No ECP appointments sans PM-Opp consultation: NA

The National Assembly Secretariat on Sunday clarified that the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and two members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was being carried out in full compliance with constitutional requirements and parliamentary procedures. In response to recent media reports, the secretariat confirmed that National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq […]

PTI stares down mounting pressure

As anti-terrorism courts begin to hand down verdicts in the May 9 riot cases, the political stakes for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its founding chairman, Imran Khan, are not only intensifying but also entering a new phase of vulnerability. The reported conviction of a sitting PTI Member of the National Assembly, among others, marks […]

David Beckham shares heartfelt Father’s Day tribute amid ongoing feud with son Brooklyn

David Beckham marked Father’s Day 2025 with an emotional tribute to his four children, amid ongoing tensions with his eldest son, Brooklyn Beckham. On Sunday, the 50-year-old football legend shared a carousel of throwback photos on Instagram, expressing his love and pride for Brooklyn, 26, Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 13. “My most important […]

CM, governor offices overspent budget

The expenses of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s two top constitutional offices — the Chief Minister’s Secretariat and the Governor’s House — have soared dramatically during the outgoing fiscal year, with both institutions overspending by hundreds of millions of rupees. According to official budget documents, the Chief Minister’s Secretariat exceeded its allocated budget by Rs858.5 million during the outgoing […]

K-P provincial budget lauded

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Minister for Social Welfare, Zakat, Ushr and Special Education, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, has termed the provincial budget for 2025-26 as people-friendly and surplus, stating that the provision of facilities to the public has been given top priority. He said that it is a balanced budget in which comprehensive measures have been proposed for […]

Teachers decry budget, demand upgrades

The primary school teachers of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have expressed deep disappointment and frustration over the provincial government’s failure to include their long-standing demand for up-gradation in the recent budget and for not aligning salary increases with those implemented at the federal level. Teachers have called these omissions unfair and disheartening. According to Provincial President of the […]