State bound to protect life, enforce law, carry out fair probe, SC rules – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday described the Baldia Town factory fire as one of the most tragic, painful and heart-rending disasters in Pakistan’s history, in which 260 workers lost their lives and around 60 others suffered burn injuries. “The victims were ordinary workers who had entered the factory to earn their livelihood, but […]
Lahore court acquits man accused of blasphemy, cites unreliable witness testimonies – Pakistan
LAHORE: A sessions court on Monday acquitted a man accused of desecrating the Holy Quran, ruling that the prosecution had completely failed to establish any direct connection between the accused and the alleged act of blasphemy. Police had registered First Information Report (FIR) No. 701 on April 27, 2024, under Sections 295-A and 295-B of […]
Army top brass affirms commitment to take ‘all measures necessary’ to ensure availability of Pakistan’s water share – Pakistan
As India continues to violate the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the army’s top brass on Monday affirmed its “resolute commitment” to undertake “all measures necessary” to ensure the availability of Pakistan’s rightful share of water. The development came as Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir presided […]
NAB takes possession of Karachi’s Bahria Icon Tower amid investigation against property tycoon Malik Riaz – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:In a significant development in an ongoing anti-money laundering investigation against real estate tycoon Malik Riaz, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) took possession of Karachi’s Bahria Icon Tower on Monday after a Rawalpindi accountability court confirmed its provisional attachment. The Bahria Icon Tower is one of Pakistan’s most prominent high-rise developments, and is regarded as […]
State institutions have evidence of Indian funding behind JAAC’s agenda in AJK: official – Pakistan
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Information Department Secretary Muhammad Rashid Hanif claimed on Monday that state institutions had evidence of Indian funding behind the banned Joint Awami Action Committee’s (JAAC) “agenda” in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference in Muzaffarabad, the information secretary said that state institutions had credible information about foreign funding behind […]
Rain, thunderstorms forecast for northern, central parts of country: PMD – Pakistan
Rainfall, windstorms and thunderstorms are expected across most of the country, except Sindh, over the coming days, raising concerns about urban flooding in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in a press release on Monday. Moist currents from the Arabian Sea are penetrating the upper parts of the country, while moist […]
How to freeze your eggs in Pakistan – Pakistan
Here’s how the science works and how to survive everything around it. There is a specific flavour of panic that colours the existence of the Pakistani woman. It develops as she becomes cognizant of society’s Three Holy Ms: Money, Marriage, and Motherhood, all three for which she is expected to stick a landing within a […]
PPP’s Amjad Hussain sworn in as GB chief minister – Pakistan
PPP’s Amjad Hussain on Monday was sworn in as the chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan in a ceremony attended by his party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. Advocate Hussain was elected for the role on June 22 following the June 7 elections, in which the PPP emerged as the largest party, with 12 seats in the 24-member GB […]
Foreigners’ abduction, sexual assault case: Lahore police get custody of 3 more suspects for 5 days – Pakistan
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Monday handed over three more suspects to police on a five-day physical remand in the case of alleged abduction and sexual assault of two foreign women in Lahore’s Defence area. A day earlier, police officials investigating the case told Dawn that all eight suspects nominated over the alleged abduction and […]
CM-elect to take oath today as PPP chief Bilawal arrives in Gilgit-Baltistan – Pakistan
• Bilawal reaches Gilgit from Skardu after Iran visit to attend CM’s swearing-in ceremony, originally scheduled for July 1• Plans to decide composition of cabinet GILGIT: Advocate Amjad Hussain, the chief minister-elect of Gilgit-Baltistan, will take the oath of office on Monday (today) in Chinar Bagh after his July 1 swearing-in ceremony was postponed as […]