Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), once regarded as the country’s most potent political force, now finds its leadership split into four distinct groups: the elected representatives; the overseas supporters, particularly in the United States; the underground leadership; and the incarcerated figures, including Imran Khan. This division, though unnatural and largely shaped by prevailing circumstances, has fostered an […]
Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court, Justice SM Atiq Shah, expressed strong displeasure over the tragic drowning of 14 tourists in the Swat River and the failure to rescue them in time. During the hearing, he summoned commissioners of Malakand, Hazara, Kohat, Bannu, and DI Khan divisions, along with the regional police officers of […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced the names of successful candidates for the reserved seats for women and minorities in the National Assembly and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly. From K-P, out of five reserved seats in the National Assembly, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have secured two seats each, […]
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has strongly protested the federal government’s exclusion of two major hydropower projects from the Integrated Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP) 2025-2035, calling the move retaliatory and unjust. In a letter to Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Owais Ahmed Leghari, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Energy, Engr Tariq Sadozai, expressed serious […]
The federal government has further reduced the profit rates on National Savings Schemes. According to the Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS), profit rate on Defence Saving Certificates has been decreased by 15 basis points (bps), from 11.91 per cent to 11.76 per cent. The profit rate on Special Saving Certificates has been significantly reduced […]
In a significant development aimed at strengthening bilateral defence cooperation, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu undertook an official visit to the United States of America. The visit marks the first by a serving PAF chief in over a decade and serves as a strategic […]
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has challenged the state, asserting that if it can legally topple his government through constitutional means, he will leave politics if they succeed. “Don’t do anything unconstitutional — and even through constitutional means, you cannot do anything. Our government, our power, and everything belong to Imran Khan. He can […]
South African Air Force (SAAF) Chief Lt General Wiseman Simo Mbambo paid an official visit to Pakistan, where he met with Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu at Air Headquarters in Islamabad, according to the military’s media wing. Upon his arrival, the visiting dignitary […]
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) activist Sanam Javed was released from Kot Lakhpat Jail on Wednesday, two days after the Lahore High Court ordered her release in a case registered under charges of inciting unrest and raising anti-state slogans. According to Express News, Javed was released in the presence of party workers and supporters, who showered her […]
In Lahore’s historic walled city, particularly around Lohari Gate, preparations for Muharram are in full swing with artisans devoting themselves to crafting ceremonial ornaments used in religious processions. Items such as the Alam, Tazia, Zarih and Shabeeh-e-Zuljanah are being meticulously handmade each holding deep spiritual and cultural meaning for Shia mourners during the sacred month. Demand […]