FBR chairman’s salary frozen on PHC order
ISLAMABAD: The Peshawar High Court has frozen the salary of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Malik Amjed Zubair Tiwana for not submitting reply to repeated reminders in a pending tax case. The PHC additional registrar issued instructions to the accountant general of Pakistan to implement the court order, following which the salary of Tiwana […]
Nawaz’s sons acquitted in all three Panama Papers references – Pakistan
An Islamabad accountability court on Tuesday acquitted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s sons — Hussain Nawaz and Hassan Nawaz — in three corruption references related to the Panama Papers. In 2018, Nawaz’s sons were declared proclaimed offenders after they failed to join the investigation in Avenfield Apartment, Al-Azizia and Flagship Investment references filed by the […]
Pakistan denounces fresh round of curbs on political parties of India-occupied Kashmir: FO – Pakistan
Pakistan on Tuesday denounced Indian authorities’ decision to declare several political parties of India-occupied Kashmir as “unlawful associations”. In a statement, the Foreign Office said: “Pakistan denounces the Indian authorities’ decision to declare the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League (JKPFL) and four factions of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL) as ‘unlawful associations’.” It […]
Elahi misses court hearing after washroom mishap at Adiala Jail
Former chief minister of Punjab and President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, was unable to attend a crucial court hearing on Tuesday pertaining to a case of illegal recruitment. The reason cited for his absence was a minor fracture sustained after a fall in the washroom of Adiala Jail just two days prior. […]
Shares at PSX gain over 600 points as inflation indicators improve – Business
Bulls maintained their position at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday as shares gained over 600 points in intraday trade. The KSE-100 index gained 680.68 points, or 1.05 per cent, to stand at 65,571.18 points at 12:55pm from the previous close of 64,890.50. Faran Rizvi, head of equity sales at JS Global, said that […]
Bangladesh, Pakistan and India bottom in air quality rankings in 2023, data shows – Pakistan
Pakistan remained one of the world’s three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh and India replaced Chad and Iran, with particulate matter about 15 times the level recommended by the World Health Organisation, data published on Tuesday showed. Average concentrations of PM2.5 — small airborne particles that damage the lungs — reached 79.9 micrograms per […]
Cricket Australia scraps Afghanistan T20s, citing worsening women’s rights – Sport
Australia on Tuesday postponed a men’s Twenty20 international series against Afghanistan later this year, saying the situation for women in the Taliban-ruled country was not acceptable. Cricket Australia said it had received advice “that conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan are getting worse” and so had taken a decision to “postpone” the three-match series […]
AI poses threat to democracy, summit told – World
SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called fake news and disinformation based on AI and digital technology threats to democracy, as some officials attending a global summit accused Russia and China of conducting malicious propaganda campaigns. Speaking at the opening of the Summit for Democracy in Seoul, Yoon said countries had a […]
Ex-spymaster Faiz Hameed’s brother sent to jail in graft case – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: A local court of Rawalpindi on Monday sent retired naib tehsildar Najaf Hameed, brother of former ISI director general Faiz Hameed, to Adiala jail on a 14-day judicial remand. Mr Najaf, along with co-accused persons, had sought pre-arrest bail in the FIR registered with the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) in Rawalpindi. The FIR alleged that […]
Teachers in Quetta hold protest against non-payment of salaries – Pakistan
QUETTA: Teachers and other employees of the Balochistan University took out a protest procession against the university administration on Monday over non-payment of salaries for three months. All faculty members, academic staff and other employees gathered at the university’s main campus on the call of the university’s joint action committee and took out the protest […]