G-B uplift govt’s priority as steps underway to improve infrastructure, create jobs: PM Shehbaz
He says elected representatives reflect public expectations, problems, priorities PM Shehbaz meets newly elected PML-N members of G-B assembly. Photo: X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday termed the development of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) a priority of the federal government, saying special attention was being paid to improving infrastructure, communications, energy, education, health and tourism, as […]
The agent that infiltrated Pakistan’s red hot chilli peppers – Pakistan
Name: Kunri, UmerkotPop.: 26,600Area: 585 km² The farmers say the origin story goes something like this. In the sixties, a handful of chilli seeds travelled south from Radha Ram in Punjab to Kunri in Sindh. Harvest after hot harvest proved so successful that within two decades the town shot to fame as the red chilli […]
FCC recalls orders that led to Nasla Tower demolition in Karachi – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Thursday recalled expansive Supreme Court orders from 2018 and 2019, which had authorised the Sindh government to demolish a number of illegally constructed buildings in Karachi, including the infamous 15-storey Nasla Tower on Sharae Faisal. In a judgement billed as redefining the boundaries of exercising judicial […]
Court clears path for prisoners’ release
ISLAMABAD: A special court in Islamabad has determined the sentences applicable under Pakistani law for 56 Pakistani prisoners repatriated from Sri Lanka, a move that could lead to the release of a majority of them once the administrative process is completed. Judge Special Court (Control of Narcotic Substances) Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan calculated the sentence […]
FCC recalls orders that led to Nasla Tower demolition – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Thursday recalled expansive Supreme Court orders from 2018 and 2019, which had authorised the Sindh government to demolish a number of illegally constructed buildings in Karachi, including the infamous 15-storey Nasla Tower on Sharae Faisal. In a judgement billed as redefining the boundaries of exercising judicial […]
New AJK assembly to decide fate of refugee seats: PPP – Pakistan
• Raja Pervez Ashraf confident of party’s victory in coming polls• Warns India will ‘pay a heavy price’ if it attempts to stop Pakistan’s share of water LAHORE: The issue of refugee seats is constitutional in nature and would be decided by the upcoming Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, former prime minister Raja […]
JAAC warns of ‘march on Muzaffarabad’ if demands not met – Pakistan
• Sets July 14 as deadline for ‘acceptance’ of its demands• Two die near Rawalakot as forces clear path for convoy carrying food items MUZAFFARABAD: The proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) announced on Thursday that it would resume its long march on Muzaffarabad on July 15, if its demands remained unmet. Addressing participants at […]
Pakistan, Bangladesh agree to enhance cooperation against cybercrime, online fraud
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met his Bangladeshi counterpart, Salahuddin Ahmed, with both sides agreeing to increase cooperation in areas of mutual interest, the interior ministry said on Friday. According to the post on X, the meeting discussed training and exchange programmes for police officers. The two ministers also agreed to enhance cooperation to prevent cybercrime […]
Pakistan seeks global front against terrorism
NEW YORK,: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has called for deeper international cooperation among law enforcement agencies to counter the growing threat of transnational crime and terrorism, stressing that no country could tackle today’s security challenges alone. Addressing the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS) in New York, Naqvi welcomed ministers, police chiefs and distinguished […]
GB’s top court disqualifies PPP candidate for concealing assets – Pakistan
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court on Thursday disqualified PPP candidate Fida Muhammad Nashad for concealing his assets in his nomination papers, setting aside the GB Chief Court’s decision that had allowed him to contest the elections. Nashad’s nomination papers were initially rejected by the returning officer (RO), prompting him to challenge the decision before […]