LAHORE – Lahore witnessed the greatest rainfall in 44 years today (Thursday), causing floods in low-lying regions. The Punjab government declared a rain emergency in Lahore. According to statistics, the airport received a stunning 337mm of rainfall. Nishtar Town received 227mm of rain, followed by Gulshan-e-Ravi with 210mm, Lakhsmi ChowkRead More →

Quetta – The Balochistan Assembly will meet today (Thursday). The session will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the provincial assembly building. According to sources, a resolution would be introduced in the assembly condemning an extremist gang’s attack on Pakistan’s consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, as well as the destruction of theRead More →

PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has announced a rally under the direction of PTI founder Imran Khan. The rally will be place on August 5. CM Gandapur announced in a video message that the PTI would host a rally at Swabi Interchange. The PTI founderRead More →

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Discrimination and violence against Muslims and Palestinians increased by over 70% in the United States in the first half of 2024, owing to increased Islamophobia caused by Israel’s war in Gaza, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations advocacy group on Tuesday. Human rights groups have documentedRead More →

PESHAWAR – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administration has sought the Peshawar High Court to form a judicial committee to investigate the May 9 incidents. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Aftab Alam Afridi stated that he has addressed a letter to the Peshawar High Court chief justice requesting a judicial commission. The ministerRead More →

RAWALPINDI – The Jamat-e-Islami (JI) has accepted the federal government’s offer and formed a four-member committee headed by Liaquat Baloch to negotiate its demands. Ataullah Tarar, Federal Minister for Information, provided the discussions while visiting the JI protest camp with MNA Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and others. For the past threeRead More →

ISLAMABAD – The demonstration by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which was originally supposed to take place today, has been rescheduled for Monday in Islamabad. PTI Islamabad chapter president Amir Mughal stated that because the court had given permission to organize a protest on Monday, the party would follow that decision. It isRead More →

ISLAMABAD: In an effort to appease Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), which is holding sit-ins throughout Islamabad and Rawalpindi in protest of the high electricity bills, the government extended an olive branch to the group on Friday. Attaullah Tarar, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and federal minister Amir Muqam spoke at a newsRead More →