Aneeq Ahmed, the interim minister for religious affairs and interfaith harmony, urged the Saudi government on Monday to increase the Hajj pilgrimage quota in an effort to accommodate Pakistan’s expanding population. He emphasized the disparity between the existing Hajj quota and the country’s demographic estimates in an exclusive interview withRead More →
ISLAMABAD: During the election campaign, Maryam Nawaz, the senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), would release covert audio tapes of notable individuals. The PML-N leadership met in London ahead of the country’s forthcoming general election and made the decision to take a strong stance against a numberRead More →
NEW DELHI (Reuters/Web Desk) – China’s Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen said on Friday in New Delhi that India is free to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), adding that it will increase commerce between India and China, which is expanding “very quickly.” Reuters. The Regional Comprehensive Economic PartnershipRead More →
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court deferred hearing on the PTI chairman’s appeal for a stay of execution in the Toshakhana case on Friday due to the absence of Election Commission counsel Amjad Parvez. The appeal for suspension of the PTI chairman’s sentence was heard by an Islamabad High CourtRead More →
ISLAMABAD – Latif Khosa, the PTI chairman’s counsel, got trapped in the elevator of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for around 30 minutes on his way back from the Toshakhana case hearing. Several attorneys, including the PTI chairman’s legal team, were trapped in the elevator for half an hour. AdvocateRead More →
KARACHI – Asad Umar, a former federal minister, has refuted the reports of his imprisonment. Asad Umar, a senior PTI politician, said that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had not actually detained him and that the story of his detention was inaccurate. Asad Umar said in an interview with aRead More →
ISLAMABAD – President Dr Arif Alvi handed over the services of his secretary Waqar Ahmed to the Establishment Division on Monday, as the debate over the signing of laws pertaining to the Official Secrets Act and the Army Act heated up. “In light of yesterday’s definite statement, President’s Secretariat hasRead More →
LAHORE – The Punjab President of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, was not to be arrested in any unnamed case, according to a single bench decision that was restored by the Lahore High Court on Monday. After hearing arguments about the issue of giving bail to former chiefRead More →
ISLAMABAD – On Monday, a special court was constituted under the Official Secrets Act (OSA). The court’s new responsibility has been handed over to Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Abul Hasnat, who will consider cases brought under the OSA. This is Islamabad’s first and only court dedicated to OSA matters. Hearings underRead More →
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Former US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he will boycott the forthcoming Republican primary debates, citing his enormous lead in surveys as proof that he is already well-known and liked by Americans ahead of the 2024 race. Trump has been indicating for monthsRead More →
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