Two years on, over a third of General Elections 2024 petitions await disposal – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: More than two years after the General Elections of February 2024, election tribunals across Pakistan have yet to dispose of nearly a third of election petitions. As a result, dozens of lawmakers continue to hold office under a legal cloud with 128 cases still awaiting adjudication, according to the Free and Fair Election Network […]
Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over Bannu suicide attack
Islamabad delivers strong demarche to Kabul Bannu attack planned in Afghanistan, envoy told Pakistan warns of d ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday summoned the Afghan Taliban regime’s chargé d’affaires and delivered a strong demarche over the deadly suicide attack on a police post in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district, warning that Islamabad reserved the right to respond decisively […]
Skipper Shanto extends Bangladesh lead by 179 runs in first Test against Pakistan – Sport
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto hit an unbeaten half-century as Bangladesh extended their lead by 179 runs on the rainy fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan on Monday. The hosts were 152-3 in their second innings, with Shanto on 58 not out alongside Mushfiqur Rahim on 16, when stumps were drawn for the day […]
HEC launches online degree attestation system to facilitate students – Pakistan
The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) on Monday announced the launch of a “fully online and paperless” degree attestation system to facilitate students. In December last year, the HEC said that it had initiated a project to revamp its degree attestation system by integrating cutting-edge blockchain technology, saying the project would be completed within six […]
NA passes unanimous resolution hailing military’s ‘befitting response’ to India in May conflict – Pakistan
The National Assembly on Monday unanimously approved a resolution hailing the armed forces’ “befitting response” to India’s unprovoked military aggression during last year’s May conflict. The conflict with India — starting from the April 22 Pahalgam attack to the end of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos with a ceasefire between the two countries on May 10 — […]
Imaan, Hadi submit additional documents ahead of hearing on appeals in apex court tomorrow – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, have submitted additional documents to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, bringing these on record before the hearing on Tuesday, May 12, on their plea, which seeks to set aside the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) order denying interim relief in the controversial social […]
Afghanistan issued demarche after 15 police personnel martyred in Bannu suicide attack – Pakistan
The Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday that the Afghan chargé d’affaires was summoned and handed a “strong demarche” over the suicide attack in Bannu, which claimed the lives of 15 police personnel. In a statement, the FO said, “The Afghan chargé d’affaires was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today to deliver a […]
Plot to coerce girl into carrying out terrorist attack in Islamabad thwarted, CM Bugti says – Pakistan
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said on Monday that a plot to coerce a girl into carrying out a terrorist attack in Islamabad had been thwarted by intelligence agencies. The girl, who was reportedly arrested before she could carry out a suicide bombing, will be released to her father under supervision instead of facing trial, […]
PM orders inquiry after PML-N MPA injured in attack in Toba Tek Singh – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered an inquiry into an attack in Toba Tek Singh that left PML-N MPA Col (retired) Sardar Ayub Gadhi injured and four of his aides dead. The incident occurred on Sunday night, when Gadhi was sitting with his friends in his outhouse (Dera) in Chak 184-GB. Subsequently, unidentified gunmen […]
3-month long summer vacation announced for Punjab schools – Pakistan
Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat on Monday announced a three-month-long summer vacation for schools in the province. In a statement released by his spokesperson, he said that the summer break would begin on May 22 and would end on August 23. He said that schools in the province would then open on August 24. […]