ISLAMABAD – Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), emphasized that the state has a primary responsibility to protect the rights of minorities. A Sikh delegation met with Chief Justice Bandial to address issues of mutual interest. During the discussion, the CJP emphasized that everyone in Pakistan hasRead More →

ISLAMABAD – Members of Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar’s caretaker administration took their oaths of office on Thursday, facing extraordinary economic and political hurdles. At a ceremony attended by the prime minister and other authorities, President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath of office to cabinet members. Sarfraz Bugti hasRead More →

LAHORE – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) dismissed 22 leaders from South Punjab on Tuesday for breaking party rules. PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub’s signature appeared on the notification. Former Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari, Khusro Bakhtiar, Javed Akhtar Ansari, Farooq Azam Malik, and Muhammad AkhtarRead More →

ISLAMABAD – On Tuesday, an extra district and sessions court granted pre-arrest bail to Soumya Asim, the accused in the rape of minor maid Rizwana. The hearing on Soumya Asim’s temporary bail application was held in Islamabad, where Additional District and Sessions Judge Dr Abida Sajid granted the accused interimRead More →

The Islamabad administration has declared that on Monday, July 31, and Tuesday, August 1 (Monday and Tuesday), all schools, institutions, and offices will be closed. District Magistrate Irfan Nawaz Memon issued a notice here stating that “all public and private schools, colleges, and universities will remain closed on Monday andRead More →

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman’s appeal contesting the admissibility of the Toshakhana case was denied by the trial court on Tuesday, but the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has now overturned that judgement. On June 23, after hearing arguments about the former prime minister’s petition challenging the trial court’s decision, IHCRead More →