An Israeli air strike killed an AFP freelancer and two other journalists in Gaza on Wednesday, the territory’s civil defence agency said, while the military said it struck “suspects” operating a drone. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored ceasefire in Gaza has largely halted the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides have […]
A US House panel was set to vote Wednesday on whether to launch contempt of Congress proceedings against Bill and Hillary Clinton over their refusal to testify before its politically charged investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee is weighing two resolutions accusing the former president and former secretary of state […]
Greenland’s government unveiled a new brochure on Wednesday offering advice to the population in the event of a “crisis” in the territory, which US President Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to seize from ally Denmark. Guidance includes stockpiling food and water, hunting weapons and ammunition. The document is “an insurance policy”, said Self-Sufficiency Minister Peter […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday sought a written response from the Islamabad advocate general in a contempt of court petition filed over the authorities’ failure to arrange a meeting between PTI founder Imran Khan and his lawyer, Salman Akram Raja. The direction was issued during the hearing of a writ petition filed by […]
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Wednesday urged the government to hold “unconditional” talks with the opposition, saying that there should be no conditions in dialogue between political parties. Speaking to the media, Gohar said that it was wrong to say that negotiations would only be held on specific topics. “It is wrong to […]
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has reserved its judgment on the federal government’s petition challenging certain Lahore High Court (LHC) directions regarding the ban on imports from India and Israel. A three-judge bench of FCC led by Justice Aamer Farooq heard the matter. The ban was imposed through Statutory Regulatory Orders (SROs) Nos 927 and […]
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a comprehensive weather forecast and warnings as a significant weather system is set to bring widespread rain, thunderstorms, and heavy snowfall across the country from January 22-23. According to the forecast, the weather system will affect multiple provinces including K-P, Kashmir, G-B, Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan. The […]
Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Aalia Neelum has decided to fill all approved judges’ positions in the provincial high court and has initiated the process for appointing judges to vacant posts. The approved strength of judges in the LHC is 60, but currently 42 judges, including the chief justice, are performing duties, while 18 […]
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has launched immediate relief measures to protect consumers from soaring wheat and flour prices following what it termed “unconstitutional restrictions” imposed by the Punjab government on inter-provincial movement of essential commodities. Acting on the timely intervention of Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, the K-P Food Department has begun releasing 136,000 metric tonnes of […]
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti on Wednesday met the Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio, Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq, to review progress on polio eradication and discuss practical measures to strengthen routine immunisation across the province. The meeting was attended by senior officials from the National and Provincial Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs), who briefed […]