Gulbar Khan, the recently elected chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, has named his 14-person cabinet. The Cabinet Division announced late on Monday night that the cabinet consists of four senior ministers, eight ministers, and two advisers. Housing is being handled by Senior Minister Syed Amjad Zaidi, food and tourism by SeniorRead More →

The National Assembly will be dissolved on August 8 in order to make way for the installation of a caretaker government to run the nation’s affairs, as agreed upon by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). According to sources, the general election would take placeRead More →

The administration of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has designated a number of the province’s districts as sensitive during the Muharram processions. It is urged that Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) make suitable security precautions for the situation. The districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the home department, include Peshawar, Kohat, Hangu, Dera IsmailRead More →

On Saturday, Fawad Asadullah Khan was named director general of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. According to a formal notification, the appointment was made on a contract basis for a three-year period. He was given additional responsibility as the DG IB for a year by theRead More →

In the early hours of Saturday, a coach toppled in Lasbela, a district in the Balochistan province, inflicting at least three fatalities and 20 injuries. Details indicate that a coach travelling from Quetta to Karachi lost control owing to overspeeding in the Bela district of Lasbela, killing three people instantlyRead More →