Pakistan’s Foreign Office reported PM Kakar was scheduled to visit Nairobi, Kenya to attend the Africa Climate Summit at the invitation of President William Samoei Ruto, from September 4 to 6.
“It is not a very serious issue, but political parties are in election mode and using it as a social cause,” the interim prime minister told senior journalists and news anchors on Friday.
Jammat-e-Islami (JI) leader Ameer Sirajul Haq announced that a shutter-down strike will be observed across the country on Saturday to protest against rising inflation in the country, ARY News reported.
The court had ordered the jail officials to allow telephonic conversation between the PTI chief and his sons but the jail officials did not grant permission.
The inflation rate for food remained high at 38.5 per cent in August, according to figures from Pakistan's statistics department, despite a minor decline from July's 28.3 per cent rate.
Islamabad police on Friday rearrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, Pakistan-based Dawn reported. His arrest came hours after the Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered his release.
Uttar Pradesh Minorities Welfare Minister Dharmpal Singh on Thursday said that Madrassas (Islamic educational institutions) linked to anti-national activities will be shut down.
The heat of inflation in electricity prices in Pakistan has been growing steeply with prices soaring, leading to social unrest in the society, and the situation will need Islamabad to undertake a number of comprehensive efforts, The News International reported.
The man, Shabbar Abbas was arrested in his village in Punjab last November on suspicion of killing his daughter Saman Abbas who had gone missing in April 2021 after refusing to travel to Pakistan for an arranged marriage.
Half-centuries by Charith Asalanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama guided Sri Lanka to a hard-fought five-wicket win over Bangladesh in their Asia Cup 2023 campaign opener at Kandy on Thursday.