The inaugural round of the additional secretary-level mechanism between the foreign ministries of Pakistan and Afghanistan was held in Islamabad on Monday, with the Pakistani side urging “concrete actions” against terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil. The new mechanism was established following an understanding reached during Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister’s visit to […]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Monday issued a stern warning, stating that any misadventure or violation of Pakistan’s territorial integrity by an aggressor would be met with a “deeply hurting and more than reciprocal response” – delivered without constraints or hesitation. Addressing the graduating officers at the National Defence […]
The Supreme Court has ruled that confessional statements made by an accused while in police custody and recorded by the media are inadmissible in court, warning that such media-facilitated confessions can undermine the presumption of innocence and irreparably damage the accused and the judicial process. “A confession made by such an accused while in custody […]
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has issued notices to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and other relevant authorities in response to a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Azam Swati seeking removal of his name from the Passport Control List and permission to travel abroad. The court has demanded replies by July 10. The […]
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has released a report detailing the human and material losses caused by heavy rainfall and flash floods across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa over the past 24 hours. According to the report, five people have lost their lives in various rain-related incidents across the province. The deceased include one man, two women, and […]
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, has officially launched the Ehsaas Apna Ghar schemean ambitious initiative aimed at providing interest-free housing loans to low-income families for the construction, expansion, and renovation of their homes. A cheque distribution ceremony was held at the Chief Minister’s House on Monday, with Chief […]
The race for 11 vacant Senate seats from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has officially begun, with the Election Commission of Pakistan announcing the polling schedule following the notification of reserved seats in the provincial assembly. The polling is set to take place on July 21 inside the K-P Assembly. The vacant positions include seven general seats, two technocrat […]
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday suspended a demolition notice issued by the district administration against the residence and hujra of a female lawyer, ruling that the property had been wrongfully declared within the boundaries of a river. The court also sought detailed replies from the Deputy Commissioner Peshawar and other relevant authorities. A […]
لاہور میں ٹریفک وارڈن نے بلیک پیپرز کے استعمال پر وزیراعلیٰ پنجاب مریم نواز کے صاحبزادے جنید صفدر کا چالان کردیا۔ لاہور کے علاقے جوہر ٹاؤن میں کالے شیشوں کے باعث وزیراعلیٰ پنجاب مریم نواز شریف کے صاحبزادے جنید صفدرکی گاڑی کا چالان ہوگیا، ٹریفک وارڈن نے بلیک پیپر خلاف ورزی پر جنید صفدر کی […]
Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations concluded their summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday by demanding that wealthy countries take responsibility for financing climate mitigation efforts in the Global South. In his opening remarks, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who will host the United Nations climate summit in November, condemned […]