Minneapolis (Reuters) – On Wednesday, a US immigration officer shot and injured a Venezuelan man fleeing a traffic check in Minneapolis, according to the authorities, raising concerns about an unexpected deployment of militarized federal officers in Minnesota’s most populated city. The US Department of Homeland Security, which is in chargeRead More →
Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) head Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed has contested the 14-year term imposed by a military court and requested a copy of the ruling, his lawyer said on Monday. Advocate Mian Ali Ashfaq stated that the appeal was lodged with the army commander two days ago, andRead More →
RAWALPINDI ( A News ) The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated on Thursday that Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed, a former Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), had been condemned by a Field General Court Martial to 14 years of hard labor. The court martial procedures against the retiredRead More →
MUZAFFARABAD (A News) – The AJK Legislative Assembly will vote on the long-awaited no-confidence motion against Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq tomorrow (Monday). The agenda for this meeting has been prepared by the AJK Legislative Assembly Secretariat. Meanwhile, Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, the PPP’s nominee for theRead More →
ISLAMABAD — President Asif Ali Zardari has accepted the resignations of Supreme Court Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, who stood down the day before. The Presidency stated that the resignation letters addressed directly to the President have now been properly authorized. The two senior judges resigned on ThursdayRead More →
ISLAMABAD: In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Pakistan held that a bank statement alone is insufficient to verify someone’s income. The ruling occurred during a case heard by a two-member court led by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, with Justice Shafi Siddiqui writing the judgment. The Supreme Court madeRead More →
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) is attempting to reintroduce the National Licensing Examination (NLE) for all MBBS and BDS graduates from local public and private universities, which is viewed as a critical step in addressing falling medical education standards.Speaking to the Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services,Read More →
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is preparing to launch a pilot project for a digital currency and is finalizing laws to control virtual assets, Governor Jameel Ahmad revealed on Wednesday, according to Reuters. At the Reuters NEXT Asia event in Singapore, the governor stated that Pakistan was “building upRead More →
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta has granted police a 10-day physical remand for Dr Mahrang Baloch, the leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), and five other members of the organization. The ATC’s judgment extends their continuous imprisonment, which has already lasted more than three months.Six BYC members, includingRead More →
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued notifications for the permanent appointment of chief justices to all four high courts in the country, with President Asif Ali Zardari’s approval.According to the notification, Justice Sarfraz Dogar has been named Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court. Justice Junaid GhaffarRead More →
