Supreme Court Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail. — Website/SC file Telephone wiretapping procedure provided for by law: AAG Amir Rehman. The Court is not interested in reports or the law, but in results: Justice Amin. SC issues notice to Advocate General and adjourns the hearing. ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail has termed the existing … Read more
Residents of Bagan Kurram stage a protest demonstration against the unrest and law and order situation in their area and demand peace, held at Peshawar Press Club on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. — PPI Kurram residents face shortages of food, fuel and medicine. Helicopter services ensure essential supply of medicines to Kurram. The government plans … Read more
Barrister Gohar Ali Khan (centre), the lead counsel of the legal team of imprisoned PTI founder Imran Khan, speaks to the media. – AFP/File Gohar says PTI has nothing to do with General Faiz’s trial. He says the military operates under its rules that govern trials. ISPR says former ISI chief accused of abuse of … Read more
Muslims perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque in Mecca after Saudi authorities eased COVID-19 restrictions on October 4, 2020. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Tuesday said that all 79,000 applicants who submitted their applications to perform the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage under the federal government’s scheme had been “successful” as the December … Read more
Weapons, ammunition and explosives recovered from terrorists. —ISPR Security forces carry out an operation at Sambaza in Zhob. Weapons, ammunition recovered from terrorists: ISPR. Sep Arif ur Rehman embraces martyrdom during IBO. RAWALPINDI: A soldier of Pakistan Army was killed while 15 terrorists were killed during an intelligence operation in Sambaza general area of Balochistan’s … Read more
An elephant stands near the blankets around the corpse of elephant Sonia after she died at the Safari Park in Karachi on December 8, 2024. —Online The Four Paws said on Tuesday that the Safari Park administration was apparently not responsible for the death of elephant Sonia. However, it is said, the place where the … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a review meeting on law and order situation on December 9, 2024. — PID The Prime Minister reiterates the government’s commitment to maintaining stability in the country. He asks the government not to allow anyone to jeopardize the economy through disorder. Directs the reinforcement process to identify those inciting trouble. … Read more
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi sign bail bonds for various cases, at the registrar’s office of the Lahore High Court, July 17, 2023. — AFP Justice Nasir Javed Rana is hearing the case at Adiala jail. Bushra Bibi refuses to present a witness in his favor in court. The hearing … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting regarding the evacuation of Pakistani citizens from Syria, in Islamabad on December 9, 2024. — PID The government is considering the evacuation of Pakistanis via neighboring countries. PM orders Pak embassy to establish information desk and helpline. “CMU must remain operational in Syria and neighboring countries.” Citing the … Read more
Adil Bazai speaking at the National Assembly, Islamabad. — @adilbaxai/ Instagram/File Bazai’s membership was reinstated after the court’s interim ruling. The ECP disqualified him at the request of NA President Ayaz Sadiq. Bazai, MP from Quetta, accused of crossing the floor. ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has stayed the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan … Read more
People on bicycles pass a tank belonging to the Syrian army, after Syrian rebels announced they had toppled Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 8, 2024. — Reuters Nearly 250 Pakistani pilgrims stranded in Syria. FO says it is “monitoring the situation closely”. “Pakistan embassy in Syria was open to support”. Following recent clashes and … Read more
Amiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman addresses a traders’ convention in Peshawar on August 11, 2024. — Screenshot/GeoNews Fazl’s remarks come hours before the deadline expired. Meeting to be convened to develop a common strategy: Fazl. The leader says the bill was passed but sent back by the president. Pressuring the government over the … Read more