National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Monday initiated the process for appointing the leader of the opposition in the house in accordance with parliamentary rules, directing opposition lawmakers to submit their nomination by 3pm on Tuesday (today). Chairing the National Assembly session, the speaker told the house that the appointment had remained pending because […]
Seven police personnel, including a station house officer (SHO), were martyred on Monday when an improvised explosive device (IED) struck a police armoured personnel carrier (APC) near Adam Sawa in the Gomal area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, officials said. The APC was travelling from the Gomal police station to Tank when it was hit by […]
The federal government on Monday vehemently blasted Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi for questioning claims that Afghan soil was being used for terrorist attacks against Pakistan, triggering sharp reactions from several ministers who accused the PTI of undermining the national narrative on terrorism. The controversy erupted after Afridi, speaking during a media interaction at the […]
The Sindh Directorate of Private Institutions has issued a stern warning to private schools for failing to comply with the Sindh government’s winter timings directive, threatening legal action for non-compliance. Despite the cold weather, several private schools in Karachi continued operating according to their usual schedules, opening at 8am on Monday instead of following the […]