Govt launches country’s first education programme for inmates’ children

The Sindh government has launched Pakistan’s first-ever programme to support the education of children of convicted prisoners. The launch ceremony, held at Central Jail Karachi, was attended by Sindh’s Minister for Education and Mines & Minerals Development, Sardar Ali Shah, and Minister for Prisons, Hasan Ali Zardari. This initiative, which aims to provide free education […]

Pakistan denounces Indian ban on IIOJK bodies

Pakistan on Wednesday denounced the decision by India to declare the ‘Awami Action Committee’ and ‘Jammu and Kashmir Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen’ as ‘Unlawful Association’ for five years. Last year, the Indian authorities had declared several political parties as “unlawful associations” as well, bringing the total of banned political parties to 14 in the occupied region. The decision […]

JIT summons Omar Ayub, Aleema

A JIT has summoned PTI leaders Omar Ayub and Aleema Khan for questioning in an inquiry related to alleged negative propaganda on social media, Express News reported on Wednesday citing sources. According to officials, the JIT issued summons to Ayub and Aleema as part of an investigation into digital content deemed to be in violation […]

PPP demands more say in Punjab

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday once again laid bare its long-standing grievances over governance and power-sharing issues in Punjab during a high-level meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership. According to sources, Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider, at Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s behest, painted a grim picture of […]

Opposition demands train attack details

Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly, Ahmad Khan Bhachar, has called for transparency re-garding the Jaffar Express attack, warning against confusion and misperceptions amid rising separatist movements in Balochistan. Meanwhile, Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan asserted that political dialogue cannot take place until law and order is restored, empha-sising that armed groups will […]