: Parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) remained in the […]